ElkNut is the cutting edge of elk calling and hunting technology. With thirty years of elk hunting experience, Paul Medel and his company, ElkNut Outdoor Productions, author of myriad elk hunting books, articles, movies, CDs, and blogs, has raised elk calling training to the next level with ElkNut though his partnership with Got Game Technologies. Together, they have taken what he has learned in three decades of 100 percent elk hunting success on over the counter, do it yourself hunts, and put it together in one easy to use, accessible, and understandable location: ElkNut.
ElkNut helps you become a better elk caller and hunter through:
- Video content teaching you how to choose a mouth reed from the many options on the market place to make the most realistic elk sounds.
- Video content offering guidance on mouth reed placement with specific instruction for both bull and cow elk sounds.
- Featuring twenty two of the most common and most important bull and cow elk sounds, including:
- Location Bugle
- Challenge Bugle
- Nervous Grunt
- Chuckles
- Advertising Bugle
- Grunts
- Round Up Bugle
- Lip Bawl Bugle
- Social Cow/Calf Talk
- Contact Buzz
- Bulls Panting
- Growls
- Separated/Lost Cow
- Whines Going to Bull
- Nervous Grunt/Round Up Bugle
- Cow Bugles
- Alarm Barks
- Retreating Cow Mews
- Pleading Cow/Calf Mews
- Glunking
- Regathering Mews
- Rattling Antlers
- Twelve included Sequences:
- Blind/Cold Calling Sequence
- Advertising Sequence
- Breeding Sequence
- Cow Party
- The Slow Play Sequence
- Cow Whines & Raking
- Defensive Action
- ElkNut's Top Four Elk Sounds
- Full Send Challenge Bugle
- Second Chance on Elk
- Simple Elk Sounds
- Threat Sequence
- Twenty Two Tactics:
- Four Estrus Cycles
- Utilizing a Full Moon
- Wallows, Waterholes and Mineral Licks
- Tips for New Hunters
- ElkNut Nuggets
- Solo Hunting
- Early Season
- Calling Setup Logistics
- Choosing Solid Setups
- Hunting Cows & Spikes
- Hunting Open Country
- Locating Elk
- Navigation
- Next Step: Bedded Bull
- Next Step: Heard a Bugle
- Next Step: Responding to a Bark
- Night Calling
- Quiet Elk Tactics
- Rifle Hunting
- Setup Example 1
- Setup Example 2
- Targeted Area Info
- Tips for New Hunters
- Audio content of both the ElkNut and real elk making each sound so you can practice and measure your progress.
- Incorporating microphone on device so you can record yourself making the sound and compare to the real elk and ElkNut audio.
- Video instruction demonstrating how to make each sound, with technical details that only an expert can teach you. Downloadable so you can take these videos with you on the hunt!
- Hunting tips categorized by elk sound with tried and true pointers that will help you know what these sounds mean to other elk, when to use them in the field, and how an elk will respond to it when you do.
- Special quick action tips that are readily accessible at a moment's notice to figure out what sounds you've been hearing from elk in the field.
- Highly effective Pro Tips that provide insight only gained from years and years hunting elk that help you give yourself the best chance to find and harvest the elk of your dreams.
- New Download Menu simplifies downloading content for offline use!
- Links to resources where you can find the elk hunting products you need to be successful.
I always had success calling elk in for my friends and myself. I never understood what I was doing and this really helps me to understand what I’m trying to say to the elk and what they are saying to me. I’m a solo hunter and the first time I used this in the field I had two giant bulls coming in to fight me. One was so close I couldn’t move or call and he stood for 15 minutes looking and chuckling trying to get me to show myself all I could see where antlers and eyes 320” bull minimum. The other bull was way smarter and way bigger and only hung around for 30 seconds. What was great is I knew how to make all the calls this showed me when to use them to say the right things. I never realized how much the bulls just want to come and fight. They responded to my fight calls more this year than any other calling sequence. Did not put a bull on the ground but sparked an old flame with a new understanding. The panting I have never used and wow that made this bull red eye mad. They do learn what you sound like fast though and after 4 days would not respond the same. Like to get some pointers there. And I have other sounds I’ve heard I’d love to know what they mean and are used for that you have never addressed or made note of. Thanks Paul for all the years spent to help us out. Is there a video for slow play coming soon would love to see that Nick C
Developer Response
Thank you for the detailed and positive review!
