Elk bugle tubes... is bigger better?

[Btaylor]

A call in the wrong hands is one of the great conservation tools. I have an unrivaled for my conservation efforts.

 

[wa_packmule]

LOL

 

[5MilesBack]

What did you do to modify it?

That's a secret I'll take to the grave.

 

[kiddogy]

If you don't have a bugle tube, you aren't hunting elk, and you definitely aren't killing bulls.

agree to disagree.

 

[chasewild]

agree to disagree.

And, also, if you aren't using the newest sonic boom plates from xyz company, elk run in the other direction.

 

[Wrench]

I called in 16 bulls last year using a gatorade bottle with a hole in the end. I've gone to battle with bulls with no tube at all. When a bull is hot, it don't matter what color your tube is.

 

[Blinginpse]

Are these tubes hard to learn how to bugle on

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[ElkNut1]

Blinginspe, it's not the tube that can be difficult to use it's the learning how to use a mouth reed 1st! If you have conquered mouth reed use the Bugle is for magnifying mostly your bugles, grunts & chuckles in addition to other creative bull sounds!

Wrench, I'm guessing you called these bulls in on draw tag areas & not on OTC bulls? A bit of a difference there! (grin) It's just a hunch bud!

ElkNut/Paul

 

[wapitibob]

Threw em in the trash and bought a wiffle ball bat? I understand if you didn't have any calls and started with the wiffle ball bat...

I’m cleaning house and stuff is going away. The bat had the best sound so it stayed.

 

[Ross]

Well of course a bigger tube is better....I used to make all kind of mods to my tubes back in the day this was my luckiest one made from a Carlton standard adding a big Abe bell to it it was very lucky until the day I lost it the bugle tubes today add much better reasonance and simply take any tinny sound out providing a much crisper and authentic sound to round out the call...not necessarily bigger but better quality and design today to help your skillz.....

 

[JLH208]

Phelps Unleashed (big tube) up until this year, I like the pitch of this Wapiti Whacker. The small Phelps has my interest, just for space savings. As many have mentioned, the reed and the user are more critical.


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[Blinginpse]

Blinginspe, it's not the tube that can be difficult to use it's the learning how to use a mouth reed 1st! If you have conquered mouth reed use the Bugle is for magnifying mostly your bugles, grunts & chuckles in addition to other creative bull sounds!

Wrench, I'm guessing you called these bulls in on draw tag areas & not on OTC bulls? A bit of a difference there! (grin) It's just a hunch bud!

ElkNut/Paul

I can run a Turkey diaphragm pretty fair. Does that hold any water to.calling a elk?

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[trophyhill]

I can run a Turkey diaphragm pretty fair. Does that hold any water to.calling a elk?

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I read that turkey reeds are where elk reeds originated from. Someone figured out elk could be called in with a turkey reed and alas, the elk reed was born. Musta been Wayne Carlton.......

 

[Blinginpse]

I read that turkey reeds are where elk reeds originated from. Someone figured out elk could be called in with a turkey reed and alas, the elk reed was born. Musta been Wayne Carlton.......

Interesting thanks

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[Blackdog317]

I can run a Turkey diaphragm pretty fair. Does that hold any water to.calling a elk?

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I assumed that would be true, but they were very different for me. Although they look similar, the mechanics of making elk sounds were not the same as calling turkeys.

A couple weeks of practice and watching instructional videos got me to the point where I believed I could get it done. Still need alot of practice, but my calling sounds decent. With a little time and patience, you will get it.