I has bow hunting for elk yesterday, and ran into a herd of elk, probabley 15-20 head. I gave chase and cow called, and just about had a heart attack when a big old bull belowed a bugle at me.... he did it twice, and i had about 25-30 cow calls come back at me as i followed.

Has anyone ever heard of elk bugling in december? It was obviously a bull and cows. When i got to the top of the ridge where they had been hanging out i found bloody piss holes. What do you make of this???

And if your wondering.... yes i did get a shot. About 50 yards on the other side of the draw i picked out a big cow, and fired. Heard a thud, and backed off. Came back this morning and found my arrow in a dead log that was behind the elk when i shot. I saw the cow hunch just as i fired, and i am pretty sure i sailed it right over the back.... not by much, prob 2 inches high at max. oh well, you win some you lose some eh?