RMEF World Elk Calling Content finalist Joe McCarthy knows a thing or two about bugling for bulls. He's been hunting elk along the ridgetops and drainages of Idaho's mountains for decades.

McCarthy shares his expertise on reading the language and emotion of bulls, cows and calves, from mews and chirps to barks and bugles. For new hunters, McCarthy explains the classic rules of archery elk hunting: choosing your location, calling, and staying downwind. But those rules? They're all meant to be broken, if it means you'll be eating elk steaks by the end of the hunt.

In this episode of The Slayer Hunting Podcast, host Tommy Sessions talks with Slayer Calls CEO Bill Ayer, Slayer PRO Tanner Hardy and Slayer product innovation lead McCarthy about the language of elk and the secrets of successful bow hunts.

Elk hunting articles:

- 7 tips for your first archery elk hunt

- How to choose your first elk call

- E-scout to maximize success on out-of-state elk hunts

- Star of The Wild Race lands a 6x8 bull on her first elk hunt

Slayer calls related to this episode:

- ArchAngel acrylic elk call

- Swagger handle

- Enchantress push button call

- Slayer cow external call

- Slayer mouth reeds

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Episode 15: How to speak the language of elk

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