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cuttplug
Joined: 11 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Just got back from a hunting trip and I heard for the first time in my elk hunting years a bull (6x6) bark, has anyone heard of that if so do you know or have any ideas why he would do that? Thanks |
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cowgal
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe he had a cold and was hoarse :wink:?
All kidding aside... over the years I've always thought the clearer sounding bugles were from younger bulls and hoarser sounding ones were from older bulls, but I don't know that for sure. Don't think I've ever heard anything that sounded like a bark though. |
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cuttplug
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I know it came from him we were looking right at him when he did it. Unfortunately we are hunting in a spike only area.My son 10 years old saw two bulls at about ten yards, but they were both branched antlered. |
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claycrusher
Joined: 20 Dec 2002
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Location: wisconsin
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| usally when a bull barks its a warning sign to other elk that something isnt right in the area. |
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cowgal
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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I always thought it sounded more like a hoarse grunt, rather than a bark... but I guess you can interpret it differently.
Did the 'bark' come after a bugle? Older bulls will make more grunting noises after they've bugled to intimidate other bulls too. |
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cuttplug
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes it did come after a bugle, then the grunt and a long pause then this loud bark. I have never heard a bull sound like that. I have bugled in my fare share of bulls and never encountered a sound like that. |
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bitmasher
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| That's interesting Cuttplug, I have never heard one bark. Too bad you didn't have a tape record! |
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rather_be_huntin
Joined: 24 Feb 2003
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Location: Utah
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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I have never heard it while in the field but I do have a hunting video where a bull barks and I mean it sounds just like black lab. It was just one bark, not like he was yapping on and on. But I had to rewind the video 3 or 4 times cause I just couldn't believe it. The bull was less than 20 yards behind a little brush but it was a very distinctive "dog" bark. However I have no idea what it means. Like someone else said its probably a warning signal of some sort but I'm guessing.
[ This Message was edited by: rather_be_huntin on 2003-10-16 14:41 ] |
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