RE: External Elk calls
Elkcrazy8, It isn't like turkey calling where you are asked for certain calls. You just do your best cow for a minute, then your best bull for a minute. For cow I just mixed it up, start soft then build and I finish with barks. When I took 7th in Salt Lake in went like this, soft grunts to a spike squeal, panting to a 3pitch bugle into a buzz then grunts, pants to a 5pitch bugle to a buzz back to top pitch to grunts and glunks, to finish it a buzz start to a 5 pitch bugle back to a buzz to grunts to a bark. This program covers about every thing. Now when I am talking pitches that is notes on the reed, not growls leading in. And I hit the top pitch then drop one pitch before I drop into the buzz. What division are you shooting for Adult or Pro. I don't have a choice, I have to go Pro because I worked for a company. I wouldn't drop back anyway, I have called against all the big dogs already. I have beaten them all at one time or another, just not all in one comp. You will have a great time. You get to play with the best at this game, it's fun. Again anything I can do to help let me know.
Gselkhunter