ROYAL ROAR

[Miletic]

I have heard lions, elk, coyotes, turkeys gobble, and a wolf howl (only one howl, however). One sound that really surprised me was the roar or growl of a rutting impala. At first I thought I had a cat of some kind in front of me until straightened out by my PH.

I guess the sound is unexpected

 

[Miletic]

 

[Miletic]

 

[Miletic]

 

[Miletic]

 

[DieJager]

Heard them roar when I visited our national park de Hoge Veluwe in the rut season, couple of years ago. Beautiful sound. Some adjoining grounds have quota but those hunting combinations (clubs) are for the select few.

I have a driven hunt in January in Germany and hopefully one of the big boys will pass my stand

 

[Miletic]

Heard them roar when I visited our national park de Hoge Veluwe in the rut season, couple of years ago. Beautiful sound. Some adjoining grounds have quota but those hunting combinations (clubs) are for the select few.

I have a driven hunt in January in Germany and hopefully one of the big boys will pass my stand

Yes, they value deer a lot in German hunters. It is still one of the biggest trophies that a hunter can catch. And the Germans know what hunting and a good trophy is.
During the year, a lot of foreigners come here in Serbia to hunt during the roar season, but most of them are from Germany. You also shoot the biggest trophies, so the most valued hunters here are from Germany.
Today I went to try with a decoy to call some deer in a small hunting ground not far from my house. I couldn't resist even though I have a cold and a high temperature. It is quite dry and the temperatures are high, we are waiting for the first rain and for it to cool down a bit. Then the real roar will begin

 

[BryceM]

During a muzzleloader hunt in Colorado, we were on a ridge across from at least 20 mature 6-point bull elk. They were scattered around across the canyon less than 400 yards away. There was hardly a 5 second break without a bugle. This went on for hours and I probably heard 1000 bugles in that one spot. I remember wishing I could share it with everyone. It was an incredible experience.

I've also heard lions roar. The first time, outside of a zoo, was my very first evening in Africa, in Namibia, near the Botswana border. When they are close, it's a sound that communicates directly with your primeval brainstem. It provokes an emotional response. Hearing the sounds that come out of a lion that has just been shot is also something that will stay with you.

 

[Miletic]

During a muzzleloader hunt in Colorado, we were on a ridge across from at least 20 mature 6-point bull elk. They were scattered around across the canyon less than 400 yards away. There was hardly a 5 second break without a bugle. This went on for hours and I probably heard 1000 bugles in that one spot. I remember wishing I could share it with everyone. It was an incredible experience.

I've also heard lions roar. The first time, outside of a zoo, was my very first evening in Africa, in Namibia, near the Botswana border. When they are close, it's a sound that communicates directly with your primeval brainstem. It provokes an emotional response. Hearing the sounds that come out of a lion that has just been shot is also something that will stay with you.

Yes, every animal roar is a unique experience. I can only think what the roar of lions looks like in the real forest

 

[Red Leg]

I heard them earlier this year than you do in Europe. We were in Argentina for the roar in March, and were fortunate to hit it at its peak. I also hunted them in Germany in the late seventies. Nothing sounds quite so primeval as a stag's deep roar at first or last light. These stags are not like the giants on game ranches in New Zealand or the gold medal beasts of Central Europe, but they were demanding free range hunts in huge country.

Three of my Argentine stags.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I have heard elk bugle and moose calling. I have declined to hunt either calling them in. Didn't need to. I remember once having to get up at 2:00 a.m. and bring my horses in to camp because a sex starved bull elk was screaming at them. Bloody buggers can be dangerous when they're "in musk."

Moose are typically solitary animals, even during the rut. Therefore, it's necessary for cows and bulls to call to each other for location and mating. Of course more than one bull may show up or cow may want some variety in her sex life and call in another. Then the fun starts. While it is not unknown for elk to kill each other in combat, it seems to be rare among moose. A moose calling is rather uninspiring but an elk bugling, especially at close range is as awesome as any lion roar. I have yet to hear an artificial elk bugle that I could not differentiate from the real thing in the wild. Unfortunately for the elk, if they are worked up the quality of the hunter's bugling often is immaterial. But be ready to shoot, especially in thick stuff. He may come in like a run away train! There's a good reason why most bowhunters I knew bugled out of a tree stand.

 

[Miletic]

I heard them earlier this year than you do in Europe. We were in Argentina for the roar in March, and were fortunate to hit it at its peak. I also hunted them in Germany in the late seventies. Nothing sounds quite so primeval as a stag's deep roar at first or last light. These stags are not like the giants on game ranches in New Zealand or the gold medal beasts of Central Europe, but they were demanding free range hunts in huge country.

Three of my Argentine stags.
View attachment 789082
View attachment 789083
View attachment 789084

I know that there the roar starts earlier, in March, then there can still be snow here.
All three trophies are beautiful. Congrat!