2025 Bugle Report

[patagonialuke]

Western CO: very quiet so far for me during the first 6 days.

Have come across two bulls that were acting like it was the peak rut, bugling a ton early/late while trying to keep track of their cows as they moved.

Those two aside, heard nothing so far, despite seeing plenty of young-ish bulls (almost all with cows). Looking forward to the moon buzzing off ASAP. Still hunting has been very productive, but I'm really looking forward to not always having to guess whether there are bulls in the herds we chase.

 

[ckaz34]

A lot of bugling saturday evening after a heavy rainstorm in SW CO. Silence since then

 

[Usi05]

Headed to Montana tomorrow. Can’t wait to hear that first one rip off. This thread keeps me alive!


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[Fullfan]

All qt here in East central Idaho today. Bud miffed on a nice 5 point yesterday at noon. Bull started at 0700, and finally came at noon.

 

[dtrkyman]

Good bugling in Northern New Mexico yesterday on a scout trip.

Gave up on finding elk down in the desert, went up high and found them first place I looked!


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[Next Ridge]

Have seen one bull chasing a cow, bugled once. Otherwise all quiet in south CO so far.

Found one to shoot sitting travel routes.

 

[insanelupus]

Two bugles from a bull yesterday morning about 2:30-3 AM BW MT. Was running with a few cows. Never saw him but the lead cow barked for 10 minutes at the camp. First for me in that spot after several years camping there.

Beginning of a rain squall last night, had a very young raghorn chasing two cows down a closed road. Bull was licking his lips, tasting the air, and all sorts of goofy. Cows wanted nothing to do with him. He'd look towards cow calls but preferred the ladies rejecting him. Bugle didn't thrill him. He never made a peep.

Wolves, however, had been working the high country in that drainage in the late afternoon a few miles away, so that might have influenced his silence. I don't know.

Been hot and smoky. Two rain squalls got things decently wet. Might shuffle the deck today.