Ok Ive been going to CO. ANd WY. for 10 years now 2years gun 8 with bow have done pretty well considring Iam a flat lander from IL .

We go out 2 weeks before black powder season and we hunt west of Yampa Co. on Route National forest the Elk seem to just start to scream when we are leaving the day before blackpowder season. My question is does black powder season mess them up. We always seem to do farly well but we our hunting funels and cutting them off we are runing pretty close to 50% on kills .
But my dream is to work elk with calls get the big one in close screaming in my face .
I read how you guys call them in close can you help me please.
What are we doing wrong ?