Posted by Angela Montana on September 18, 2025Many Montana hunters have had plenty of encounters with elk before, but nothing could prepare a hunter with the sound of a bull hissing at them. Not bugling, not grunting—actually hissing. When a bull doesn’t feel like wasting energy on a full bugle, it can let out this sharp, snake-like hiss that rattles your chest and makes you second-guess your footing. According to BookYourHunt.com, “a hiss is used as a threat in domination intercourse between bulls.” It is definitely not something you hear every day, but once you do, you remember it!