Extremely Impressed
B. Tuft
I just want to say how impressed I am with, not just Paul’s knowledge and experience, but with his willingness to help hunters learn how to become students of elk hunting. For $4.99 this app is a no brainer for any elk hunter wanting to become better at their craft. Elk hunting has never made more sense to me. I successfully called in a bull for a buddy in 2016 and it was really cool, but other than knowing how to cow call well I was clueless on what the bull was actually saying when he hung up at 184 yards in an open meadow. He kept nervous grunting and I was fascinated by the sound, but didn’t understand it. Now I understand what he was saying and why he hung up. I love the sequences, tactics, tips sections, videos, ability to record myself and compare my sounds to real elk and ElkNut sounds. To put it simply there is nothing else like this anywhere out there. It’s is cutting edge and worth it’s weight in gold to all elk hunters, even seasoned guys. Ever since I heard Paul’s podcasts I’ve been hooked. You guys rock. I wish it was fall right now!!! Your willingness to help people is very admirable. Get this app, you won’t be sorry!
Developer Response
Thank you for the great review, B. Tuft! We appreciate your support and wish you all the best this elk season. You can be sure we'll keep adding more great content to the app going forward!
Hear them out on changing to subscription
bobbyrvick
I have had this app for two years and it has helped my husband and I significantly with our calls and learning about elk communication. I have told my husband that it was crazy they only charged 10 dollars for the amount of information the app contained.I was bummed when I saw it was moving to subscription, but I reached out to them, they responded promptly, and they explained that it was a very difficult decision. There are only 5 guys working on this app.The amount of work, thought, and years of experience and education put into this app is definitely worth 15 dollars a year. And that certainly isn’t going to be enough to provide an income for any of them. All we see are the videos and the calls in the app. We don’t know the time, cost, and effort that is required behind the scenes to have the app run smoothly and give us all of this awesome information.The new update runs seamlessly and it’s apparent a lot of thought was put into this decision. Love seeing new tips, tactics, and sequences, too. The information put out in this app is unmatched and worth it. These guys are hunters just like we are. Don’t give them a bad review just because they are trying to figure out a way to keep making this app better for us. Thank you guys for taking the time out of your lives to give us this great app!
Developer Response
Sure appreciate the kind words, detailed review and support. You explained things better than we could!
Solid App with Great Info
FlyHuntFish
This is a well designed app that will help elk hunters of all experience levels be more well informed about elk sounds and behavior out in the field. I’ve enjoyed using ElkNut products in the past with their videos and their super helpful playbook, so I was happy to see so much of that information packaged into an easy to use app that is always with you. I can personally attest to having increased success because of what I’ve learned from the ElkNut crew, and my largest archery bull to date was taken utilizing information I’d learned from them. Paul advocates using a grunt sound to stop a bull rather than a cow sound. When a large branch bull and I “soft” spooked each other in the timber and he started to walk away, I remembered this advice and just gave a loud grunt with my mouth. The bull sowed after a few steps and stopped quartering away, allowing me to make a heart shot on a beautiful 6x7! If I hadn’t known about Paul’s success with just grunting with my mouth, I may not have had the confidence to try such a thing, and that bull would have just kept walking away! I view this app as another tool to help increase my chances. It won’t replace spending time in the elk woods, but it does leverage the knowledge gained by someone who has spent a lot of time around elk, and is gracious enough to share that information (and is always excited to do so!). Between providing a better understanding of what different elk sounds mean, and providing various strategies that have been proven in the field, I highly recommend this app for anyone serious about improving their odds of harvesting an elk.
** Fixes **
Fixed issue where some user couldn't access 'Pro' features with a 'Pro' subscription
** New Features **
Non pro users can now access many available calls, sequences and tactics for free! File by file download also available for free.
New content released in September 2022 and beyond is accessible via pro subscription. Pro subscription also required to access itemized download page.
Please support the app by subscribing to Pro for access to these additional features and new content going forward.
Version 3.2.1
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Seller
GOT GAME TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Size
71.9 MB
Category
Sports
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
