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Old 09-15-2006 | 07:20 PM
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Default RE: Elk bugle . . .Hunter, or Real thing?

The situation gives me what I need. If there is cow calling in the middle of the rut and I hear a location bugle, that right there could be a good tip. It probably is not a bull. I have seen only 3 people in 8 years where I hunt, the odds are against it being another hunter to begin with. With most of the calls on the market, there is usually only a couple of things that are done with these , and repetition with no character to the call is a dead give away. UNLESS the bugle tube or grunt tube is used by a skilled caller using a diaphram where the calls can be mixed up with entusiam.

The huffs can be duplicated to a tee with a diaphram and a large diameter grunt tube. The huffs and grunts can be very deadly in conjunction with the proper cow calls. It is possible to get the deep sound of a bull. I use an inhaling and exhaling motion to get this and taper off like a bull running out of breath.

The thing to remember is that ALL bulls have differnet bugles for different times. The bull that screams a challenge, may also huff, grunt and chuckle when tending to cows. The sounds that you here will dictate what type of situation you are dealing with, and how to execute a plan.

Remember, if you hear a bull and he has cows, don't throw out the normal location bugle or he will round up the group and head out, sneak in, act like you hooked one of his hot ladies, and will not let her go, he is as good as in the freezer.
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