Basic Elk Calling - Video

[JohnFitzgerald]

The guy really breaks down the essentials of calling elk.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKTXpI-aLgc[/youtube]

 

[elkmtngear]

Excellent video.

Good explanation of how certain drainages might get \"shut down\" as far as vocal activity.

Kept it simple and down to earth!

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

Anybody know who this guy is? I see his name but I\'ve never heard of him.

jf

 

[OldMan]

He mentioned some elk that just chuckle, but didn\'t say what it meant. I started a thread about that, and asked what it meant. I never really got an answer. I\'ve been hearing it all my life, and never knew what the bull was saying.

 

[Deertick]

That\'s a really good, basic presentation ... and as they say, championships are built on a solid foundation of fundamentals.

This is \"basic blocking and tackling\" ...

Pete, as for a bull that chuckles, I\'ve taken it to be a sign of frustration or \"emotion\". Generally, he has cows, and he\'s having trouble keeping them in line, or if he doesn\'t have cows, he\'s frustrated about something. (Disclaimer: That\'s complete conjecture mixed with a few experiences that I interpreted in a way that served to confirm my bias.)

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

He mentioned some elk that just chuckle, but didn\'t say what it meant. I started a thread about that, and asked what it meant. I never really got an answer. I\'ve been hearing it all my life, and never knew what the bull was saying.

Chuckles are used by a bull to attract cows to his location or continuously reassure cows to stay with him.

I wont even get into why I think Chuckles and Grunts are the same.

 

[BTL]

Does anyone use chuckles to call in bulls?
I ask because other have brought its meaning up. Maybe a way to gain curiosity from the bulls in the area? I would imagine it not working for vocal elk but rather for silent elk in a cold calling set up.

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

Does anyone use chuckles to call in bulls?
I ask because other have brought its meaning up. Maybe a way to gain curiosity from the bulls in the area? I would imagine it not working for vocal elk but rather for silent elk in a cold calling set up.

I do use them in both early and late season sequences.

 

[WW]

Basically the same old stuff we have been hearing for years. Nothing new! A poor caller at best to be a pro staffer.