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If you' re interested in calling cows, check out the thread," Calling in Cows" if you haven' t already.

As far as looking for a descent bull to call, there' s many early season ways to do so. One of my favorites is to first locate a bull with a location type bugle, bulls will usually respond in early season to non challenging calls. Once bull is located, move in quickly, noise is not a factor, if there' s two of you setup the shooter aprox. 100yds away, make sure at no time that the bull can look in your direction and get a visual where he should see this elk, in other words use available cover or knoll to be out of his view during his approach, setups are very important. Once ready, have caller start his calling scenario next to shooter, bull will most likley respond vocally, trying to call you to him. Caller should slowly start backing up calling all the way with convincing whiny mews, and shuffling his feet, back up aprox. 80yds or so from shooter and hold position, make a couple calls and stop so bull has to come and search for you. If a couple minutes go by and no bull yet give a couple more calls to let him know your still there and interested, this should bring him right by the shooter. Try this it works. Good Luck. elknut1








(watch the wind, and don' t be seen) have the caller begin calling with those excited cow calls,(no bugles or squeals) be persistent, the bull should respond with calling of his own trying to bring you to him.