I had gotten about three steps through the gate, when the head of woods I was about to enter exploded with the sounds of deer blowing. It was still too dark to see, but it sounded like a small army of whitetail had just left the building. I stopped and listened, as the sounds of their escape got farther and farther away.
Although callingWhitetail Deer has become very popular in recent years, the big questionsto most hunters, both new and experienced, are: When to use thesecalls.What do they mean. Whitetail deer havea language and communicate to each other . The first sound a fawn hearsis the grunt of it's mother, this is a contact call that all deer buckand doe respond to contact calls all year long. Below is a short descriptionof deer vocalizations and audio reproductions of these sounds. NonAggressive Deer CallsContactCalls: This sound is a doe's way of locating other deer of her familygroup . This call can be used all year long. DoeGrunt: Grunts are a doe's way of saying come here , also to call herfawns at feeding time . It is critical to keep the call soft as a loudgrunt is too aggressive of a call. BuckGrunt: A buck grunt is a deeper pitch than a doe grunt , it means thesame thing . The older the buck the deeper the tone. TendingGrunt: As the buck chases the doe as the rut approaches he is frustrated,and makes a series of soft grunts while trailing her . It's the bucks wayof asking her to stop so he can be breed with her. BuckBawl: This sound's a lot like a calf bawl , but it is a series of buckbleats . This signals the bucks desire for company. Sparring:Thisis a non aggressive and social behavior that all bucks do after sheddingtheir velvet . This is when the bucks learn who can whip theother . This process does not prevent serious fights later on during therut.RageGrunts: This is the sound that a buck makes during the courtship whenthe doe stops running , but won't let the buck breed her . It's a non aggressiveand frustration call by him. EstrusBleat: This is the sound that a Doe makes to signal that her breedingtime is near. BreedingBellow: This is the sound that a Doe makes to signal that she readyto breed RIGHT NOW.AggressiveDeer CallsSniff:Deermake this sound to intimidate other deer and prevent fights. This callis often made by a rut- crazed buck when confronted with a rival. Thissound can send smaller buck running from the area.Wheeze:Anotherrut crazed Bucks sound to intimidate other deer and prevent fights whenconfronted with a rival. This sound can also send smaller buck runningfrom the area.Rattling AggressiveRattling: This is a short aggressive rattling sequence to possiblylure in less aggressive, but curious buck, as well as the local dominantwhitetail buck of the area. To make this sound like a real fight sniffs,wheezes and grunts have also been thrown in for added effect.Copyright 2000 FearNot Calls
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We had used our elk reel design to call in numerous mule deer before the idea to widen it and deepen the tone hit us. It took only a few variations to get working Buck Reel prototypes together. We took a dozen to Wisconsin and spent 23 consecutive days in a tree on two farms. What happened was pure non stop calling action. I called in dozens of bucks some multiple times.12 prototypes netted 7 archery bucks in 3 weeks for the testers. Since then we have refined the design further. It is now the most magical North American deer call we have ever used.
Becoming a proficient deer caller will make you a more successful hunter. Rather than simply sitting and waiting for a trophy buck to show up, tactics such as antler rattling can draw aggressive bucks out of the cover and into shooting range.
Should I stubbornly keep this up, or accept the reality that nothing was coming? Knowing I was hunting an area with low numbers of deer, I scolded myself for being impatient. Sometimes it just takes a buck a while to get to you.
Shooting that chocolate-racked 9-pointer at close range, on the ground, was an amazing ending to my Alberta adventure and an example of how calling can salvage your whitetail expedition. And it was far from the only time I've filled a tag by making the right sounds in the right place at the right time.
While the clashing of antlers obviously isn't a vocalization, it's one of the most recognizable sounds in the deer woods. It's also one of the most alluring to rut-charged bucks. Rattling caught on in my native Texas during the 1960s, then spread from there with the continental surge in trophy whitetail interest. From Canada to Mexico, plenty of big bucks now have been taken as a result.
Whitetails aren't nearly as chatty as elk, turkeys, waterfowl or coyotes. Even so, the woods are full of subtle deer sounds. One might alert other herd members to a sudden threat. Another's purpose is to aid in courtship, while a third helps maintain the social hierarchy.
