Moose Call FAQ

It is a megaphone built for moose hunting, and it does five jobs. It carries your cow calls and bull grunts a long way further out and gives them the nasal quality a bull listens for. It thrashes brush and dead trees like a bull scraping velvet. Small end to your ear, it lets you hear an answer from two to three times further out. Waved, it flashes like an antler. And it scoops and drains water to imitate a cow urinating.

You supply the voice. It supplies the volume and the tone.

My name is Wayne Kubat. I have been a registered Alaska big game guide since 1986 and a Master Guide since 2004, license #147. I have lived, flown and hunted in Alaska since 1976. Together with my wife Marilyn I design the Original Alaska Bull Magnet®.

We developed the idea, trademarked the name, and began hand-crafting and selling them in 1993. Over 30,000 have gone out since, across the United States, Canada and beyond. More about Wayne

• Length · 14.5 inches
• Taper · under 2 inches at the narrow end to 7 inches at the wide end
• Weight · 11 ounces
• Exterior · textured for grip
• Striking end · reinforced for thrashing
• Packs · backpacks and float-plane hatches

Because the design, concept and purpose are the same as the original invention. We introduced the first two-stage angled design and trademarked the name in 1993, and we still test them here. The updated materials enhance a proven product; they did not replace it.

From 1993 through 2024, every one was handcrafted in Alaska from fiberglass, mostly by Marilyn and me. They ran 13 to 18 inches, mostly antler-colored light brown, with some in white and camouflage, and a few in red and blue for friends who wanted to cheer on a team.

In June 2025 we introduced an improved model and launched this website. Still made in the USA, now in small batches from carefully selected modern synthetics. The shape is unchanged. The new cream color shows up better when you are flashing.

Fiberglass is durable, but it has real drawbacks and I have never hidden them: it can crack or split under extreme use, it emits a chemical odor, it can cause itching or slivers, an accidental bump sounds tinny, and thrashing quality depends heavily on how you are holding it.

We researched resin and polymer blends, narrowed it to five finalists, and produced six samples of each. Nine of Alaska’s most experienced moose hunters and guides, all trusted friends, tested them: repeated striking and abuse in temperatures down to minus 5°F, extended exposure to rain and sunlight, and sound-quality evaluation across a wide temperature range. The winner was unanimous.

Yes. Absolutely. A slightly deeper tone, better nasal quality on cow calls and bull grunts, better durability, better uniformity piece to piece, and more consistent sound across temperatures. How shape and material change the sound

Yes, in limited quantities. Call or email us if you would like one.

Yes. Our calling and hunting strategies apply to all four North American moose subspecies. Timing varies a little by region. See where hunters have used it

Yes. Hunters have used it successfully on wolves, coyotes and fox; grizzly, brown and black bear; and elk.

Birch bark horns sound pretty good, but they are not durable. They get wet, and they wear out fast with a lot of use. Raking is what kills them quickest. Bull Magnets are significantly more durable and multi-functional. They last longer and give consistent sound quality in all weather. Compare the calls

Not officially. For experimentation I once removed the 1.5-inch reinforced band with a jigsaw. It saved 3 ounces and changed the performance very little. I still recommend the full-size model.

I recommend you do not drill a Bull Magnet® for a lanyard.

A scene in Pretty Woman, where Julia Roberts explains that her mother called her a bum magnet. The idea stuck.

Two moose-hunting video guides, Love, Thunder & Bull in Alaska Volume 1 and Volume 2. Thousands of hunters, many of them first-timers, have succeeded using the videos alongside the call. See the DVDs