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gooseforsupper:
Hi gang!
I've never made an elk call.  I am going to make many elk calls.  I am going to learn! :) ;D :-*

I've seen the parts and have just a few questions.  

Do you glue the cow elk insert in the barrel?

How does the bull elk call go together?  

I have until October 16th to get this together and surprise my buddies at elk camp.  Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Doug.

Braz:
Doug, great questions. I have never made one either, so am looking forward to the answers you receive.

Al_at_THO Game Calls:
The cow elk reed kits are a MT 2 taper, just like the crow calls.  There are two ways to make them.  First, you can use a MT 2 reamer to seat the cow elk reed or you can use the Latta Method to turn it down in a chuck and use O rings to seat the reed kit.   The Latta Method is in the tutorial section of the site.  It is used for crow calls but works for bite calls too.

The Elk bugle kits are made exactly like the deer grunt call.  There is a tutorial on the deer grunts too.

Both calls are easy to make.  If you do run into questions, give us a shout and we will do what we can to help.

Al @ THO

gooseforsupper:
THANKS AL!

I've got to sell a few calls, save a few sheckles, and get some parts ordered.

In the meantime I will be doing my homework on the tutorials.

This should be fun! ;D

Doug.

 

BigB:


I prefer the Latta method and use the o-rings for the cow elk call.  The o-rings make it a really slick fit.  Never have to worry about a glue joint failure and I don't have a MT2 reamer as well.

Here's a pic of an example of a bite call that I did with o-rings.






Brian

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