I have accumulated lots of toys in all my years of hunting. Let me show you what I use to play with the wild game.
If you want to be successful calling in elk, you must learn to use a mouth diaphragm. The most important fact is that when you use a mouth call, your hands are free to use your bow or gun. I learned while driving to school each day. Blew thru the darn thing until I made sounds, and then I'd play along with the music on my radio. The easiest ones are the ones with the raised roof, or palate plate as they call it. The call pictured has this. The white one from Primos is the easiest one to use. I tried this black one just to test it, but it isn't as good as the white one.
Before I could use a mouth diaphragm, I used this call from Abe and Son. I still use it when an elk is close and I want to be very soft and gentle when I call, but I am not hands free, which can be a problem.
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This is the mouth piece on the call. You change the latex rubber every year.
I highly recommend my bugle. Rocky Jacobsen from Bugling Bull Company in Kamiah, Idaho makes it. The rubber piece on the end takes away the vibrations and makes the bugle sound better.
The mouth piece pops in and you change it every year. Get on the net and find him at Buglingbull.com. It's easy to use and sounds terrific. I have called in many bulls with this baby.
I bought this shooting stick last year, and you can really hold your gun steady on one. I got this one from Sierra Trading Post in Meridian, but there are many out on the market. Use it on long shots because it can mean the difference between a hit or a miss.