I've had mixed results with calling. My preference is to start quiet and work my way up to louder stuff, although that can depend how windy it is and how far away the buck is. Around this time of the rut a couple years ago I had called in (and shot) a buck I could see checking does. He was within 80 yards and walking away so I hit a estrus can call twice and grunted softly twice (directly away from him, not toward him). He came in on a string. But the next buck might not care at all or worse, take off running. Ha! Rattling can be effective, but I don't like to start with it because I think it's really aggressive. Plus if you happen to not notice a deer nearby, they could get freaked out by it. I think it depends on the particular deer and his demeanor in the moment as well as his personality overall. Some are more receptive to calling than others, I think. More often than not, I like to see if the buck will naturally make his way to me. Sometimes it's just the reminder that I need to be patient and see what happens. If he's going the other way and it's a last ditch effort, I'll get to calling and sometimes throw it all at him. I haven't tried a snort wheeze, but people have luck with it of course.Im also curious what kind of call I should be making this time a year if I know the buck is in the area. I only got him running away after I broke a branch coming in. Im certain he didnt hear me and wind was in my favor.
There are a lot of bedding areas around. Like 4 to be exact. All within like 50 to 70 yards of eachother.
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