New vocalization

[BSK]

OK, I have NEVER heard this vocalization before. Anyone?

 

[Carlos Viagra]

That may be what folks refer to as a buck growl.
Very cool!

 

[BSK]

I've honestly never heard that one before! Kinda crazy!

 

[buckbstr_1]

Sounded like a belch.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Have heard it several times, even have video/audio on my phone. Can imitate the same call with a grunt tube.

 

[BSK]

Have heard it several times, even have video/audio on my phone. Can imitate the same call with a grunt tube.

What's it called and why is it made? In essence, when/why does a buck make this vocalization?

 

[Popcorn]

I have heard a "buck growl" this one seems to be a bit softer than what I have witnessed.
It was used as a warning or intimidation for a lesser buck

 

[ttf909]

 

[UCStandSitter]

Had chili last night for dinner. Made the same noise when I woke up this morning. You been throwin out leftover chili?

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I have heard 3 times, all in the same year and I believe all from the same deer. The 3rd time I heard it, I finally was able to kill him. It made the hair stand up on the back of my neck every time. This is the buck that was doing it.

 

[BSK]

So sort of a modified growl/roar?

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I refer to what I heard as a roar. The first two times I heard it, he was at least 100 yards away. I was slightly concerned as to what was in those woods!

 

[backyardtndeer]

What's it called and why is it made? In essence, when/why does a buck make this vocalization?

I posted a video last year. That buck actually charged a doe as he made the growl, roar, or long grunt, whatever you want to call it. There were other bucks and does around. Definitely a dominance vocal, body language displayed dominance when I have seen it.

 

[BSK]

Who he is growling at is off camera in my video. Would love to know who. But he had been chasing does in the plot just prior to that.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Who he is growling at is off camera in my video. Would love to know who. But he had been chasing does in the plot just prior to that.

When I have witnessed these vocals, does have always been present.

 

[cbhunter]

Only thing I noticed was another one of those alien tree/light saber/abduction deals




Aka a spiderweb




Did he disappear afterwards?

 

[Pilchard]

That's the sound I make when I get out of bed in the morning

 

[BSK]

Only thing I noticed was another one of those alien tree/light saber/abduction deals




Aka a spiderweb




Did he disappear afterwards?

I noticed that as well Pilchard. He didn't get "beamed up" until he got off camera. But since then, he's been walking funny. Must have been probed.

 

[Ski]

That right there is my favorite thing about those GardePro cams. You're going to be hearing a whole lot of weird vocalizations. Since I've been running these cameras I have come to realize deer don't make just a few sounds. There is an entire spectrum of sounds and most don't fit any of the commonly recognized categories. Grunts sound like grunts but outside of that they have an entire language that only they seem to understand.

 

[TnKen]

Didn't some company sell a "buck roar" call at one time?

 

[backyardtndeer]

Grunts sound like grunts but outside of that they have an entire language that only they seem to understand.

Yep, watching them you may hear some of them. Cool those cameras have such good microphones.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Didn't some company sell a "buck roar" call at one time?

Primos did, still does.

 

[Smo]

I've heard a similar sound before at a distance.
I call it a grunt -(tic-tic-tic) - growl .
It starts with a long , low grunt , on to several rapid ticking sounds usually followed bye a running gruntal/ growl..
The tic sounds like popping your tongue in your mouth.

I've always thought it was a posturing move… doe or buck..

There was chasing going on when I've heard the sound as well.

And I think the Durury Boys did make a grunt roar growl call at one time. Maybe it was Grunt, snort , wheeze, I'm thinking of.

I can sorta Imitate it with my grunt tube also..
Never has never worked that I remember.
Not at that tone anyway.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

There is a 3.5 yr old 6 pt that has been frequenting my plot and every time a doe comes out he makes the same noise

 

[Outdoor Enthusiast]

I've heard a similar sound before at a distance.
I call it a grunt -(tic-tic-tic) - growl .
It starts with a long , low grunt , on to several rapid ticking sounds usually followed bye a running gruntal/ growl..
The tic sounds like popping your tongue in your mouth.

I've always thought it was a posturing move… doe or buck..

There was chasing going on when I've heard the sound as well.

And I think the Durury Boys did make a grunt roar growl call at one time. Maybe it was Grunt, snort , wheeze, I'm thinking of.

I can sorta Imitate it with my grunt tube also..
Never has never worked that I remember.
Not at that tone anyway.

The ticking sound a buck can make is very odd. I heard it for the first time several years ago. I was right near a thicket. I kept hearing it but couldn't figure out what it was. I knew some deer were in the vicinity.

I think someone on here talked about and that's how I learned it was a buck.

 

[backyardtndeer]

The ticking sound a buck can make is very odd. I heard it for the first time several years ago. I was right near a thicket. I kept hearing it but couldn't figure out what it was. I knew some deer were in the vicinity.

I think someone on here talked about and that's how I learned it was a buck.

I call it clicking, but on calm days hearing one I can't see clicking always gets my attention. In my experience clicking has always turned out to be from at least a 3.5 year old bucks.

 

[Dumbluck]

He started out with a tic grunt and tried to go into a growl.

I used a tic grunt this year to turn a big 6 year old around to put an arrow in him. That's my go to call when I have a mature buck close. I've never heard a young buck make that vocalization before, which is why I use it on old mature deer.

 

[recurve60#]

Who he is growling at is off camera in my video. Would love to know who. But he had been chasing does in the plot just prior to that.

I've seen bucks do that several times. Every time it appeared to be frustration, as the doe just wouldnt cooperate.

 

[BSK]

I've seen bucks do that several times. Every time it appeared to be frustration, as the doe just wouldnt cooperate.

I know the feeling!

Think it would work if I did that to my wife? I'll have to ask her...

 

[Ski]

Think it would work if I did that to my wife? I'll have to ask her...

Don't ask first. Just try it and then report back on if it worked or not.