It came to me in a dream.
One of my many magnificent but useless talents is bugling elk. Not kidding. I can seriously do a mean elk impression. But I don't hunt, so my mad bugling skills have been pretty much wasted on impressing drunk people and friend's dads who do hunt.
For some reason, it took a dream to inspire me to call elk to shoot them with my camera instead of a gun or a bow. This fall, I think I'll go up to Cle Ellum and give it a try. I'll probably need to take some people who are experienced with wild elk safety to make sure I don't bugle myself onto the tines of a seven-point bull.
But I love the idea of calling an elk out of the trees on a misty morning so I can snap a few shots. What a great way to freeze your ass off in the autumn.
I'll let you know how it goes.
For some reason, it took a dream to inspire me to call elk to shoot them with my camera instead of a gun or a bow. This fall, I think I'll go up to Cle Ellum and give it a try. I'll probably need to take some people who are experienced with wild elk safety to make sure I don't bugle myself onto the tines of a seven-point bull.
But I love the idea of calling an elk out of the trees on a misty morning so I can snap a few shots. What a great way to freeze your ass off in the autumn.
I'll let you know how it goes.