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Originally Posted by Remps17
clearings can act as a hold up point for elk. If your calling from the other side of a clearing and the bull comes into it, he is expecting to see another elk. When he doesn't see another elk in a opening, either he knows somethings up or it isn't worth possibly leaving his cows behind.
I would avoid calling elk through clearings. I have had elk hung up there to many times.
Good luck, keep getting after it.
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I agree with this 90% - they definitely start to circle around one side, or hold up and mess around not wanting to get moving again. I think, in all of the years I've only had one come through without too much hesitation and he was a young bull and likely hadn't been spooked yet ...... lucky for him we let him walk that evening and live another day. I didn't fill my tag that season - Murphy's law. Man I hate elk hunting.
