A realistic call can make all the difference on an elk hunt. Learn the right way to use an elk diaphragm and how to vary your bugle from a world elk calling champion so you can fill your tag.
Elk Series
Beginner & Intermediate courses available now!
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World elk calling champion Cody McCarthy is your guide so you can learn how to call elk like a pro.
Talk Like an Elk
Elk communication is most complex during the rut. Decipher what they’re saying and how to talk back.
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BEGINNER SERIES
Welcome
Hunting & calling elk
Elk Communication
When you hear elk bugle
Elk Calls & Lingo
How elk calls work
How To Use a Diaphragm
Master the elk mouth call
Basic Bugle, Pt. I
How to use a bugle tube
Basic Bugle, Pt. II
Add in vocal inflection
Start With the Basics
Learning how to call elk begins with a mouth reed. For new callers and longtime hunters, getting both the air and tongue pressure right is foundational to every bugle, chirp and mew you’ll master later on.
INTERMEDIATE SERIES
Basic Cow Call
Year-round elk call
Calf Calling
Low-pressure chirp
Location Bugle
‘Hey, where are you?’
Chuckles
Bull-to-bull grunting
Challenge Bugle
Pick a fight with a bull elk
Lip Bawl
The bull calls his cows
Barks
Sound the alarm
Estrous Buzz
A demanding cow call
Estrous Mew
A pleading cow call
Variations in Bugling
Listen to elk in your area
External Calls
Enchantress push button call
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