Emotion vs. Meaning
For as long as I've been studying and teaching elk behavior, vocalizations, and communication, the debate between "emotion" vs "meaning" has raged on. Some believe that for effective cow–calling one only needs to focus on making "quality sounds" with "emotion" rather than worrying about what you are actually saying, per se. Others, like myself, feel that – while calling with "emotion" can be beneficial in certain instances – you can't actually call "with emotion" unless you know what you're actually saying, generally or otherwise; "emotion" is simply an embellishment of whatever root word or message you're broadcasting across the landscape.
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Part One: Bulls vs. Cows
Before diving into the specific vocalizations both sides of the "emotion vs. meaning" debate talk about, it's important to get a baseline understanding of what is being said on both sides of the issue, as well as a baseline understanding of exactly what bulls and cows are doing on the landscape t...
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Part Two: Cow Vocalizations
If I'm going to be critical of what other people believe and even teach, I should first be critical of what I've personally shared and continue to teach. In this video, I dive into a critical look at what I've talked about in the "Understanding Cow Vocalizations" series, and explore the possibili...
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Part Three: RHR Bull Vocalizations
Continuing on with our critical evaluation of elk vocalizations and their possible meanings/classifications, let's begin our dive into Bull vocalizations here, in Part 3. Like with Part 2, we need to set the underlying basis of our understanding of what it is that we're talking about, so that we'...
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Part Four: The Convoluted Mess of Bugles
Buckle up, because this is the discussion you've been asking/waiting for! In Part 4, Chris [respectfully] rips apart what is commonly taught/discussed within the elk calling/hunting community regarding bugles/bugling, and "challenges" you (pun intended) to seriously consider what YOU currently be...
