Older bucks have a lot of bass in their voice, meaning their grunts sound very guttural. The tone of the grunt will often depend on the maturity level of the buck. By way of example, while in my deer enclosure, out of sight of a deer that is grunting, I’ve been able to know which buck is grunting. I’ve learned this through in-the-field experience from 25 years of raising whitetails to study their behavior. When it comes to the grunting sound that deer make it should be noted that all grunts do not sound the same because of each deer’s physical difference. Bucks that hear it will often come to check it out because they know there must be a doe in the area.īasic Grunt: Grunting is the vocalization of choice for whitetails. When used during the autumn months the fawn bleat is an excellent locator call. During this time of the year nearly all adult deer will be on high alert when they respond. I’ve called countless does and bucks within camera range during the summer months using this call. The fawn bleat is a phenomenal call for photographers who hunt whitetails throughout the year and for the late season deer hunters. These canisters have holes in the top of them and when tipped upside down make a whitetail bleat.įawn Bleat: The fawn bleat is very similar to the bleat, but the major difference is that it is high pitched, like you would expect for a young animal. A bleat is easy to learn on most grunt tubes and a no-brainer if you have one of the gravity bleat cans that are very popular. I’ll also use it when the action is slow and I haven’t seen deer in a while. I often use the bleat a couple of times just before and after I do a rattling sequence. My favorite calls are the bleat, fawn bleat, basic grunt, trailing grunt, tending grunt, wheeze and aggressive snort.īleat: I find the bleat to be a good locator/coaxing call much like a turkey yelp. Master these and you will be amazed by how many bucks you can call within shooting range. There are four basic sounds (with variations) that whitetails make: bleat, grunt, wheeze, and snort. Researchers have isolated between 200 and 400 different sounds deer make (depending on which research you look at). Whether you are a novice or seasoned veteran, it’s important to realize that you don’t need to know how to make every vocalization a whitetail is able to make. Regardless of where I hunt in North America, I find that for every buck I rattle in, up to 20 will respond to grunting, bleating, and wheezing. For this reason my grunt tube goes with me whether I’m hunting with gun, bow, or camera. During the last 20 years, I’ve discovered that deer are more responsive to a call than anything else. Though there were successes, it wasn’t until I began using a grunt tube, alone and in conjunction with antlers that my success at luring deer close increased significantly. When I began calling deer, I only used antlers. Calling has revolutionized the way I hunt whitetails and increased my success immensely.
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