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When they get that big, they have seen a few things. Anyway, Rick kept calling, trying to get the bull he had missed to come closer, when off to my left I saw another 6x6 bull coming in to check out the call! Now this was too much! To make a long story short, the two bulls finally detected us and left, but that was three bulls called in in less than 20 minutes!
" Norm was so excited at the prospects that when he returned home, he immediately began working to reproduce the sound Rick's sticking call had made. After several experiments and aborted starts, he finally re-created the sound. After work the following day, Norm went afield near his Arizona home and called in four bulls before dark! He knew he was onto something big.
Shortly after this productive evening, Norm met Jerry Petersen, owner and director of Woods Wise Products. Norm and Jerry teamed up on another New Mexico hunt with video rolling, and the rest is history. Norm called in several bulls for Jerry and the camera, impressing Jerry enough to market Norm's call. Norm says since that time, six friends have called in about 100 bulls using it, including a 345-inch bull arrowed by Norm's son.
Norm describes his call as an open-faced duck call withan exposed reed. To operate the call, Norm says to clamp down on the reed with your teeth or lips, force air over the reed, and |
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slowly release pressure to produce a long whine. Norm's new design alleviates the problems the sticking reed presented.
It didn't take long
for bulls in heavily
hunted areas to
learn about man
and bugles.
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Norm recommends moving in on a bugling bull, beginning with a less aggressive call, increasing the intensity as you move closer. At some point, the hunter sets up and awaits developments while calling very aggressively. You still can't lure herd bulls from their harems—though it has happened to Norm once—but any satellite bull in the area will respond pronto. He has called in only three cows using the call, so it is not a cow call. Of course, rutting bulls are necessary, and timing is critical. You won't interest bulls in breeding if there is no natural rutting going on around them. Norm says the only time he has heard this call in the outdoors is during the dark of night, but his own success confirms it will work during legal shooting hours.
Norm expresses concerns about the call's future. "I hope elk hunters will be a bit more responsible with this call than they have been in the past with bugles. There just seems to be a lot of people running around with bugles these days doing stupid things with them. When you get too many people in the |
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field with these things, you are going to have problems.
"This call is nothing more than a tool and should be used as such. It is the closest thing that man can make that will sound like a cow demanding attention, but if it is abused or used foolishly, bulls will begin to shun it, just like they have with bugles and traditional cow calls. Calling game, no matter how new or hot the method, requires timing. Using this call before actual breeding begins will also educate elk in its use." Norm optimistically gives the call six to seven years before elk catch on. Maybe common sense and restraint will extend that time… The new call, marketed by Woods Wise, is being dubbed the "HyperHot Cow Call" and promises to be all the rage in elk woods this fall. The call hit the market in May, and Norm said he took orders for $2,000 in calls at the recent Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Convention in Albuquerque , New Mexico a testament to the call's popularity. I can't put elk vocalizations into words here, so I won't try it. To solve this problem, Woods Wise will be marketing a cassette tape, put together by Norm, to help the hunter learn how to properly use the new device. Without it, you are on your own. The call will sell for $14.95, plus $5 if purchased with the cassette tape.
If you are interested in more information, contact Woods Wise Products, P.O. Box 681552 , Franklin , TN or call (800) 735-8182 |
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