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John's Journal... Entry 122, Day 5

ELK HUNTING WITH RENOWNED OUTDOORSMAN, STEVE PUPPE

Elk Calls for Beginners

EDITOR'S NOTE: For the past 25 years, Steve Puppe of Hamilton, Minnesota, has been very fortunate to gain a wealth of hunting knowledge and experience which has given him the opportunity to be featured in several hunting videos and national magazines. He is known for his public speaking and currently is a co-host of the popular television series "Outdoor Expeditions" on the Outdoor Channel. Puppe enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with hunters -- young and old alike. This week Puppe will tell us about his experiences hunting elk and will walk us through some of the most-overlooked steps to elk-hunting success.

QUESTION: What elk call would you recommend for beginners, and why?
ANSWER: For beginners, I'd recommend probably some type of external reed call. A diaphragm call takes a little more practice to use effectively. I would recommend something like a Magnum Masters Call or Real Cow Talker. Both of those are good calls, and a beginner can generally pick them up fairly easily.

QUESTION: Is there a specific way you can blow them?
ANSWER: Yeah, the Real Cow Talker is a call that you can pinch. You blow through it and then let off to create different sounds. When you pinch the call, you can produce a high pitch, and when you let off you get the low pitch of the cow. The Magnum Master is basically the same thing. You slide the call in your mouth, pinch down on the reed and let off, and you get the same effect. The Magnum Masters is more of an excited call and a little more of an aggressive call. For the more advanced caller, I'd suggest a diaphragm call with a bugle tube, if the hunter can do that. If he can't use a diaphragm call with a tube, then he should use an external call with a tube. I use the tube more as a locater call when the bull's a long distance away. When the bull comes closer, I'll use cow calls and lower the pitch. If the bull is a long way off, often the call will bounce into a canyon.

 

 

 

Check back each day this week for more about Elk Hunting...

Day 1 - How Puppe Became An Elk-Hunting Guide
Day 2 - Selecting Equipment and Finding an Outfitter
Day 3 - Bowhunting Versus Gun Hunting For Elk
Day 4 - How to Hunt Elk
Day 5 - Elk Calls for Beginners

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