lifeisgoodsteve
WKR
Hi All,
Ok, so after being the king of finding sh$t, the last two mornings finally got into some bugling elk and would love some ideas to hep seal the deal.
Both mornings soon after first light, 1-2 elk would respond to my cow soft estrus calls, then amplified them when they kept responding. Both mornings kept the wind perfect, coming from below with the thermals going downhill. However, each time it felt like they were steadily moseying up the draw, slowing down to invite me to their party, bugling and chuckling.
They were a ways off at first, allowing me to get closer, but they seem like they just kept moving though responding to my calls the whole time until they were faint and well beyond my legs' reach.
Any ideas on strategy?
I thought about trying to get out earlier in the dark to get ahead of where they've been the last two days, but then I'd risk getting winded. After not getting them to come in to just the cow sounds, when he was about 100-200 yards away I tried a challenge bugle, but no luck. Stayed silent a little and then bugled back a little further away.
Did find 2 well used wallows in the area I was following them, one in the darker timber and another up the hill on an open hillside meadow before entering the dense timber going up to the ridgetop.
Sorry, rookie here, but getting closer.
Thx
Ok, so after being the king of finding sh$t, the last two mornings finally got into some bugling elk and would love some ideas to hep seal the deal.
Both mornings soon after first light, 1-2 elk would respond to my cow soft estrus calls, then amplified them when they kept responding. Both mornings kept the wind perfect, coming from below with the thermals going downhill. However, each time it felt like they were steadily moseying up the draw, slowing down to invite me to their party, bugling and chuckling.
They were a ways off at first, allowing me to get closer, but they seem like they just kept moving though responding to my calls the whole time until they were faint and well beyond my legs' reach.
Any ideas on strategy?
I thought about trying to get out earlier in the dark to get ahead of where they've been the last two days, but then I'd risk getting winded. After not getting them to come in to just the cow sounds, when he was about 100-200 yards away I tried a challenge bugle, but no luck. Stayed silent a little and then bugled back a little further away.
Did find 2 well used wallows in the area I was following them, one in the darker timber and another up the hill on an open hillside meadow before entering the dense timber going up to the ridgetop.
Sorry, rookie here, but getting closer.
Thx