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THE MISTAKES I'VE MADE
& WHAT I'VE LEARNED
BY DREW STEINBERGER - NORTH 40 OUTFITTERS
CALLING ELK:
here's a scene in the movie Lonesome Dove where Captain Call gives Newt a six-shooter on their way
to steal horses in Mexico. As he hands him the gun Call says, "It's beer to have it and not need it, than to
need it and not have it." I feel the same way about most of my hunting equipment, including game calls.
And that theory proved true just a few years back, at last light, when I was about 10 yards from a bull elk
in a wallow. I couldn't see him, but I could hear every heavy breath and the plop of his hooves when they
sucked free from the gumbo. is was a situation where a lot could have gone wrong, but because I spent
a couple bucks on a mouth call and was prepared to use it, the hunt ended in my favor. It had taken me six
years and hundreds of boot miles to finally draw on a bull, and the call helped me when I needed it. Since
that time, I've experienced several more "Aha" moments while calling, and these experiences should help
you during your fall hunts this year.
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