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The sound, especiallywhen close by, sends shivers up one’s spine and gives a person goosebumps all over. It seems to me that even after years of chasing thesemajestic monsters, the feelings that overtake my body at the sound ofbugle has not waned one bit.Archery hunting an elk is an amazing endeavor. I have hunted all kindsof animals with my bow and very few bring the kind of excitement andadrenaline rush as hunting elk. This is especially true if you have theprivilege to hunt an elk during the rut. That is the time of year when theelk bulls are bugling and they become more susceptible to gettingarrowed by the prepared archer.There are all kinds of methods and techniques to hunting elk with thebow. Many people have put all their eggs into one basket as far as theirpreferred method or approach to an elk hunt. I have found that a wellrounded elk hunter will have many approaches to hunting this great animal.I would like to share with you the learning curve and experience of aNorth Eastern Whitetail hunter turned elk fanatic.Since that first encounter with an elk 7 years ago, I have been almostmesmerized in my pursuit of the screaming giant. I also have read,watched and observed everything I could to learn how to become abetter elk hunter. After that first year, my pursuit changed to huntingthis animal with the bow. The first fall with the bow brought me muchexperience even though I didn’t harvest a bull elk. The second yearbrought the success of a cow elk. It also was the year that I ended upmoving into elk country in western Colorado. Since that time my learningcurve has grown and so has my harvest of both bull and cow elk with the bow.“Lots of lots in theBig Hole Valley” HIDDEN SPRINGS RANCH Elk, Elk, andMore Elk!New Listing!-Welcome to one of Montana’s select recreational properties-Offers the best of both worlds with the comfort and ease of off gridsecluded living blended with access to world-class recreation-Outstanding 360 degree views and an abundance of water withseveral springs and picturesque pond-Full set of improvements with modular home on a foundation,along with equine barn with working corrals and guest cabin-A true quality 639 /- acres priced at 1,700,000CALL roud participantof over 10 years withCabela’s Trophy Properties.6 - Hunting & Fishing NewsMy first advice on hunting elk may sound trivial but it is tested and proven.Be ready for anything. I have had elk come running into calls. I have hadelk run from calls. I have had elk come to water and I have had elk stayaway from water. I have had elk almost step on me and I have elk spotme 500 yards away. All of that experience tells me you have to be readyfor anything and you have to be willing to adapt to anything.I enjoy calling in an elk during the rut. It is like hunting an 800 poundturkey. The similarity of hunting a rut crazed elk to a gobbling turkeyis uncanny. I take 5-7 different calls with me into the woods every timeI venture after one of these critters. I have learned that each and everybull responds differently to calls. I almost always start off quiet with mycalling sequences. I also have moved to a philosophy in which if I knowelk are in the area, I often won’t call until I hear them talking first. I usedto just call all the time to locate and then set up and call and then repeat.Now I have learned the discipline of silence and waiting. My successhas greatly increased since the beginning of my elk hunting days.This is especially true when hunting elk on public land where they havebeen called to regularly. These wary, over called elk, will often vacate anarea at the sound of a call.(continued next page)

So I call, but call wisely. I usually start off with a great diaphragm mouth call like the type made by Bugling Bull Game Calls. I have found this company’smouth calls to be the best on the market with a large variety of tones and types. I will usually have 3-4 different mouth calls. If I get a receptive bull,I will start to introduce other calls into the game. I will change calls and pitches to give the indication of a bunch of cows. At that point I will usuallyimplement a Bugling Bull Whose YRR Daddy call into the mix and just get ready for that closing bull to show up. I always have a bugle call with meand have had success in using it. But because much of my hunting comes on public land, I am very cautious with a bugle. I have found that there ismajor damage that can happen with a bugle call on public land. However, if I have a dominant bull that is screaming and isn’t coming, a challengebugle may be just what the doctor ordered.If the bulls are hot, then calling is a great tactic. When they are silent, I will often sit on water holes in a tree stand for the day. I will often sit still andquiet on the ground in an area where I know elk live and where they will frequently be. Sometimes it is simply a matter of patience that gets a hunterto a harvest. This is an area in which many hunters have trouble. They just move way too often and way too much. Sitting in the woods for long daysis one sure fire tactic to give a hunter a great opportunity.Another tactic