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Title: Which elk call??????????
Post by: rawshaft on August 28, 2007, 07:04:00 PM
Is the best on the market. Need to buy one and don't want to waste time and money????   :help:
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: JoeM on August 28, 2007, 09:10:00 PM
Cow call or bugle?  I've had really good luck with the Primos hyper lip single for cow calls also like the Sceary estrous cow and the Carlton hyper hot.  The Hoochie momma from Primos is also nice sounding but your kind of limited to one tone, you can't  CRANK it up to much when you need to sound excited.  As far as bugles my friend loves his Abe & son, I find it takes a little while to get it tuned.  I use the Primos bugles and get real nice sounds out of them.  Quick tip with the Primos as you come to the end of your bugle let off lip pressure some to get that deep sound before a chuckle.  Good luck Joe
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: rawshaft on August 28, 2007, 09:16:00 PM
Thanks Joe. Got two cow calls, looking to get a bugle....
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: Whip on August 28, 2007, 09:36:00 PM
Best bugle by far is a mouth diaphram and a grunt tube combo, although it is also the hardest to learn.  The type with the reed that stretches over the tube are OK, but to me not as realistic as the mouth diaphram. Not sure what the elk think.

JoeM's cow call advice is spot on.
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: kctreeman on August 28, 2007, 09:46:00 PM
Hoochie Mama for me.  I also carry a that mouth call with the palate plate by Primos, I think.
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: houseman on August 28, 2007, 10:24:00 PM
If you don"t have one by now,  leave the bugle alone this year.  If you must buy one,  buy a bunch and find out what works best for you quick.  For me the primos pack bugle works best.
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: manboy on August 28, 2007, 10:56:00 PM
the bugling bull company from idaho
has won lots of comps. and is the easiest to use!
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: J.Nordwell on August 29, 2007, 12:01:00 AM
2nd the Bugling bull call My 3 yr old and get a good spike bugle with mine.
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: Barney on August 29, 2007, 08:58:00 AM
I still use the old Larry Jones bugle.
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: Moengo on August 29, 2007, 09:32:00 AM
Bugling Bull... I order mine fron ElkNut Productions. They sell some really good elk calls, I use the Monarch Custom, which has been slightly modified by ElkNut.
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: AZStickman on August 29, 2007, 09:37:00 AM
Like Whip said.... The mouth diaphragm and grunt tube is the best thing going.....But if you're just starting now it's too late for this season... Terry
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: Dave2old on August 29, 2007, 07:12:00 PM
Where you hunting? Deep wilderness? Otherwise, bugling is generally poison ... not only to your own hunt, but to everyone else's too. "Bugle pollution" we call it ... too many new elk hunters who've watched too many videos made by folks selling bugles and "hunting" on private land and worse. Early '80s, it was magic. Now, it's mostly poison. Exceptions only prove the rule. Don't bugle at all. Cow call only sparingly and know why and when you do. Forget the "hyper" stuff and go for the "all is OK" very modest coalesence calls ... soft, quiet, brief mews. Honest and long-experienced advice, offered with best intent. Whatever. Dave
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: rawshaft on August 29, 2007, 08:54:00 PM
Thanks for all the advice.....  :campfire:
Title: Re: Which elk call??????????
Post by: ZA206 on August 30, 2007, 11:11:00 AM
I also have one of Elknut's customized Bugeling Bulls Monarch bugles.... AWESOME! It is so easy to use, it's rediculous.... LOUD LOUD LOUD and has fantastic tone and bass. It makes my Primos Bull Horn sound like a joke... no kidding. I'm giving the Bull Horn to another hunter in our group this year.

-ZA