Bull Elk Vocalizations
In this series, we'll cover a variety of bull vocalizations – everything from bugles to barks – and will take an in-depth look at what they mean, how to reproduce them, and how you can effectively use them in the field. In addition, within several videos, we’ll spend some time covering bull behavior, and how that behavior influences, and affects, how the vocalizations should be used, and the reactions from other elk that you should expect.
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6.3. Whines - Using in the Field
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7. Moans and Groans - Introduction
In this set of videos, we’ll cover two very similar vocalizations that are generally referred to as Moans and Groans. Neither of these vocalizations are heard very often by most hunters, but they can be important to understand in case you do hear them sometime while you’re out in the field, or sh...
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7.1. Moans and Groans - What are they and what do they mean?
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7.2. Moans and Groans - How to accurately reproduce
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7.3. Moans and Groans - How to use them in the field
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8.0 Huffs - Introduction
In this set of videos, we’ll cover the “vocalization” commonly referred to as a Huff, or Huffing. Most often associated with Glunks or Glunking, Huffs are not only one of the easiest “vocalizations” to reproduce, but they're especially useful to add realism to a calling sequence. Although Huffs a...
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8.1. Huffs - What are they and what do they mean?
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8.2. Huffs - How to accurately reproduce
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8.3. Huffs - How to use them in the field
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9. Glunks - Introduction
In this set of videos, we’ll cover the vocalization commonly known as the Glunk or Glunking. A vocalization not heard very often by most hunters, the Glunk (or Glunking) is a sure sign that a bull either has cows, or believes that cows are in the immediate vicinity that he might be able to contro...
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9.1. Glunks - What are they and what do they mean?
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9.2. Glunks - How to accurately reproduce
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9.3. Glunks - How to use them in the field
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10. Alarm Barks and Grunts - Introduction
In this set of videos, we’ll cover the vocalization commonly referred to as an Alarm Bark, and we’ll discuss a component of that vocalization – what some folks refer to as the Grunt. Like we talk about in the Cow Elk Vocalizations and Communication “Alarm Bark” video, the Alarm Bark is often one ...
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10.1. Alarm Barks and Grunts - What are they and what do they mean?
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10.2. Alarm Barks and Grunts - How to accurately reproduce
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10.3. Alarm Barks and Grunts - How to use them in the field