
You can play it soft, but I feel like I’ve had enough girl talk. There are going to be a lot of elk hunters who go against this, and that’s fine.

If this kind of elk talk offends you, then please stop reading, because when I talk to elk it’s aggressive and inflammatory I don’t beat around the bush. When I elk bugle, I tell bulls I’m here to beat them up and steal their women, and the only way they can stop me is to fight! I’m not afraid to talk smack or be the biggest, badest elk on the mountain. I’m going to go against the grain and say that I get mean and say things to elk that are downright threatening and rude. Sure that may work, but that’s not why I chase elk in the rut.

Some even come out and state that you shouldn’t even call elk at all just sneak in and stalk them. Maybe it stems from personal experiences of elk turning tail and running from a beastly elk bugle.Īs a result, it seems we now only cow call or try weak elk bugles, so as to not offend or challenge the elk we’re trying to call in. Maybe this soft talk is from an abundance of articles on tiptoeing around elk.

I’m referring to the political correctness of aggressive elk calling. This is generally a good thing when we’re talking to people, but I’m not talking about people. We’re taught to not be aggressive or say inflammatory things that may hurt feelings or incite anger. In today’s world, we’re so bound by political correctness that we’ve changed the way we talk and act.
