RE: what elk call do you think work the best???
game4lunch, have you tried using some of the newer diaphram calls with sound plates over the top of the reed? Primos and Carlton both make calls like this that are designed to keep you from gagging. I used to gag on the old style of calls, but I tried the Ivory Plate single and Imperial Plate double by primos and they both work well for both cow calls and bugles without making me gag. I like this a lot better than the hoochie mama because you can can do so much more to vary your sound.