Posts Tagged ‘deer calls

There is no better time than November to use your calls, so grab your grunts, cans and antlers and make some racket! I think it’s safe to say that we all enjoy calling deer, it’s always cause for a little extra excitement when sitting on stand for long hours and when you actually call in [...]

So let’s say you tried grunting a few times at a buck moving across in front of you at 100 yards. He looks your way, but keeps moving off to your side and out of eye sight. So what should you do if a buck does not immediately respond to your calls? Don’t over do [...]

In our previous installment we covered the tending grunt and snort-wheeze, which are two great calls for the rut. But what kind of calls can you use earlier in the year? Probably one of the more effective and most versatile calls out there is the buck contact grunt. This is a very simple, quick monotone [...]

Calling in deer is one of the more difficult and  most debated tactics in deer hunting circles. We all want to know how to bring the deer to us, but it’s easier said than done. So as the hunting season progresses I’ll be highlighting a couple different calling tips a week. We’ll start today with [...]

Deer Calls for Dummies

22, Oct 2008

I know a lot of people have questions about how deer actually vocalize in the wild. It can be pretty difficult for the inexperienced hunter to effectively replicate a deer with a call, when he or she doesn’t even know the right sound to make. Obviously doing research, watching videos or having in-the-field experience can help us understand how [...]

At about 9:30, with the rays of the morning  sun peeking through the tree limbs, I saw the tell tale flash of white out of the corner of my eye. About 75 yards away from me, on the edge of my woodlot and a corn field, I saw a tall racked 6 point buck cruising with a [...]


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