Best Elknut podcasts?

[Mack96x]

sweet will check it out. thanks

 

[mtview]

I've loved them all. He has a wealth of knowledge that keeps flowing over. As a newer hunter, I've learned that if I pick a few and run through them in order, like his Got Game podcasts, you'll start to pick up on recurring principles. It was awfully confusing until I learned with the app. That made listening to his podcasts much easier to follow along.

 

[Swede]

ElkNut has just about made a career out of elk calling. No doubt the nut knows calling, but I believe it is over sold. And worse; the newbie interpretation is ElkNut would call longer or louder in nearly every situation. I can't say anything about the podcasts as I have never watched a podcast by anyone, but be careful how you apply all those calls he tells you about. The wrong call or the wrong timing of a call will cause more problems than they will help.

 

[Moosehunter]

By what I've found there all the best!
Hope this helps!

 

[trophyhill]

I highly recommend all of Elknut1's stuff to the new guys. Keep up the great work Paul! And thanks for sharing your experience with us!

 

[trophyhill]

ElkNut has just about made a career out of elk calling. No doubt the nut knows calling, but I believe it is over sold. And worse; the newbie interpretation is ElkNut would call longer or louder in nearly every situation. I can't say anything about the podcasts as I have never watched a podcast by anyone, but be careful how you apply all those calls he tells you about. The wrong call or the wrong timing of a call will cause more problems than they will help.

The one thing that many overlook when giving advice like this is that Paul is very clear and states very frequently that "not all elk encounters are created equal". When you think about what that means, he's also says that there is no magical tactic or sound that works on every elk. That's why reading the encounter properly is so important. When you read the encounter correctly, and are armed with Paul's stuff, you increase your odds or stack the odds in your favor.

We all know that making the wrong sound at the wrong time will send an elk into the next drainage or unit. But sitting back doing nothing isn't going to teach you that. Failures create success for the strong willed hunter. That's called being mentally tough. Some of you waste your time cautioning us about Paul's stuff and yet we hear nothing from you about Corey's stuff, or Roes stuff, or the others out there selling various "systems".....I think it's great that Paul risks his reputation and stands behind what has proven to be very successful for a lot of hunters, and is willing to talk about it publicly.

Here's what Paul's stuff has done for me by making me aware of all the different sounds. I consider myself a versatile elkhunter and am confident I can step into any situation I'm faced with, and have high odds of a killing opportunity. Not all elk encounters are created equal.

 

[Swede]

I do not disagree about the value or merits of the ElkNut calling tips. The problem I have seen is that, where I hunt, elk associate elk sounds more with humans than they do with elk. They actually run from good sounding calls. I went out for two hours to do some calling in the middle of the 2018 season. That was the last time I went out just calling. I coaxed in five hunters.
I still call, but am very sparing with it. I do not call more and louder, and I do not go around making a series of location bugles. I am seeking to just give elk in the area the idea that another elk is near. I let them find me. It often takes more than an hour before them come snooping around.
The reason I say nothing about Corey or whoever, is that this thread was never about them. I am not against anyone. I am just cautioning, that your calling needs to match the situation where you are hunting. ElkNut really has some good stuff if you use it right in the right area. His setup tips also can make or break an encounter. I find them more valuable than the calling tips. Calling like an elk-nut is not the magic bullet.

 

[trophyhill]

The one thing that many overlook when giving advice like this is that Paul is very clear and states very frequently that "not all elk encounters are created equal". When you think about what that means, he's also says that there is no magical tactic or sound that works on every elk. That's why reading the encounter properly is so important. When you read the encounter correctly, and are armed with Paul's stuff, you increase your odds or stack the odds in your favor.

We all know that making the wrong sound at the wrong time will send an elk into the next drainage or unit. But sitting back doing nothing isn't going to teach you that. Failures create success for the strong willed hunter. That's called being mentally tough. Some of you waste your time cautioning us about Paul's stuff and yet we hear nothing from you about Corey's stuff, or Roes stuff, or the others out there selling various "systems".....I think it's great that Paul risks his reputation and stands behind what has proven to be very successful for a lot of hunters, and is willing to talk about it publicly.

Here's what Paul's stuff has done for me by making me aware of all the different sounds. I consider myself a versatile elkhunter and am confident I can step into any situation I'm faced with, and have high odds of a killing opportunity. Not all elk encounters are created equal.

I do not disagree about the value or merits of the ElkNut calling tips. The problem I have seen is that, where I hunt elk associate elk sounds more with humans than they do with elk. They actually run from good sounding calls. I went out for two hours to do some calling in the middle of the 2018 season. That was the last time I went out just calling. I coaxed in five hunters.
I still call, but am very sparing with it. I do not call more and louder, and I do not go around making a series of location bugles. I am seeking to just give elk in the area the idea that another elk is near. I let them find me. It often takes more than an hour before them come snooping around.
The reason I say nothing about Corey or whoever, is that this thread was never about them. I am not against anyone. I am just cautioning, that your calling needs to match the situation where you are hunting. ElkNut really has some good stuff if you use it right in the right area. His setup tips also can make or break an encounter. I find them more valuable than the calling tips. Calling like an elk-nut is not the magic bullet.

Begging your pardon, but if you are calling hunters in and elk are running from your calls, then perhaps you should listen to a few podcasts and buy the app and you too can be an Elknut

 

[Swede]

First of all I did not say elk were running from My calls. I was sitting in my tree stand one day when I saw two herds of elk run past me. One herd was on one side of the draw I was perched close to and the other herd was on the other side. They ran by just a few minutes apart. They were running from some excellent calling, by a well known (famous) and proficient hunter. I have witnessed this same type of occurrence at other times.
Anyone can say my calling stinks, which is perfectly ok, but it was good enough to call in five people in less that two hours.

 

[trophyhill]

First of all I did not say elk were running from My calls. I was sitting in my tree stand one day when I saw two herds of elk run past me. One herd was on one side of the draw I was perched close to and the other herd was on the other side. They ran by just a few minutes apart. They were running from some excellent calling, by a well known (famous) and proficient hunter. I have witnessed this same type of occurrence at other times.
Anyone can say my calling stinks, which is perfectly ok, but it was good enough to call in five people in less that two hours.

Relax Swede. I was just busting your balls I'm sure you are a great caller. It's evident if you are calling hunters in. If you are calling that many hunters in though, it sounds like your area is overrun. Ever thought about applying in NM? I'd be happy to show you a few honeyholes

 

[Swede]

Not a problem. I did put in for a N.M. tag one year, but did not try again.
My only real point is to try to inform new elk hunters that this is not the 1950s or 1990 where you could blow on a two note flute and call in elk. I have had bulls respond to my blowing across surveyors plastic ribbon making a two note squeal. Today many, many elk are very shy when they hear a call because when they come around to see who called, they see a human.
I often rake and make a short two note call just before I climb up into my tree stand. I need to be very careful about that, because they will come in and look at the location I called from and soon walk away. Set up even for a situation like that is critical. Furthermore they sneak in over an hour later. I have had them come in over two hours later. I believe that slow reaction by elk is a result of over calling. I think they sneak in because I only called once and they are curious.