I hunt the Ghost Of The Forest in Eastern Washington. I have been calles a very good caller. That said, I use Quaker Boy Single, Double, and rarely the tripple reed calls.

Contrary to the belief that our Washington State elk are quiet . . . don' t you believe it! [Although they were last Fall.] I normally use the single and double for cow, spike and raghorn bulls. I almost never use the Herd Bull even if I were to draw a bull permit. I vary my cow calls with a Wayne Carlton Lonesome Call also.

Be agressive, use a squeal [spike or raghorn] to locate animals and when you get a response go after them; I generally call again after a hundred yards or so . . . just to keep the bull and me interested. I don' t set up until I' m less than a hundred yards [by estimation] then I practice " Call Through Technique." I call then move 20 to 40 yards in the direction of the animals and downwind hoping for a shot as the animal circles downwind of the call location. [This works very well with two hunters; a caller and a shooter.]

I recommend the audio tape " Cow Talk " by E.L.K. Inc [Don Laubaugh and Gordon Easton] it is a great tape of Cow Call sequences.