Proven Elk Calling Tips with Corey Jacobsen

Watch this before you're next elk hunting trip.
Corey is a dedicated student of the game with an amazing ability to communicate what he's learned. Join us at the SITKA Depot as he drops hard-earned knowledge from his decades spent chasing elk. He'll break down the each phase of the rut and share what your strategies should be during those periods.
The 3 Phases of the Rut | 02:20 - 10:30
Early Season Phase | 10:43 - 15:45
Pre Rut Phase | 15:46 - 18:59
Peak Rut Phase | 19:00 - 21:30
Elk Calling Basics | 22:00 - 35:45
Elk Hunting Tactics | 35:45 - 41:26

[@gemcarpetcare4661]

Great video. You can fool the eyes, you can fool the ears, but you can't fool the nose.

[@SITKAGear]

Thanks for tuning in. 🤝

[@pkalbertahunting5937]

This is awesome stuff! Thank you Randy and Corey.

[@macvosbeck8064]

Great stuff! Thank you Corey for sharing all this elk info, sharing your love of elk and sharing it all with your Sitka family herd.

[@SITKAGear]

Glad you found this helpful- thanks for tuning in.

[@devildog6107]

I have learned so much from Corey.

[@SITKAGear]

Thanks for tuning in. 🤝

[@LumberjackLogic]

Great video. Can't wait for hunting season.

[@johnandunisha]

Great video! Thank you!

[@SouthPawFPV]

Dude how did i miss this. The sitka depot is like 2 miles from me

[@hunterslifestyle625]

Simple and clear message, thanks

[@SITKAGear]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@cowelk]

Thank you. My season begins next Friday. You gave me great timely information. I will be thinking of them as I search for my cow elk.

[@SITKAGear]

Glad you found this helpful- good luck out there this fall.

[@johngeiman6569]

Awesome session! I learned a couple new tricks.

[@SITKAGear]

Glad you enjoyed- thanks for tuning in!

[@perryknetter8577]

Thank you Corey God's Blessings

[@chance52694]

This is incredible

[@SITKAGear]

Thanks for tuning in, Chance.

[@richb8303]

Very nice. Hope I get a chance to put into practice everything you talked about.

[@Canadianspearo]

Great Info !

[@SITKAGear]

Thanks for tuning in.

[@earmjames6908]

As for set ups i had bulls bugling across the river and didnt think they would cross 250 yards of open river Bank where they were wasnt open to hunt So like a true elkaholic i called for practice and hear their reaction when i looked up and a 5x5 was 40 yards walking right at me Then he stopped because he didnt see elk and got nervous and returned to his side ofnthe river

[@TheGearDudes]

great info. i wish i had seen this 30 days ago.

[@SITKAGear]

Glad you found this helpful, Aaron.

[@francismonette2499]

Amazing stuff……Thank a lot #sitkagear

[@Mike38901]

Thank you for doing this video. Love hunting and love the Sitka family

[@SITKAGear]

Thanks for your kind words, Mike.

[@Mike38901]

Anytime!

[@richardvanhorn9636]

How long to wait on calling sequence before moving on

[@stalker7892]

It depends. I've spent up to an hour calling a bull in and he did come in. Sometimes they're moving and no talking. Be patient! One tip that might help so that you don't call a hunter in is, if you bugle first and you get a response, use a cow call next. If you get another response, the overwhelming case is that it's not a hunter. Hunters don't usually respond to cow calls.

[@wapiti128]

I set up my first tree stand next to a wallow. I'm going to be hunting out of it this labor day weekend 2023. I'm just curious as to what people reading this would think would be the best strategy for early season would be for it: 1. No calling 2. only cow calling 3. bugling. Unit 4 North Idaho btw.

[@64dma]

Set up on water early early season, no calling.

[@Spearbeard]

How’d it go?

[@wapiti128]

@@Spearbeard No elk yet, but I had a whitetail doe and fawn walk under me. The doe b-lined it to a tree I peed under and started eating the pine needles I peed on. I thought, this is strange. Apparently a lot of deer hunters do that to attract deer which I never knew about. 😅

[@wapiti128]

Additionally, I have another spot I go to with no wallows but I bugled a couple hunters in. They had me going. Adrenalin dump! We talked for about 5 or 10 minutes. We know some of the same people. Very cool guys.

[@travistechlin9310]

spent alot of time hunting walos. Thermals change & winds change. Very hard to hunt these. Cameras when I'm not there show a different story. I don't call from walos. It makes him come down wind