This 6 year-old Texas 8-pointer was on its way to investigate a real buck battle going on in the nearby brush when author Gordon Whittington shot him on Feb. 22. Some bucks will respond to rut sounds long after most does have been bred.
"Alarm calls consisted of the snort, given when a deer detected danger, and a bawl, given when a deer was traumatized," the team noted. "Three agonistic calls were recorded. The low grunt was given in low-level agonistic, or combative, interactions. The grunt-snort, given during more intense dominance interactions, consisted of the low grunt with 1-4 rapid snorts added. The grunt-snort-wheeze consisted of the grunt-snort with the addition of a wheezing exhalation through the nostrils. It was characteristic of dominance interactions among bucks during the breeding season.
"Four maternal-neonatal sounds were recorded. The maternal grunt was used by does searching for their bedded fawns. The mew was given by fawns and appeared to solicit care from the mother. The bleat was a more insistent care solicitation call and was given when fawns were disturbed or deprived. A nursing whine was given repeatedly while suckling. Mating calls consisted of a tending grunt and the flehmen-sniff. When separated from members of their group, females gave a contact call."
Grunt-Snort-Wheeze: This buck vocalization is mostly a polysyllabic "hiss." I don't even bother trying to grunt on the front end of it; I simply go straight to the snort-wheeze part. The first two or three bursts of air are lightning quick, followed by one much longer and trailing off. This vocalization is the most serious form of insult in the deer woods. Upon hearing it, a meek individual will tend to vacate the scene; a macho one will accept the challenge.
The more eager a buck is, the less he'll worry about getting downwind of you before approaching. Still, mature bucks tend to use the wind to their advantage. So, the best rattling and calling setups give the deer some cover through which to swing downwind.
That's why I seldom set up with an open field or large body of water immediately downwind of me. Some bucks won't come close if they can't first scent-check the deer they think they hear. Of course, the trick is to get a circling buck shot before he catches a whiff of you.
Many setups fail simply because no shooter hears the call. Distance between you and the deer, along with topography, cover, and competing noise (wind or even a busy highway) can reduce effective calling range. Windy conditions might not matter much if the buck is 70 yards out and you're trying to coax him into your 30-yard lane for a bowshot.
How deep into the season can rattling work? As late as there's a chance a buck is still prowling for love. The latest I've actually rattled one in (relative to the rut) was Jan. 9, in southwestern Iowa. And the latest I've ever shot a buck responding to the sounds of a buck fight was Feb. 22.
Many hunters get desperate when calling to a visible buck that doesn't want to respond. If you're sure he has heard you but doesn't want to come your way, either try a totally different call or simply shut up. Instead of calling louder and/or more often, as some hunters do, it's much better to simply let the deer walk away. He might be more agreeable the next time you hunt that spot.
From ducks to moose, any type of game can be educated to calling and become leery of it. That's certainly true of whitetails. So, if you hunt a certain spot often, be extremely careful not to overdo the calling. And if non-shooter deer respond, do your best not to get busted. The yearling you spook this fall could be the monster that doesn't respond to your calling from the same tree in 2019.
Sometimes, a soft buck grunt or doe bleat is all you need to bring that buck a few steps closer or stop him for the shot. However, making those sounds with your bow at full draw or your rifle on your shoulder can be tricky with conventional deer calls.
heard a Mom doe blat at some yearlings last season. This year heard a nice 8 pt buck snort wheeze for the first time. He was chasing a 4 point and all kinds of pissed off at him. And had two yearlings chasing each other , they went by my stand twice running and chasing and the one behind bleeted twice at the other. Have heard deer grunting several times throughout the years.
my 8 pt i shot a few years ago i was sitting my rock looking up to the deer run coming off the ridge and i heard him grunt and i says to myself wow nobodys suppost to be up there i mean it sounded so fake. he came running down the deer run and i nailed him but i thought it was somebody with a grunt call. this year im in the tree stand bow hunting and a buck comes out of the hay bales in to the field 83 yds i bleated and he didnt even lift his head i just wish i took a photo thats about all i could do. i guess it might work . i'll tell you though sometimes i give the deer i see when not hunting a wheeze and man does that get their attention. 006ab0faaa