Vocal deer recently...

[Brhibler1]

For the past 2 weeks the deer around my lease have been very vocal.
Can someone explain these calls? Mainly bawling......
I can hear 3-4 different deer in different directions and they are all bawling to each other. This morning I had a deeper bawl very close to me and maybe a few grunts.

I've tried rattling from both stands and haven't enticed anything yet. Even times that I don't rattle, they seem to talk to each other for about an hour or 2, then dwindle out.

What can I do to maybe pull them in?

Ground blind has been up since April and has had the most activity.
Tree stand has been up for 2 weeks after relocating it. It's inside a oak grove and has had little activity. I picked this spot cause its right between 2 heavily used trail/clearings. Today I topped the feeder off and poured a corn trail from the feeder to one of the paths.

[DeadeyeDeb]

I think you are hearing fawns that mamma has booted away right now getting ready for the rut. She will allow them back after she is bred. I heard and seen some bleating fawns by themselves and the does were pretty much not with their fawns this weekend from my observations. I did see quite a few deer this weekend.

[Brhibler1]

Makes sense.....
Last season I barely saw any fawns and heard this call a few times. This year I have seen between 4-5 fawns and hear it a lot!

But.....some of these are so deep and loud that they sound like a cow.....no rouge cows here!

[PROUDREDNECK]

Deer are very sociable and vocal creatures, they communicate each other all the time.

Perhaps you were hunting close to a bedding area and thats why you heard several bleats, it`s very common to hear them vocalizing to other deer and it`s more easily to get a deer`s interest by blowing on a deer call than by rattling since rattling will only drawn bucks and calls will lure both does and bucks.

You can get very good results by using a bleat sound, either as a contact call or a distress sound, last one could even lure a buck too not just does and of course predators, I would say it`s the most versatil call you can use for deer hunting.

Sometimes bucks make a very gutural and deep noise when another buck is on sight it`s like saying hey, this is my place stay away, that might be the sound you`ve heard

Short low grunts are the most common since deer use this sound as a contact among them, high deep and long gutural grunts are made by males only ussually when they saw another male around

Next time you see deer no matter if it`s a buck, doe or fawn, try blowing your call and see their reactions, they could help you a lot in interpreting their sounds, do not blow it too loud, their hearing sense is awesome if you call them too loud they will spook instead of being attracted.

Good hunting!

[Patton]

Deer are very sociable and vocal creatures, they communicate each other all the time.

Perhaps you were hunting close to a bedding area and thats why you heard several bleats, it`s very common to hear them vocalizing to other deer and it`s more easily to get a deer`s interest by blowing on a deer call than by rattling since rattling will only drawn bucks and calls will lure both does and bucks.

You can get very good results by using a bleat sound, either as a contact call or a distress sound, last one could even lure a buck too not just does and of course predators, I would say it`s the most versatil call you can use for deer hunting.

Sometimes bucks make a very gutural and deep noise when another buck is on sight it`s like saying hey, this is my place stay away, that might be the sound you`ve heard

Short low grunts are the most common since deer use this sound as a contact among them, high deep and long gutural grunts are made by males only ussually when they saw another male around

Next time you see deer no matter if it`s a buck, doe or fawn, try blowing your call and see their reactions, they could help you a lot in interpreting their sounds, do not blow it too loud, their hearing sense is awesome if you call them too loud they will spook instead of being attracted.

Good hunting!

Lots of good info, thanks.

This weekend I had a 3.5 year old basket 8 walk on a path for about 45 yards next to my stand and he grunted almost every 5 steps or so. Just short grunts

[PROUDREDNECK]

Exactly, just like I said before, most common sound is the short grunt...

Once you determine the peak of the rut blow a buck grunt call is secuences of 10 or 15 shorts grunts one after another, placing the call tube tight against your body or better placing the tube inside your jacket to make it more gutural, you may lure a buck doing this.

Bucks make this sound when they are trailing hot does with their noses close to the ground, if a buck appears and i`ts not close enough for a shot make this call and chances are that he`ll respond inmediately going your direction specially if he`s the dominant buck

[Lewis Stafford]

Deer are very sociable and vocal creatures, they communicate each other all the time.

Perhaps you were hunting close to a bedding area and thats why you heard several bleats, it`s very common to hear them vocalizing to other deer and it`s more easily to get a deer`s interest by blowing on a deer call than by rattling since rattling will only drawn bucks and calls will lure both does and bucks.

You can get very good results by using a bleat sound, either as a contact call or a distress sound, last one could even lure a buck too not just does and of course predators, I would say it`s the most versatil call you can use for deer hunting.

Sometimes bucks make a very gutural and deep noise when another buck is on sight it`s like saying hey, this is my place stay away, that might be the sound you`ve heard

Short low grunts are the most common since deer use this sound as a contact among them, high deep and long gutural grunts are made by males only ussually when they saw another male around

Next time you see deer no matter if it`s a buck, doe or fawn, try blowing your call and see their reactions, they could help you a lot in interpreting their sounds, do not blow it too loud, their hearing sense is awesome if you call them too loud they will spook instead of being attracted.

Good hunting!

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Learning what works with deer is the greatest tool a hunter can possess. Deer are incredibly social animals during this time of the year, vocally. During the next couple of weeks it will turn to predominantly "scent talk", and the deer will spend more time moving and communicating through scent. Scrapes and trails are gonna be your best bet then. Next time your out try replicating those bawls and bleats. Trial and error Is your best friend bro!

[Brhibler1]

Thanks guys!
My older primos hardwood call has a messed up reed, so I just purchased a can.
I'll give it a try tomorrow.

[Brhibler1]

double post

[DesertDug]

Is this grunt like a snort? If not what does it mean when they do this? And stomp there feet? Had this a couple of times this weekend. The rut started and I had both doe in heat and buck p out as seance.

[PROUDREDNECK]

No, when they stomp feet they also start moving their heads from side to side and ears back and forth, they know something is wrong but still trying to determine if they must run or remain on site kinda when they bust a guy dressed in full camo, they`re confused by the sight.

Stomps can be heard several yards away from other deer and it`s an alert all sign that they just don`t ignore... if one of the deer in a group starts having this behavior others while join the interest in determining if there`s a treat for them or not.

If they recognize they`re in danger that`s when they will snort and fleed and inmediately all the deer in sight or around will do the same even if they aren`t close, that`s the alarm sound means run!

So if you`re seeing deer stomping the ground either you were busted or a predator is on sight

[Brhibler1]

Morning hunting....
Heard first deer sound, so I tried the primos can. Got some talk back.
I'm keeping it to 3-4 bleats about every 5-8 minutes. Getting talk back every time.

[whackem and stackem]

When you start hearing the little ones crying for mom, you know she's out up to no good, lol It's time to start calling and spending time in the woods. Old Big is probably taking care of it and when through, he will be looking for more.

[Brhibler1]

Hogs have messed up my hunting.....
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