The elk is likely to hang up at a safe distance even after it sees the decoy if you’re out front, you might be in range when it does.
But try to get out ahead of your decoy, so you’re between it and the approaching elk. If you can fool the elk’s eyes as well as its ears, you’re going to be getting some action. By adding an elk decoy to a calling set-up, your realism factor soars.
