Post by: kglacken on March 29, 2012, 12:41:07 PM
Post by: rebal69972 on March 29, 2012, 02:09:20 PM
Post by: wrongway on March 30, 2012, 07:54:01 AM
Post by: Snapshot on March 30, 2012, 08:30:18 AM
Post by: kglacken on March 30, 2012, 12:20:26 PM
so why no calling the elk on the list ?I guess I should of added it to the list. The areas I hunt are tough to call. A lot of pressure. I like getting after it and getting close then maybe trying some calling. Im sure there are areas that calling works great! I just wish it would work better in my area
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on March 30, 2012, 12:58:55 PM
Post by: Cylvertip on March 30, 2012, 11:11:06 PM
Gain a ridge top by the break of day. Bugle, walk the ridge top, bugle, walk further along the ridge top, bugle. Stay on the ridge top until a talkative one has answered (one that either stays put or comes closer after you've exchanged a few insults), then dive off to close the distance, set up and call him past you.
:yeah:
Starts with the biking/ hiking into an area that puts you away from the crowd. Then the above.
My favorite spot allowed me to ride in several miles around one of the highest points in the area. I would stop and bugle every quarter mile or so. There were enough bulls there to be choosy as to which one you wanted to try for on a given day. If you had worked one unsuccessfully, you could leave him for a couple of days and go after another. Just worked my way around the knob and check the location of the "stock" first thing in the morning, starting at first light. Find out where they ended up over the course of the night, and then set up the game plan accordingly. That area is a three point min unit on the westside early archery. One day I saw six legal bulls with stalks on 3 different large bulls that I wasn't able to close the deal on - getting as close as 20 yards, not to mention several encounters with cows and calves as close as 5 yds and not knowing I'm there. - That's an awesome day of elk hunting in my book.
Post by: Snapshot on March 31, 2012, 09:11:30 AM
Gain a ridge top by the break of day. Bugle, walk the ridge top, bugle, walk further along the ridge top, bugle. Stay on the ridge top until a talkative one has answered (one that either stays put or comes closer after you've exchanged a few insults), then dive off to close the distance, set up and call him past you.
:yeah:
Starts with the biking/ hiking into an area that puts you away from the crowd. Then the above.
My favorite spot allowed me to ride in several miles around one of the highest points in the area. I would stop and bugle every quarter mile or so. There were enough bulls there to be choosy as to which one you wanted to try for on a given day. If you had worked one unsuccessfully, you could leave him for a couple of days and go after another. Just worked my way around the knob and check the location of the "stock" first thing in the morning, starting at first light. Find out where they ended up over the course of the night, and then set up the game plan accordingly. That area is a three point min unit on the westside early archery. One day I saw six legal bulls with stalks on 3 different large bulls that I wasn't able to close the deal on - getting as close as 20 yards, not to mention several encounters with cows and calves as close as 5 yds and not knowing I'm there. - That's an awesome day of elk hunting in my book.
That day was a Big Star day for sure! [If there is anyone reading who doesn't understand what it means to have a great bowhunt without ever putting an arrow in the air, Cylvertip just defined it beautifully. Bowhunting isn't just putting meat in the freezer; as important, if not more, it is the experience itself, for what you take from it stays with you long after any meat has been consumed and forgotten.]
Post by: AKBowman on March 31, 2012, 12:07:30 PM
Gain a ridge top by the break of day. Bugle, walk the ridge top, bugle, walk further along the ridge top, bugle. Stay on the ridge top until a talkative one has answered (one that either stays put or comes closer after you've exchanged a few insults), then dive off to close the distance, set up and call him past you.:yeah:
Starts with the biking/ hiking into an area that puts you away from the crowd. Then the above.
My favorite spot allowed me to ride in several miles around one of the highest points in the area. I would stop and bugle every quarter mile or so. There were enough bulls there to be choosy as to which one you wanted to try for on a given day. If you had worked one unsuccessfully, you could leave him for a couple of days and go after another. Just worked my way around the knob and check the location of the "stock" first thing in the morning, starting at first light. Find out where they ended up over the course of the night, and then set up the game plan accordingly. That area is a three point min unit on the westside early archery. One day I saw six legal bulls with stalks on 3 different large bulls that I wasn't able to close the deal on - getting as close as 20 yards, not to mention several encounters with cows and calves as close as 5 yds and not knowing I'm there. - That's an awesome day of elk hunting in my book.
That day was a Big Star day for sure! [If there is anyone reading who doesn't understand what it means to have a great bowhunt without ever putting an arrow in the air, Cylvertip just defined it beautifully. Bowhunting isn't just putting meat in the freezer; as important, if not more, it is the experience itself, for what you take from it stays with you long after any meat has been consumed and forgotten.]
I used to think that same thing until I started being successful! :chuckle:
I don't use the word hate often but I hate having a freezer empty of big game meat so bringing home some meat is a big part of why I archery hunt. I feel it's a combo of the experience and bringing home game meat that defines a great bow hunt to me. Obviously if the experience wasn't as a big part of it for me I would gun hunt but I truly feel I can more successful archery hunting than modern hunting and gain the experiences that come along with archery. That being said if I archery hunt elk and I get skunked but my partner connects and I get to bring home some meat I will be just as happy if not more happy than if I killed an elk. Now both of us killing an elk in the same trip...I'll let you know how it feels this September!
Post by: AKBowman on April 01, 2012, 10:41:33 AM
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on April 03, 2012, 11:38:06 AM
Where I hunt I hear that from a lot of hunters I happen to meet, but I have always gotten good results from calling.so why no calling the elk on the list ?I guess I should of added it to the list. The areas I hunt are tough to call. A lot of pressure. I like getting after it and getting close then maybe trying some calling. Im sure there are areas that calling works great! I just wish it would work better in my area
You might want to try toning down your bugles and cow calls, what works for me is calling very softly in prime areas, my bugles are low-key (Cow bugles)
I do not bugle from ridgelines, usually from 1/3 to all the way down from ridge, in the actual bottom.
And never from the road. :twocents:
Post by: TikkaT3-270Shortmag on April 05, 2012, 03:48:32 PM