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Deer Calls?
Fox:
Okay thanks jimmi! Do you have a call you would recommend?
Chief RID:
Deer make sounds. When you hear them it is memorable. I have always tried to mimic those sounds. Saying MEEEEEK, and adding the sheep or goat bleat as you say it; if that makes any since; I have found to be a great sound to make by mouth. Saying NEEEEEEEP with a throaty deep almost growl, I have found to be a very effective grunt. Because I don't have to pull out a call and I am always ready and I have heard these sounds in the woods I have a lot of confidence in them. Try it and always be listening for these sounds in the woods.
Will Tell:
Have had a lot of success calling in Bucks during the rut with bleeting. Baaaaaaaa. I only use it if a Buck is out of range, some come right in and sometimes they ignore it.
WhistlingBadger:
I got a little grunt call and a fawn bleat to try with mulies. They get pretty talkative sometimes, but they're really quiet about it. You have to be in really close to hear them. Sound just like whitetail grunts. Once I saw a fawn that was goofing around and got separated from the herd. Started bleating like a lamb. I could hear it clearly from about 200 yards away.
I can do a reasonable facsimile of both sounds with my mouth, but I think I'll stick with the plastic calls until I have a better idea of how they work.
Pat B:
Fawn bleats work but most deer that came to a fawn distress call will come in ready to fight so be ready for some fast action.
Years ago I was sitting on the ground with my back against a large red oak. I'd bleat for a few seconds and then wait 10 minutes or so and try again, watching and listening for anything. After about an hour or so I started to get up and move and as soon as I moved I heard her blow and felt a strong blast of air on the back of my neck. (A) I never heard her come up behind at all and I was listening.
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