that I implement is to follow elk that are talking and then stalk in on the elk once they seemed to have bedded down or are in a feedingarea. I will do this without making any sound at all. It is a great tactic when there is a known bull with a big herd and some constant pesting going onby younger bulls. The busyness of that scene allows a hunter to sneak in close to the bull that is preoccupied.In all the scenarios I use, a decoy is usually with me. Sometimes a decoy has helped and sometimes it has hindered the hunt. It is just another toolin the tool box that you need to know when and when not to use it. If I have a hot bull on the hook, I will often set out a decoy to just take the attentionoff of my position and shift it to that decoy. I have found cow elk sometimes get skittish when I use a decoy. Therefore, I don’t always use one, butalways have one with me.Once you are on the bull and he is within range, then it all comes down to the shot. I practice often and at long ranges so that I am equipped to makea shot in that moment of truth. The vitals on a mature bull elk are about 18” x 18”. The double lung shot is the ultimate shot with a bow on an elk.Both of my daughters were with me when I shot a bull elk a few seasons ago at 60 yards. He went about 80 yardsafter that double lung shot. If you can get a bull elk in range, it is likely you will be experiencing a high level ofexcitement. At that moment it is all the hours of practice that will enable you to make a shot because it will besecond nature.My approach to elk hunting is very eclectic. I have learned to get almost a feel for the situation and attempt toapply the right method to the situation at hand. Time and experience will help you to learn the right answers tothose questions and will also increase your chance at harvesting a good elk.Any time I head out into the woods to hunt a Screaming Giant I have one of my Bear Archery Bows in hand.I will be carrying my Agenda 7 and, at times, my Anarchy HC into the woods this fall when my pursuit of elkonce again begins. Until that time I will be shooting my bows, scouting, fine tuning my Ultimate Steel Broadheads Author with his trophy bull elk.and getting in shape to climb the hills.June 20147

Henneberry Fishing Access SiteOn the Beaverhead River MFWPPhoto MFWPHenneberry Fishing Access Site is located on the Beaverhead River70 miles from the mouth on the right hand side as you face downstream.High Bridge is the next access site upstream from Henneberry.Beaverhead River Game Fish Opportunities:Brown Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow TroutAll Species Present: Arctic Grayling, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Burbot,Common Carp, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mottled Sculpin, MountainSucker, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, White SuckerNOTE: There may be game fish present (including Species of Concern) thatare not listed in the game fish category due to low numbers for that fish. Untilyou identify your catch, please handle all fish carefully. Thank you.Open: January 1 - December 31Size: 603 acresNearest Town: DillonDay use only on east side of river; camping allowed on west side ofriver; additional walk-in parking approximately 1 mile upstream.Directions14 miles south of Dillon on I-15, to recreation road exit, then 2 milessouth at I-15 underpass.Map produced using National Geographic TOPOCourtesy Rocky Mountain Maps www.rockymtnmaps.com8 - Hunting & Fishing News

Tips For UsingElectronicPredator CallersWith Gerald StewartHunter’s Specialtieswww.hunterspec.comEditor’s Note: Gerald Stewart of Texas, grew up in the game-callbusiness. His dad, Johnny Stewart, started Johnny Stewart Game Callsin 1961. “The only time I didn’t call game was while I was in college,and when I went to work in other business industries,” Stewart says.“I can remember packing game callers, cameras and tape recorders fora predator-hunting trip, when I was only 10-years old.” Stewart will giveus tips for using an electronic predator caller.Question: Gerald, what’s the most important thing a hunter needs toknow, if they’ll be using an electronic caller to take predators?Stewart: You can’t just turn on the caller out in the woods and expectto call in predators. You still have to scout. You’re not only scouting forpredator signs and to determine the density of the predator populationin the area you plan to hunt, you’re also looking for good locations tocall. Most of the time, I’m searching for a place to set up my electroniccaller so that I can use the caller to pull that animal around a bush orout of thick cover, where I can see the animal better. I don’t want to putmy caller facing away from me on the backside of a bush to call theanimal around me. By deciding where to put my speaker and how muchvolume to use, I can set up my speaker to bring the predator intoan open spot, where I can get a shot.So when you’re scouting, not only look for the area with the best chancesof calling in an animal, but analyze the region to determine where toplace the caller and the speaker and where to sit to get the shot.I always want an open line-of-sight