Sounds of the elk

[Willie makit]

Ok, so I've just received my elknut knowledge base (elknut package, cd,DVDs, playbook etc)
Listening to elk sounds on my 30 min drive to work I've got a couple questions, sorry if its covered in book I just ain't got there yet and the more directions I get hit with info the better for my fragile memory.

Do the elk have a tendency to call the same way, obviously not a bark or bugle, but like bugle and glug 3 times repeatedly most of the time, another bull only glugs 2 times after the bugle? I guess a better way to ask is if there are two or more bulls very close to one another can you tell which is which? Can you tell by listening that there are 3 and not 2 vocal bulls "over there"? Obviously a spike or cow sounds different than a mature herd bull.

Secondly how often do cows bugle? I didn't know they did.

BTW if you ride around in Louisiana listening to elk sounds, you do get a lot of attention.
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[Swede]

I am not sure how the folks in the south react to hearing elk sounds coming from your vehicle, but I have seen the look of surprise from people in Oregon. On a warm sunny afternoon I was heading home in my pickup. I came up to a stop light and had the windows down. I noticed the young lady in the car beside me had her windows down also. I had a primos diaphragm in my mouth which obviously is not visible to anyone. Without a grunt tube I let out a short bugle. I then turned and looked squarely at the young lady, who gave me that "I did not do that look". I kind of stared then looked away, like what are you doing over there. I could see she was embarrassed.
As far as knowing how many elk you are dealing with, notice how they all sound different. They have a different voice. Also normally you can tell that they are in different locations. I don't check to count the number of chuckles at the end of a call or anything like that. Even when you hear two bulls quarreling over a herd of cows you will notice the difference in their voice. Older bulls generally have a deeper sound.

[RockChucker30]

Willie, what part if LA you in? My wife grew up in Monroe.

Swede, you have a mean streak! I would've loved to see her face.

Elk make all kinds of noises but bulls will definitely sound a bit different from each other.

[Willie makit]

I live outside a little town northeast of monroe, but I work in west monroe.

[ElkNut1]

It is common for bulls to use grunts or chuckles after a bugle. They do these specific sounds as part of their communication & what they are conveying at that time. When 1-3 of these "glugs" are used, actually they are Grunts, these are used for challenges or intimidation for the most part! When 5-6-7-8 or more are heard in rapid succession these are referred to as chuckles. They represent a different meaning as you will see in the PlayBook. So no, bulls do not always follow a script when issuing a bugle.

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Cows will bugle for the same reasons a bull would bugle to keep in contact with his present herd or harem. This bugling used by cows as bulls would is recognized by the group members & instills this in them as they congregate with other herds or are getting too far away & cannot not be seen by the dominant cow. It can give direction & too will show the others of the group where the others are. Several cows can bugle at the same time yet be different enough that their sound is unique that it is known in an instant by those cows of each separate group. As pre-rut & peak-rut come into play this role is now taken over by the present herd bull. Hence, you will rarely see a cow bugle during these phases, it's generally done by the cows outside of rutting times!

ElkNut1