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2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Wapiti » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 1]

Who's all going and are you bringing friends ? It's free to try and its really fun. Challenge your buddies and let's make this the biggest event yet !!

This years event will a bracket format and all calling will be a head to head battle with the winner moving onto the next bracket !! This will make it easier for the judges and more fun for competitors and the crowd !

I'm hoping to see you all there !!

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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby elkaholicid » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 2]

Hmmmmm.......I might have to give this a try!
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Wapiti » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 3]

LOL Elkaholicid your already signed up !!

I took the liberty of signing you up in the voice division................that way I don't have to call against you !! LMAO

Good Luck !!

PS I'm looking forward to the BBQ night !!
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby >>>---WW----> » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 4]

Good luck Trav. This might be your year to make it happen. I thought you did really well last year.
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Lefty » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 5]

Ill be there!!
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Wapiti » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 6]

>>>---WW----> wrote:Good luck Trav. This might be your year to make it happen. I thought you did really well last year.


Thanks Bill !!

It was cool the Elk101 guys were able to post it live. Made for an event that everyone could attend. I'm hoping they do it again this year !!

Head to Head action this year so it's going to be different but lots of fun.

Thanks again

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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 12 12, 2017 •  [Post 7]

Awesome! Go get em guys. Maybe you can post some updates Lefty?
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Lefty » 12 13, 2017 •  [Post 8]

WapitiTalk1 wrote:Awesome! Go get em guys. Maybe you can post some updates Lefty?

I can do that!
Maybe links to some to YouTube for all of the contests. There was stuff the MC presented that was really good also , more than just the calling.

Maybe a shout out who has been to one of the ISE shows?
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Lefty » 12 13, 2017 •  [Post 9]

Travis correct me, if Im wrong.
Only the Pros need to qualify?
And Others can sign up at the show in Salt Lake.
Maybe I can convince those with good cameras to you tube and Ill post links during the show.

Guys this is really a neat thing. I was involved in competitive duck and goose calling it can and is a good family activity. A fun family vacation going to competitions.
And to be honest some of the best waterfowl callers seldom hunted. I enjoy watching the kids of all ages compete :P
I plan to get my 5 year old grand daughter up on stage.
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Tigger » 12 13, 2017 •  [Post 10]

Man, I would love to go to this, but it isn't in the cards this year.

Best of luck Trav and all of the Wapiti talk regulars who are taking part! I will be pulling for you!
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Wapiti » 12 14, 2017 •  [Post 11]

Hey Lefty !

My understanding is Friday is qualifying day but in reality there isn't a qualifier this year. They will be putting guys in groups divisible by 4. Then It's head to head calling from there with only the winner moving on ! They keep doing this till there are only 5 left. There the champ (Bryan Langley) will enter into the head to head challenge. She's an all out head to head battle for the championship after that !!

That is my understanding of it so far but the RMEF hasn't really put out to much info yet. I'm sure more info will be available soon. Also its my understanding this is the format for all divisions.

Head to head qualifying for all divisions then finals on Saturday !!

I'll try and keep updates coming as we hear more.

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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Tigger » 12 14, 2017 •  [Post 12]

5 left then add Bryan.....that leaves 6 and doesn't work well in a bracket unless two get byes. Too complicated for my pea brain!

Good luck and keep the updates coming! I loved listening to them last year. Most of them guys were almost as good as me! :lol:
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby >>>---WW----> » 12 15, 2017 •  [Post 13]

Hope someone videos it and post it on here. It was fun to watch last year for those of us that couldn't go.
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Swede » 12 15, 2017 •  [Post 14]

The whole thing is a waste for me. They all sound great and I cannot tell the best from the rest. Of coarse I can't sing in the choir either. :D
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby >>>---WW----> » 12 19, 2017 •  [Post 15]

Don't much matter what you or me think Swede! It's all about what the judges want to hear on a given day. And one would think after all these years, the RMEF would have things figured out by now. But instead they seem to change the rules almost every year.
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Tigger » 12 19, 2017 •  [Post 16]

Swede,

If I competed you would know the difference. In fact, you might surmise they added a " Mortally wounded Holstein" category.
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby elkaholicid » 12 20, 2017 •  [Post 17]

Wapiti wrote:LOL Elkaholicid your already signed up !!

I took the liberty of signing you up in the voice division................that way I don't have to call against you !! LMAO

Good Luck !!

PS I'm looking forward to the BBQ night !!


The Voice Division? Dang it! Now I have to compete against Hannah! You could at least put me in the Pee Wee's. Lol
Looking forward to the BBQ night as well buddy.

>>>---WW----> wrote:Hope someone videos it and post it on here. It was fun to watch last year for those of us that couldn't go.


I'm planning on taking my camera down to film.
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Re: 2018 World Elk Calling Championships

Postby Elkhunttoo » 12 20, 2017 •  [Post 18]

I would love to go but not happening this year, sounds like a fun format.
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