IT SEEMS TO ME THE ELK ARE BUGLING LESS. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE 

 THEY ARE CAUCIOUS TO ANY BUGLER I THINK THEY ARE GETTING WISE TO 

 THE IMMITATORS. 



I think the Elk are bugling less because so many hunters bugle 

 them. Although more hunters may be hunting I see few since I hunt 

 greater distances. All terrain vehicles affect my hunting since 

 it is a noise disturbance that is heard at a great distance, I 

 favor none liberal seasons since I love the outdoors & the 

 increased hunting opportunity. I feel the low success ratio of 

 bowhunters, the natural requirement of the sport to move 

 noiselessly, & the concealed methods, of hunting, offset the 

 length of the season on adversely affecting elk and elk movement. 

 Anyone who has spent weeks bowhunting & then hunted the opening 

 day of rifle season, knows that elk move more during that one 

 opening day than almost the entire bow season. 

 THE BULLS ARE BECOMING SMARTER DURING THE RUT. 



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