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Smoke Signals Local Elk Bugler Uses His "Hoochie Momma" To Attract Tribal member Bryan Langley recently finished 2nd at the Oregon Bow Hunter's Elk Calling Championship. 12 JUNE 15, 2005 cut-off wiffle ball bat for bugling and the "hoochie momma," which is a hand-held cow call. In 2002, the Natural Resources Department allotted some property for an archery range because of high interest from local hunters. The range will soon be moved to the Davidson property on Old Fort Road. Langley, along with volun teers from the National Federation of Field Archery, will set up a course using 20 3D targets. Langley has worked for the Tribe for about 14 years and has had several positions in different departments. Currently he is act ing Manager for the Education Department. Langley provided a final scenario to tantalize those who may be inter ested in bow hunting. "You are standing on the top of a ridge as the first light of morning is creeping over the distant moun tains. You let out a bugle and get a response from deep in the canyon below. You take a deep breath and return the challenge of the call. If you want to feel the rush of a bull elk screaming down the back of your neck from only a few feet away, knowing you may or may not get a shot, then you have got to give bow hunting a try," said Langley. r n i The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon i ! Enrollment Ad Hoc Committee j j Name: Roll Phone j I Address: Message I I Email ! J Are you in favor of changing the requirements? Yes No Neutral j ! Do you have adequate transportation? Yes No j If needed, can you travel overnight? Yes No j J When are you available for meetings? Day Evening Weekend Why do you want to serve on the committee? I Are you a member in good standing (no debts to the Iribe)? Yes No ' j Do you have a family member who has been directly affected? Yes No If YES, what is the relation? j I Has an immediate family member applied for this committee? Yes No j Do you have knowledge or background on enrollment? Yes No J I If YES, please explain: I J F-" . By Toby McClary Ik bugles come in I 1 1 many shapes and sizes. Some are J m large, some small, A some banana Lh&J shaped and some straight. But when Tribal member Bryan Langley pulled a camou flage covered wiffle ball bat from his desk drawer, I wanted to run. Then my interest took over. Using this cut-off bat and a reed in his mouth, Langley stood outside of the Adult Education building and gave me a brief demonstration of how to use various elk calling tools. Langley recently placed second in the professional division of the Or egon Bow Hunters Elk Calling Championships held at Seven Feath ers Casino on Saturday, March 26. Competing in only his third com petition, he faced nine other contes tants and only fell short to the World Champion. In February 2005, the World Championships were held at the Convention Center in Portland, . Oregon where Langley placed sixth in the men's division facing 35 competitors. "In order to win, you have to make all of the sounds that elk make," said Langley. "You're try ing to sound like the biggest and baddest elk out there." Langley not only uses his bu gling talents in competition, he ' ' ', nj . - S , " V V ' ' I V III J 1 Bryan Langley also uses them to hunt elk. His father, Tribal Elder Dale Langley, introduced him to the bow around 1990 and he has been bow hunt ing every year since. Being able to bugle has helped to bring in the bulls, said Langley. "When I first started (hunting), I would go two or three days, some times a week, without even seeing an elk." said Langley. "Alter learn ing how to bugle, it's made hunting a little easier. We called in probably 20 bulls last year." Langley said that he and his hunting part ners will walk an aver age of 10 miles per day just to get that feeling of being close to a big bull or cow. "It's a huge adrena line rush," he said. "It's an awesome experi ence and it's fun." Tribal member and Recreation & Project Specialist Shonn Leno said that he and Lan gley attended the same weekend workshop for elk hunting in the past. "He has a knack for sounding as real as the animal he is calling, whether it is a cow or a bull," said Leno. Choosing the right call can be dif ficult at times, said Langley. "I carry a lot of calls because you don't know what a bull is going to respond to," he said, "but if you can get the cows to come, the bulls will usually follow." Langley's favorite calls are the
