One Last Mention of Blind Calling

[Mike Belt]

I figure most hunters don't use or believe in calls. Of those that do it appears that most of them do not believe in blind calling with grunt tubes. That's fine and you need to go with whatever you have confidence in. Just for arguements sake though, of all those hunters I've seen respond negatively to blind calling for bucks with a grunt tube, how many use estrous doe calls (be they tubes or cans)and call blindly to bucks? I'm sure that most don't wait until they see a buck to break out the doe calls and rely on bucks hearing them calling from a distance and responding. Again, just for the sake of arguement, what's the difference in doe calling blindly to bucks and expecting a reaction and grunting to unseen bucks trying to pull them in? If a buck is out of sight and hears you calling he's just as likely to respond to a doe calling as a buck grunting if he's in the mood to respond. Sometimes his entrance might be different depending on which call he's responding to. In most cases I've witnessed, if the timing is right and a buck is in the mood to respond to doe calling he usually comes in with less apprehension than when responding to buck calling. When buck calling they may respond either by charging in or sneaking in. I guess that all depends on their status in the local pecking order and/or their testosterone level at the immediate time. It may also have something to do with where they're hunted and how often they've been duped by artifial calls as well. I don't advocate every Tom, Richard, and Harry going to the woods blasting away on calls because a little common sense and knowledge of how deer respond to calls is required and too much misuse could lesson the effectiveness of calls all together. In fact, I wish I was the only one that knew anything about it. I'm just curious as to why there's such a low percentage of hunters that have any faith in blind calling.

 

[AndyW]

I know hunters that swear by it and I know hunters that have sworn it off. I guess the success of it really depends on the deer and the day.

I hit the can call.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

I blind call with my grunt tube alot and it works sometimes even yesterday morning

 

[UTGrad]

I've had limited luck blind calling. I've had more luck with estrous scents.

 

[DMD]

I have had much luck with blind calling - especially with can call.

 

[ttf909]

i have had luck with blind calling using both buck and doe sounds.have used rattling successfully also but have stopped using them for the last 2 years and have killed 2 mature bucks. i.d.k what that means if anything ?

 

[Bobs8pt]

In my Opinion, if you are going to call when you see a buck just out of range, Then you must believe That calling works. so with that said it doesn't hurt to blind call..... However with that said, I very rarely blind call. However I have had success in the past when I did blind call. Let the discussion continue

 

[Radar]

I do ...

 

[Redfred16]

I never used to but as I get older my patience is growing shorter. I get bored and do it now, both grunt and bleat.

 

[bigtex]

I've called in a few bucks by blind calling. [grunt and or can calls] but have called in more bucks that I can see and interpret their body language. Sometimes the bucks come charging in sometimes they sneak off in the opposite direction.
I seldom "blind" call now because i've had very limited success doing it and think that a buck that is coming my way but out of sight may react negativly to it.
On the last day of archery season I had a buck just out of bow range, he was making a scrape and horning a tree, he was acting very aggresive and IMO a prime candidate for calling. I grunted at him and he got the heck out of Dodge. Certainly not the response that I expected as most times a buck that is showing signs of aggression or defending his territory will most often come in to investigate.
Not saying blind calling wont work, it will, ive had it work if the buck is in the right state of mind.

 

[ClubHead]

I use a grunt call every 10 minutes on a 5 or 6 series grunt during the rut.A lot of times it dont work but I figure there is no deer in the area.Other times the bucks come running in mad and even does looking for the buck.It dont work every time but it does when they hear it and are not chasing.I have killed several mature bucks that have came charging in looking for the other buck.It dont work if you dont use it.

 

[Viper (tp)]

Mike, I have done the blind calling every sense the grunt calls came to be. Heck I thought thats what you were suppose to do. When the can came to be, I added the buck roar call from Primos, I don't like the roaring with it, but the real gutteral grunts that this call makes, adding the can to me sounds more realistic.

Hey does it work all the time, more than likely not, but there is no dought when it does, and you watch him come in and try to see what made the sounds and then realize its nothing, and he turns and takes the same tracks back the way he came.

I carry them and use them from late October till the end of rifle season, heck its apart of my arsonal! Good post!!