COLLECTION 01 · THE PUBLISHED RECORD
Magazine Articles
Newspaper and magazine coverage that followed Cow Talk, ELK TALK, and the people who carried the method into the outdoor press.
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Every item here is drawn from the supplied MT E.L.K. archive. Records are grouped by what they reveal, so one article may connect product history, field instruction, publishing, and the people behind the company.
This is a living collection. Source details are stated precisely; dates, authorship, and international links that still require evidence remain marked for verification.
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EVIDENCE
9 archival objects are connected to this collection. Open any record for its source document, metadata, curator’s note, and related exhibits.
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.
- Montana
- Cow Talk
- Origins
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.
- Newspaper
- Cow Talk
- 1986
003Elk Hunting’s Newest Secret
Zumbo describes using cow and calf vocalizations as a field technique before, during, and after the rut.
- Jim Zumbo
- Technique
- Cow calling
004Cow 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.
- American Hunter
- Instruction
- Elk
005ELK 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.
- Sports Afield
- Book
- ELK TALK
006Review: ELK TALK
A contemporary review frames cow calling as an innovation that met skepticism before field use and testimony widened acceptance.
- Book review
- Innovation
- Cow Talk
007To 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.
- Idaho
- 1987
- Field technique
008Cow Talk
A radio-outdoors column examines elk communication and the practical use of the Cow Talk call.
- Radio
- Media
- Cow Talk
009Prime 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.
- Video
- Education
- 1988
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