| How To Use A Deer Grunt | | | | reason for this is the bag is not bulky like carrying |
| Deer Calls | | | | around a set of antlers would be. I usually have |
| Have you ever asked yourself, do deer calls really | | | | the bag of antlers tied around my leg or in my |
| work during the early archery season? Or what | | | | front pocket where I have easy access to it. If |
| about grunting and rattling during the rutting | | | | you use antlers for your choice of rattling call, you |
| season? The answer is yes. In the northern | | | | either have to hang them up in your stand or lay |
| states many archery deer hunting seasons start | | | | them down on your platform. Both of these |
| in early October. Here in Michigan, the deer season | | | | types of antler rattling work well during the rutting |
| kicks off Oct. 1st. One of my favorite calls to use | | | | season. How To Use A Deer Grunt |
| is the Bleat in a Can or calling with my mouth in | | | | The grunt call is also an excellent call to use during |
| the early season. When calling with my mouth, I | | | | the entire archery season. This call stimulates the |
| simply make the sound, "blat" or "mat" trying to | | | | deer's curiosity and the noise is made by both the |
| imitate either a mature deer or a young fawn. | | | | doe and the buck. Most people think only the buck |
| Mature does seem to respond to the fawn bleat | | | | makes this low pitched noise during the rutting |
| "mat" more so than the "blat" which I use when | | | | season. Not true.The doe makes this same noise, |
| trying to call in a mature buck. This type of calling | | | | only not quite as loud as the mature buck will |
| seems to work best in the early season before | | | | make. It is also believed that grunting will scare |
| the rut sets in. | | | | off the smaller buck. That is not necessarily true. |
| Modern deer calling didn't start or it was not | | | | Although the smaller buck may not want to get |
| accepted until the early 80's when companies like | | | | into a battle with the larger buck, they are curious |
| Quaker Boy of New York, Haydel's of Louisiana | | | | and anxious to see a battle. Grunting calls work |
| and Woods Wise Products of Tennessee started | | | | very well during the rut. |
| mass producing the white-tail deer calls. Many | | | | Keep in mind, during your archery white-tail deer |
| archery hunters like me and my Dad started | | | | season, using one particular call may not work as |
| calling with our mouths as early as the late 60's. | | | | well as another on any given day. This is why I |
| Most calls that are produced today, imitate the | | | | carry or use different calls all season long. In order |
| grunting noise of the buck and the snort and bleat | | | | to master a call, all you have to do is practice and |
| noise made by all white-tail deer. Rattling of | | | | listen to the deer talking out in the wild and then |
| antlers is also considered a type of call. For this | | | | imitate them. It really does work! |
| particular call, I like using the antlers in a bag. The | | | | Listen and Learn! |