Hi all I am heading up on an Archery Elk Hunt the week of August 25th. I have hunted Elk (usually the following week -first week of sept) in the past and have had calling success, but it really depends on the year, temp,etc. Normal rut is around the middle of september in these parts. The guy who owns the land and I am going with called in a lone cow and lone sattelite bull this past weekend with just a cow call. He figured they were just looking for friends.

The set up is very good, with forest & valley running north-south, water located in the bottom of the valley and fields to the east where the elk feed. This is rolling terrain where elk live in the forest/valleys vs mountains areas (which we have none of here in Saskatchewan). 2 pockets of Elk inhabiting the area one to the south and one to the north, in rifle season they seem to back and forth and that is were we have been successful but that is during the heavy calling stages. I have hung some stands already on major game trails to the food source out of the valley/bedding area. Would it be a good idea to call from these locations, in the early stage? If so what type of call would you suggest?

Any experience or ideas on calls to use in the early season that may maximize my odds?

I have a variety of elk calls, diaphrams, bugle tube and a squezze cow call.

Thanks!!!