Skeeter, sounds like your already in premo elk country as the rut there occurs bout the same as it does here, The only thing I have to question is hunting out of a stand and in useing a call at the same time, as Elknut said, someone esle calling would work out great, but I personally would not call from a stand, they' ll know right where you are. I don' t even hunt elk from the stand as I like the mobilility in stalking or ambushing on top. They are so unpredictable (Duhhh) and some folks have a tendencie to hunt elk like white-tails. I personally would avoid the bull call during this time of the season, especially when the hot cow call will work just great, this is when the bulls are a screamin there head off. I would not like to be in a stand, but rather if you have the option, maybe just below a ridge over looking a revene/meadow, but I am not too sure of your terrain that you' ll be hunting either as if you can do this? Wish you the best of luck, keep us posted, by the way Elknut is going to be calling mine in this year when he doesn' t know it, Bobby