Bulls are Bugling

[Chiloquin]

#7472

I have next week off, I know where the herd is, and bulls are bugling–for one week out of the year, life is back to normal:wink:

Nate

[Patrick]

#62303

How I wish I could hear that from here. Good luck!

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#62317

Another 3 dayzzz zigzagging the country, plus another 2 at home practicing with my Shrew and working on my house , and, for a week also, I will be going to sleep being serenaded by bugling bulls!!!:lol::lol:

[David Petersen]

#62360

It’s an interesting rut year here in SW CO. Thanks to prolonged “monsoon” rains this summer, the vegetation “down low” (I live at 8000′ and that’s “low”) is exceptionally rich. Consequently, the big muley bucks that are nornally at timberline aren’t there and we have one, Bucky, hanging around here, in the near-30″ category. Much the same with the elk, with big cow/calf herds and lots of bugling starting in late Aug., 2 weeks early on average. Then they just quit and disappeard for several days. Then we got a rain front in and cooler temps and they tried to start again when it broke. Then more rain and more quiet. Now it’s breaking for a good long haul of cooler clear weather and they should be going at it again. Alas, black powder opens this weekend with way too many tags allotted and those guys consistently, year after year, shut the elk up tight. We don’t have x-bows in archery season in CO, but BP right in the heart of the rut is just biologically wrong. Anyhow, looking forward to a good crisp evening hunt with lots of singing. See you soon, Alex. I’ll be putting up the big elk camp tent this weekend. dave

[Chiloquin]

#62374

David Petersen wrote: It’s an interesting rut year here in SW CO. Thanks to prolonged “monsoon” rains this summer, the vegetation “down low” (I live at 8000′ and that’s “low”) is exceptionally rich. Consequently, the big muley bucks that are nornally at timberline aren’t there and we have one, Bucky, hanging around here, in the near-30″ category. Much the same with the elk, with big cow/calf herds and lots of bugling starting in late Aug., 2 weeks early on average. Then they just quit and disappeard for several days. Then we got a rain front in and cooler temps and they tried to start again when it broke. Then more rain and more quiet. Now it’s breaking for a good long haul of cooler clear weather and they should be going at it again. Alas, black powder opens this weekend with way too many tags allotted and those guys consistently, year after year, shut the elk up tight. We don’t have x-bows in archery season in CO, but BP right in the heart of the rut is just biologically wrong. Anyhow, looking forward to a good crisp evening hunt with lots of singing. See you soon, Alex. I’ll be putting up the big elk camp tent this weekend. dave

I couldn’t imagine Muzzle Stuffers during the same season! Its hard enough with all the Bugling OHV’S out there in the woods, but to add a bunch of Booms would be a disaster!!!:shock:At least, here in Oregon, the Black Powder boys have to use traditional gear and hunt in November(which can be a fun time of year, also). your always welcome out here Dave, if the elk quit acting like elk back there!

Nate

[Rocks]

#7923

Bow season is well underway here in Alberta, I have seen pictures of quite a few elk taken so far, most seem to have come in silently to calls. Have heard from a few guys that have been calling to actively bugling bulls. I am stuck at work in another province so cannot partake…

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