Bugling for Elk: A Complete Guide to Early-Season Elk Hunting

This is the Elk hunting book that helped me get started elk hunting with a bow during the mid 1980's. I still think that it is one of the best. Schuh's understated but information-packed style of writing makes this very readable, and it is more than just a cook-book style approach to killing an elk. I personally find instruction manual "how to do it" approaches boring. Schuh deals with the emotional aspects of hunting, the importance of having a good partner, conditioning, elk biology and the "big picture" of the hunt which is much more than killing an animal. I recommend this book highly, even though it is 20 years old and in some parts of the country elk hunting has evolved, and an approach based on calling is less effective than it once was.

Inside Bugling for Elk you will find thorough information on both the skill and lore of early-season elk hunting - written authoritatively and crisply by an acknowledged expert on the subject. Dwight Schuh combines text and photograph to provide a detailed understanding of elk, elk hunting, and that most interesting hunting community known as serious elk hunters. Chapters give insight into hunting techniques and tactics that work both in early and regular seasons - and the author has offered special insights into bugling for elk in that magical early season, whether you're hunting anywhere from Arizona to Colorado, Oregon to Montana or in Alberta or British Columbia. Planning the Hunt * Scouting * Calls and Calling * Locating a Bull * Bugling a Bull * Selecting a Bull * Using a Bugle * The Nature of Elk Hunting * The Nature of Elk Hunters * Camping and Gear * Meat and Trophy Care --- from book's back cover