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Cody McCarthy Demonstrates the Bull Calling Cow Bugle

Cody McCarthy demonstrates how to do the bull calling cow bugle — when a bull tires to intimidate you or the other bulls. This one is a fun one to hear out in the woods.
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Video Transcript: 

Hey guys, Cody with Slayer Calls today. I'm really excited. I'm going to be teaching you guys how to do the bull calling cow bugle. This one, it's one of the funnest ones to hear out in the woods because that's that bull trying to intimidate those other bulls or you as a caller. Try to keep his cows with him. Say, "Hey, I'm the big dog on campus, don't you be leaving." It's a really fun call to make. So what we're going to do is we're going to start with low woo, with our voice, a little bit of buzz. Then we're going to buzz our lips, and then right when we're getting done buzzing our lips, whew. Add a little bit of a scream and a quick drop-off and that'll be the bull calling cows bugle. This is what it sounds like. If you hear that in the woods, mimic it back and you'll have a bull in your lap. Again, I'm Cody with Slayer Calls. Check them out today. Check out my elk hunting pack, The Cody McCarthy Signature Series and the entire lineup of elk calls offered by Slayer Calls.