All elk hunters dream of a screaming bull that charges across a meadow and into bow range, hot steam still flowing from his nostrils. After all, calling in a bugling bull (or even just getting a ...

If Elias McMillan takes anything away from his recent experience at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation elk-calling championship, it's this: Sounding like an elk is sure different when it's judges, not ...

Ripping a bugle and hearing a bull respond is an experience like no other. It’s why elk hunters climb mountains every September. But don’t expect your calls to work every time. If you’re trying to ...

Woodland Park High School teacher Patrick Littrell recently won the Men’s Division at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s World Elk Calling Championships. A passionate elk hunter for over a ...

Elk sounds vary from grunts, screams and coos to something like an excited chimpanzee – a sound human elk callers refer to as “chuckling.” None of it sounds like something that would emanate from a 12 ...

A Vernonia man was declared the world’s best professional elk caller at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2024 World Elk Calling Championships, held this week in Big Sky, Montana. It’s the first pro ...

Which elk call is best? Professional hunters have a substantial amount of gear that they use on a field trip. If you’re a novice hunter, you don’t need every piece that professional hunters do, but ...

VERNONIA, Ore. — Three years after going pro, a Vernonia man is now world champion in elk calling. Last weekend in Montana, Tony Gilbertson took home the top prize in the professional division in a ...