Elk Hunting 2014

[sniper7]

I got to hunt Friday eve., Sat, and then Sun morning. I called in 1 single spike to 5 yards, and my partner and I got to about 35 yards on a cow but we couldn't get a shot do to thick cover. Heard a couple of bulls bugle Sat. afternoon, but they were on the wrong side of the fence, as usual.

You in south, central or northern colorado and central or western? Evening bugles or am? I'm trying to get a feel for when bulls bugles and if it is consistent for the area or what. We have the hardest time judging. One area I hunt up north central will have bugling going on, but then nothing in Central central. And big difference depending on pressure as well.

[TRnCO]

unit 28. The bugling "pattern" doesn't and has never made sense to me. Seems like in the same unit there can be guys hearing bugles all day long, while there's others not hearing but a bugle every now and then. The bulls we heard Sat. were late afternoon. I assume they kept bugling more and more as the day went on, but they were moving further and further into private, so they got out of hearing range of us I'm sure.
We also got visited by a game warden Sat. evening in camp. Youngest wipper snapper I've ever seen in a uniform. Maybe it's because I'm starting to get long in the tooth, but this kid didn't look old enough to be out of college. BUT, he checked our licenses, checked our bows for any electronics attached, visited for a short period, and was on his way.