Loose Ends: Elk ‘bugling contests of olden days’

Not so long ago Meeker was not only known for its deer and elk population, but for the abundance of local human elk callers.The local school system not only declared a one- or two-day hunting holiday each fall, but the sportsman’s club sponsored a “bugling” contest, as well. Letting school out for a hunting vacation was natural, lending itself to local family schedules as kids were pulled out of school each year to join…