Meet the Pro
Paul Medel
“The ElkNut”
Three decades decoding what elk are actually saying — and teaching hunters to speak back. Every call, sequence, and tactic in the app comes straight from his public-land, do-it-yourself methodology.
The story
The ElkNut has dedicated the last 30-plus years to a specialized subject — understanding elk vocalization. For the last 26 years he and his son, Paul Jr. (owners of ElkNut Outdoor Productions), have made it their mission to share what they’ve learned through instructional DVDs, CDs, and ElkNut’s PlayBook. The ElkNut app combines the best of their knowledge into one easy-to-access resource.
Elk vocalization is a deeper subject than you might think. It isn’t about a single bugle or a cow call — it’s a language, with a vocabulary that tells you an animal’s mood, intent, and how it’s likely to respond. ElkNut’s focus on that vocabulary gives you the ability to understand what elk are saying, and to answer in a way that pulls them in.
No matter your hunting style, Learning the Language adds yet another weapon to any elk hunter’s arsenal.
Track record
- ElkNut and his son, Paul Jr., have taken 59 elk in 26 years — a 100% success rate — all “over-the-counter, do-it-yourself” public-land hunts, where the general public sees roughly a 6% success rate.
- ElkNut and crew (5 total) have taken 185 public-land elk over the last 26 years.
- Owner of ElkNut Outdoor Productions in McCall, Idaho — 30+ years studying and researching elk vocalization, 20 of them dedicated to helping other hunters Learn the Language.
- Gives elk-calling seminars at conventions and sportsman’s shows across several states.
- Techniques have been featured in 20 different hunting magazines.
- Wrote the “Elk Speak” column for Elk Hunter Magazine, and was invited to give the seminar at the annual Pope and Young Convention.
- ElkNut and his son have called more than 1,000 public-land bulls into bow range.
- His methods and techniques have been credited with over 2,000 harvested elk to date.
Learn the language from the source
Paul teaches every call the way a mentor would — not just how to make a sound, but when to use it and why it works. Get it on your phone, free to start.