Calling success?

[cooksomerice]

I don't usually call but I have a few set-ups that are not over feeders so I think I will give a sequense or two a try this weekend and next week. Not to hijack the thread but, do you grunt and bleat or just one or the other?

[Hunting Consult]

i used all three and had a couple very curious bucks come in. but thays all they were curious. but yes they did come to them. Liberty co. 2 days ago

[1BAQ2]

grunted one to us in wise county friday

now come now CUZ did ya reeeally!!!!

[Cuz]

now come now CUZ did ya reeeally!!!!

CUZ? Twasint I that said that!

[stinkbelly]

Commanche county 10-15-09 I called in a 2 1/2 year old 4 pt. I saw him at 50 yards leaving the area and thought he was a spike. I grunted agressively at him and he ran in like he was going to end me. He came to 8 yards. He kept looking around. He left and then I called again. He came running in again to my other side and stopped at 5 yards. He left again and I called him back for the third time. Each time he kept swinging his head around looking for the noise. This was all about sunset. As I was getting ready to climb down from my stand I spooked him. He was standing directly below me.

About 2 weeks earlier, I called in a 3 1/2 year old, but he wasn't as sure. He came to the edge and just looked around before leaving.

[JP Dorris]

I learned something neat about calling this weekend. Do not use a fawn in distress call if there is a chance of cattle hearing your call. A big cow came running towards me after a used a fawn in distress call. I am sure she beleived a calf was in danger because she was gunning for blind and only stopped when I opened my blind door and I had to trow rocks at the darn thing to get it to leave.

The deer did not respond to my grunt or bleat for me this weekend.

[Ryanw94]

Ive never had any success maybe its just me.

[gtsticker]

Use calls all the time. If it is right they work if not they won't. Horns are the same but you do not know if you do not try.

[Ryanw94]

can't they scare the deer though

[orion]

I was ground hunting and jumped 2 does last week and they ran off about 60 yards. I made a bleat call with the true talker and they both stopped- made another and one of the does ran at me back to 30 yards- i could not get a shot- she evantually turned and ran off-

about 30 minutes later i saw yearling buck at a feeder about 75 yards away and everytime he looked in my direction i would grunt- i slowly walked up, got to 30 yards away- too young to shoot but it was fun none the less- he just kept eating and left on his own terms

i found some sites that have deers sounds and practiced for about 30 minutes the night before the hunt- helped a lot

[Ryanw94]

I think im going to try calling this weekend.

[orion]

can't they scare the deer though

they can if they do not sound right- the biggest mistakes i have read about is the frequency the call is made, the loudness and the duration-

google whitetail deer calling or deer communication and all that- good stuff out there-

Kinda like walking on a plane speaking arabic- if done right it may not be scary, if done wrong, everybody craps their pants

[SCREAMINREELS]

i occaionally rattle, havent toughed it this year, have had mixed success, nver used the does (can calls)

[Ryanw94]

thanks ive never had any luck calling so i was wondering if i mite have been scaring the deer away when i was trying to call them.

[orion]

I have had mixed luck- sometimes they just run off flagging their tail and other times they turn around and walk in for a shot-

mix the calling with some esterous or tarsal gland---