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How to Call Deer
If you’re looking to call deer during rutting season, it helps to understand how they behave and what calls are most effective for each stage of the rut. Here are a few key tips and deer call sounds to help you have a great hunt.
The first thing to consider before you call a deer, is your setup.
Ensure you put a barrier between you and the deer so they can’t circle behind and get downwind. Positioning yourself on a riverbank, a bluff or thicket can help to prevent the deer from circling downwind and smelling you before venturing closer into your shooting range.
THE TOP 3 DEER HUNTING CALLS:
1. BLEAT CAN
You can use a bleat can to emulate the sound of a doe. Adult deer and young deer make this noise to communicate with one another. The bleat can produces a drawn-out sound, similar to a cows moo.
As the rut season begins, deer are curious but not always responsive. A bleat can is a good call to use to let them know you’re around. Be sure to use it sparingly however.
During the rut you want to attract the doe and then the buck. It is important to let them hunt you, so situate yourself in a tree or somewhere elevated and continue calling, drawing them closer to you. Remember, you can’t hunt a buck where he is, you need to hunt where he is going to be.
Start with a few bleat can sounds, wait a few seconds, then do it once more before making the sound of another buck defending a doe, with a grunt call.
2. GRUNT CALL
Using a grunt call is a great way attract the attention of mature bucks. You should look to only grunt periodically, every 15 minutes to 20 minutes.
‘Blind calling’ can work but it is best to make the calls subtle and sparingly because you don’t know how close a deer might be to you. Grunt calls usually work best when a buck has been spotted.
If a buck is too far away and didn’t hear your grunt call, you can use your Rut Roar Grunt Call to wheeze at it. This sound travels much further than a grunt. Once you have the attention of the buck, wait a few moments before grunting or using the bleat can again to attract him closer. Most of the time, after stopping and looking, a buck will continue on his way, so continue to grunt a little louder- you might even want to try using rattling horns.
3. RATTLING HORNS
If you need to, using Fightin’ Horns or Big Bucks Bag is a great way to replicate the sound of two deer that have just locked horns. Deer are most aggressive when they’re in the rut and challenging each other. Rattling horns together will recreate this sound and may attract a buck to you. Use these sounds sparingly as during a deer fight, horns will only clash every so often.When the post rut begins, you’ll want to tone your calling down and look to set up close to bedding areas that lead to food sources. A weary buck won’t walk 100 yards out of his way to investigate your calls.
Calling a deer is all about timing, so be patient. Adding any of these sounds, or in combination, during any time of the year can assist with a great hunt.
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