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001Cow Call Draws Elk Like Crazy
A Helena newspaper feature follows inventor and bowhunter Don Laubach, early Cow Talk production, dealer growth, and hunters’ field experiences.
002Big Bull Elk Are Attracted by ‘Cow Talk’
A preserved photograph of a Sunday outdoors page featuring a report on hunters using cow and calf sounds to attract bull elk.
003Don Laubach: Founder, Inventor, Teacher
A biographical sheet and handwritten seminar notes inventory Laubach’s calls, books, videos, collaborations, and teaching plans.
004Elk Expert Talks at MORE Show
A show preview presents Laubach as a Montana bowhunter, call developer, author, speaker, and elk-calling judge.
005Elk Hunting’s Newest Secret
Zumbo describes using cow and calf vocalizations as a field technique before, during, and after the rut.
006Cow Talk for Elk
A multi-page illustrated field feature explains how imitating the mews and chirps of cows and calves can bring bulls into range.
007ELK TALK Enters the Books Record
Sports Afield lists ELK TALK as a twelve-consecutive-year account of western elk hunting, calls, tactics, and field stories.
008Review: ELK TALK
A contemporary review frames cow calling as an innovation that met skepticism before field use and testimony widened acceptance.
009To Take a Bull, Talk Like a Cow
A regional outdoor feature explains the advantage of imitating cow and calf sounds and describes Laubach’s call and instructional video.
010Cow Talk
A radio-outdoors column examines elk communication and the practical use of the Cow Talk call.
011Cow Talk For Elk
A three-page illustrated feature explains how imitating the mews and chirps of cows and calves can lure bulls before, during, and after the bugling season.
012The Retail Conversation
Letters from national and regional retail organizations preserve the practical work of representation, show planning, booth costs, and product presentation.
013Prime Time: A Video Record for Hunters
Comus reviews instructional hunting films, including Laubach’s sixty-minute calling presentation and Jim Zumbo’s elk-hunting film.
014Montana Outdoor Recreation Exposition
A newspaper advertisement schedules Laubach’s elk-calling talks at the three-day MORE show in Billings.
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