Q&A with Chance Robbins: “God’s Country For Our Heroes” founder talks about elk calling
By M.D. Johnson Earlier this month, you had the pleasure of meeting Colorado’s Chance Robbins — founder of the non-profit organization, God’s Country For Our Heroes. A busy man, Robbins, a New Mexico — think BIG bulls! — native, currently works as a guide/outfitter at the Alce Toro Ranch near Trinidad, Colorado. And with 22 years of “elk homework” under his belt, the young man knows what he’s talking ’bout when it comes to bulls, introducing folks to the great outdoors and Mother Nature in general. This week, Slayer Calls had the opportunity to tie Robbins down (figuratively speaking, of course) and discuss one of the many mysteries of successful elk hunting: to call, or not to call. Today, that’s the question.
Slayer Calls (SC): True or false, Chance — elk hunting is ALL about elk calling.
Chance Robbins: (No hesitation) False. There are a lot of 
SC: We all know about ‘over-calling,’ whether it’s bulls or gobblers or geese, but what about ‘under-calling’ or calling too little. Is that even possible?
Robbins: So here’s a tactic I’ve been using, and it seems to work incredibly well. In fact, I’ve been 100% on 16 bulls in the past two years using this scenario: How many times have you found a bull, he hears you, you get in tight and then he shuts up? You get to thinking, do I go quiet? A few cow calls? What?
People are often on the fence about what to do, or worse, they walk away saying, ‘I busted that one and he left.’ If I find a bull that shuts up, I’m going to start what I call a ‘Rut-Fest.’ I’m going to 
