I'm looking at my notes from last night. The 70 (seventy) 3+ year old antlered bulls (there are another 70 de-antlered bulls too), scoring between 280 and 400, bugled a high of 86 times in 5 minutes between 6:15 and 6:20 last night Oct. 18. The temp was 40 degrees, there was a 5-10 mph wind from the NW, and the sky was cloudy. On Sept. 2, the Temp was 50 degrees, there was no wind, and there were clear skies; and they bugled 215 times in 5 minutes between 6:55 and 7:00 PM. So, they are way down. And they are on about the same schedule they were last year. I expect by Nov. 10 they will be down to almost nothing.

I've got at least 17 different elk calls (vocalizations) on tape. Any of you guys ever hear a Glug or Glunk? I can hear it when the bulls are herding at about 200 yards, if the elk are in the open. Ever hear a Threat Rumble (quiet, deep rumble like a buffalo bull does)? I can't hear it beyond 20 yards. Keep me posted if you know peak bugling and peak breeding dates in your state.

Any day with the elk is better than a day with any other kind of animal. I'm having a ball researching elk this year.

Got questions on elk? I'll try to answer.

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T.R. Michels

Edited by - trmichels on 10/19/2002 13:11:58