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Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places, and the people

who dedicate their lives to conserving both. Big shout out to Onyx Hunt for their support.

I'm your host, Lake Pickle.

On this episode, we're focusing in on the Star of September,

the object of desire for most hunters in North America,

and the mammal with arguably the most recognizable mating call out there.

We're talking about elk.

But not so much where they are right now. That's too easy.

We're talking about where they've been.

I remember the whole thing, vividly. Every step that elk made come in my direction.

Feeling the tension increase on my bowstring as I tried to perfectly time my draw so that he wouldn't see me.

The bugle that he sounded when he was just 22 steps away.

I can replay all of it.

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