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Not fired up elk (help)

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Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Joe Schmo » 09 08, 2018 •  [Post 1]

So literally I think every elk is responding to calls.
Morning/evening...location bugle will get responses.
However cow calls seem to only bring in cows and even with the slow play the bulls are coming in silent and super duper slow... and I always feel like I’m wasting my time sitting there instead of chasing other bugles.
In short there are some giant bulls and giant herds which I feel isn’t helping me.
Advice or thoughts ?
Even if it’s just saying SUCK IT UP AND HUNT!!

I’m super frustrated because I didn’t make elk calling my religion all spring and summer to sit on a meadow and hope they show up... well I’m off to sit on a meadow and hope they show up.
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Lefty » 09 08, 2018 •  [Post 2]

Either the elk are quiet here too or I’m not getting into them.
I had a cow come into me this morning I’m not sure how she got behind and down wind. A she left as quiet as she came in
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She walked within 10 yards of the Montana decoy placed behind me on a dozer cut
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Lsb » 09 08, 2018 •  [Post 3]

I wimped out today. Been working 2jobs 5am to 730pm all week. I woke up to go and the wind was ripping, enough excuse to stay in the fart sack. I'm off both jobs 15-20.
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Elkhunttoo » 09 08, 2018 •  [Post 4]

I wish I had your problem.... hope to get out this week to find a bull for my wife but with kids soccer games and all of there activities it's hard to pry her away
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby >>>---WW----> » 09 09, 2018 •  [Post 5]

YEP! Some days are diamonds, some days are coal. Sounds like you are having fun anyway! Enjoy every day God gives you to hunt.
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Joe Schmo » 09 10, 2018 •  [Post 6]

I listened to the early season tactics CD and it helped calm me down. Really I just need to sack up...the big bulls are controlling herds of 50-100 so it’s interesting to try and make it happen, oh well. Tried again today, had him screaming from about 150 yds as I acted like I stole a cow and calf from him...that’ll teach him :)
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby mjblowers » 09 11, 2018 •  [Post 7]

Happen to be the same place you referenced in another forum last year? Sawtooth tag?
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Swede » 09 12, 2018 •  [Post 8]

Several hunters I met said the elk were not bugling. Whenever I was out scouting around, I called and never got an elk response either. That seems odd to me, as I and the two men that hunted out of my camp, heard bulls bugle on a fairly regular basis from our tree stands. I am wondering if the bulls were just not responding to other bugles? It is extremely rare I call from a stand.
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Joe Schmo » 09 13, 2018 •  [Post 9]

mjblowers wrote:Happen to be the same place you referenced in another forum last year? Sawtooth tag?

Wyoming
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Joe Schmo » 09 13, 2018 •  [Post 10]

That's it folks. Fired up or not or half fired up or whatever, I ate my tag and I'm back home. Wife an kids and job and such :/
Had one solid opportunity and made a wrong decision and that was that.
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Re: Not fired up elk (help)

Postby Lsb » 09 13, 2018 •  [Post 11]

I've got some amazing tag soup recipes.
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