between myself and the caller.I want to be able to see as much ground as I possibly can. If I’m settingup to the side of the caller, I want open ground between me and thecaller. Then I can see if a predator tries to circle downwind of my caller.Wind speed has a lot of bearing on how close an animal will circledownwind of the caller. For instance, if there’s a 15 to a 20-mile-an-hourwind blowing, the call won’t be as effective as in a 5 to an 8-mile-an-hourwind. With a higher wind speed, the animal may circle downwind 200 yards,and the chances aren’t as good to take him as with a slower wind speed,when he only circles 30 yards downwind. I need that predator to crossan open lane between me and the game caller by circling downwind,so I can get a shot at him. Sometimes, the most effective way to call inpredators is to put your speaker up in a tree.Question: Why would you want to put your speaker in a tree instead ofon the ground?Stewart: If your speaker’s in a tree, your predator will look up in the treeto determine the source of the sound, instead of looking at you. If youhave the caller sitting right in front of you, the predator will come in lookingstraight at you. Where you put the caller in relation to where you’resitting can be a tremendous help in the effectiveness of your calling.One of the advantages of using a remote caller is you can put the callerand the speaker anywhere you want them to be and operate the callerremotely.Question: Many hunters don’t think about putting their speakers intrees, do they?Stewart: No, they don’t. Putting the speaker in the tree won’t make youa good predator caller. You must be using the right sounds to matchyour calling position. I want to have the speaker in the tree when I usebird sounds to call to the predators, because birds sit in trees. Rabbitsand pups don’t sit in trees. I like to use woodpecker, meadow lark ordifferent bird sounds when the speaker’s in the tree. I’ve had gray foxesclimb up in the tree to get closer to my speaker, when I was using birdsounds. 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Actual operating horsepower andtorque will be less. Refer to the engine manufacturer’s website for additional information. John Deere’s green andyellow color scheme, the leaping deer symbol and JOHN DEERE are trademarks of Deere & Company.10 - Hunting & Fishing NewsTriple W EquipmentMissoula 406-549-4171 Kalispell 406-752-2828Tips For Using Electronic PredatorCallers With Gerald Stewart (continued from page 9)One of my Dad’s greatest dreams was to recreate a situation thathappened to him early in the development of Johnny Stewart calls.Dad was out calling one day, and two bobcats came in the call. Onetook a position at the base of the tree, right under the speaker, and thesecond climbed into the tree and put its nose inside the speaker.Unfortunately, Dad didn’t have a video camera when this happened.For the rest of his life, Dad tried to get two bobcats to come in and climbthe tree like before, but he never was able to make it happen. I’ve hadanimals come in and circle the tree several times to figure out how toget into the tree and reach the source of the sound. I’ve had grey foxescome up and climb the tree and almost put their noses in the placeswhere I’d hung the caller.Question: What other things can you do with an electronic caller tomake it more effective?Stewart: Use a combination of sounds, instead of only one, to paint abetter picture of what you want the predator to see in his mind when hehears the sounds. When hunting in an area where the coyotes have beencalled to before and have become fairly well-educated, many times, byusing a combination of sounds, you can get those predators in closeenough to take a shot. For instance, if I’m calling coyotes, I may startoff with a coyote vocalization, like barks. After a couple of minutes havepassed, I may use a rabbit squeal to make other coyotes in the area thinkthat a coyote has found a rabbit and killed it, and is trying to eat it.The coyote that hears those calls will think another coyote has movedinto his area and is eating at his dinner table. He’ll come in to take therabbit away and eat what’s left of it, if there’s any, and/or he’ll run theother coyote off. Or, you can reverse the sequence. Play the rabbitsqueal first, and if you get a coyote that comes in and hangs up at200 yards, sometimes a simple bark of another coyote in the areawhere the rabbit squeal came from will bring the coyote in really quick,because the coyote’s coming in to protect his territory. This is madeeasier with the electronic caller, because all you have to do is push theright buttons for the sounds you want to use.Question: What other sounds do you like to use in combination?Stewart: I like to use a crow call that crows use when they’re investigatingsomething. By adding a crow call after a bird in distress, a rabbit indistress, a pup in distress or any of the other prey calls, you can painta picture in the predator’s mind that there’s an animal in distress.Then the crows will come in to investigate. That crow sound is justanother call to use to fur

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