In these videos, Chris will cover the behavioral traits, and responses, elk exhibit when they're interacting with each other, their habitats, the environment, and with us when we're in the field, and how those behavioral characteristics, and resulting reactions, should influence your hunting and ...

It's probably safe to say we all like to chase screaming bulls, but how many of us bowhunters WAIT to hunt until we can hunt the peak of the rut? How many of us wait to until the END of the season, or the end of September, so that we CAN – presumably – hunt the peak of the rut? What if I was to t...

In this series, we cover a variety of cow elk vocalizations – everything from chirps, various types of mews, whines, and barks – and will take an in-depth look at what they mean, how to reproduce them, and how you can effectively use them in the field.

In this series, we'll cover a variety of bull vocalizations – everything from bugles to barks – and will take an in-depth look at what they mean, how to reproduce them, and how you can effectively use them in the field. In addition, within several videos, we’ll spend some time covering bull behav...

For as long as I've been studying and teaching elk behavior, vocalizations, and communication, the debate between "emotion" vs "meaning" has raged on. Some believe that for effective cow–calling one only needs to focus on making "quality sounds" with "emotion" rather than worrying about what you ...

Whether you’re just starting out in the world of elk hunting, or are a seasoned veteran, at some point during your preparations each fall, your thoughts turn to elk calls. But with so many calls to choose from, it can be a bit confusing – if not overwhelming – trying to figure out how different c...

If you’ve even THOUGHT about hunting elk in and around the rut, at some point your thoughts are likely to turn to elk bugles, and bugle tubes. But with so many calls to choose from, it can be a bit confusing – if not overwhelming – trying to figure out how the different bugles are used, how to ge...