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jimmi the sammi:
Wish I could relate all the stories and pictures of the bucks that have been shot because of calls.  We have been using "can" calls the last few years with SOME success.  Not a lot but some.  Every trick you can put in your bag helps for sure.  Rattling is another.  I haven't had a lot of luck with rattling but some of my hunting partners swear by it.  And one of them swears "at" grunt calls!  So again, try it all and enjoy the results!

Bad juju:
I am big on calling can calls, rattling antlers, and grunt call during the rut. During the rut call in areas with rubs and scrapes it’s way more effective. The rest of the season I like to carry a communication bleat. Communication bleat is good to calm a deer that startles at a distance but doesn’t know what you are. It can also cause a deer to be curious and come check you out

I know it’s an older thread but it’s still hunting season

Fox:
Thanks bad juju, that’s a good point with the bleat calming deer down a bit

Bad juju:
It happens often where a deer is alert knowing something is up but not knowing what. If they let out an alarm call and stay in the area or only move off a a short distance that communication bleat can bring them back. If they out and out bust you they are gone though

Works really good on mule deer because they are more curious than whitetail

ssrhythm:
I have used just about every grunt tube sold...because I lose or misplace them all the time.  Years ago, I bought the calls Roger Raglin uses...little tiny metal tubes with a foam mouthpiece.  I shot at and missed the first little buck I killed with a trad bow...grunted with that thing, and he turned back around and came back to 15 yards.  Later that year, I turned a group of 3 small bucks 90 degrees and had them walk right to me...only for me to learn that you shouldn't shoot an expandable from a recurve.  The calls sound NOTHING like any other grunt tube I've used or heard...they are not loud, they are "clicky," but I've noticed that unless a buck is pursuing a doe and fired up and growling or nearly growling, the grunts I hear from them are very soft and "clicky" or "ticky" for lack of a better explanation.  Found some again on Raglin's web site and bought three doe and three buck calls to compensate for my unique ability to lose stuff.  They do not sound loud and "good to the hunter's ear," but they sound great to deers' ears.

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