I have always waited until Mid October before using my grunt call. I am always trying to learn more about deer, and recently read an article that stated that bucks are very territorial in the early season, trying to figure out what their territory is. A young buck grunt will usually bring him in, so he can show who is the boss. So Saturday morning I noticed a big 8 feeding on acorns walking away from me. I grunted at him a few times, and to my surprise, he came at a full sprint to 26 yards. Seems like something you would see in November. Happened so quickly, I rushed my shot, and sailed right over his back. Hopefully this helps some guys, dont be afraid to use your grunt call, just make sure it is set on young buck. Do not snort weeze this early int he year, btw. I tried that Saturday afternoon and another big buck didnt want anything to do with it. Happy hunting!
Using grunt call in early season..
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Football Hunter
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Sounds cool,I think,JMO,it depends on their mood.For example,I may call you a bad name one day,and you shrug and think nothing of it,but I do the same the next day,and your ready to fight.Same with calls,I think.
bowhunter163
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exactly . Each deer has a different personality on a given day .Football Hunter said:
Bone Collector
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My experience is that in the early season just blindly calling does not work, like it may in the later part of the season. Usually though if i can see the deer and know it is in earshot then i will grunt at it. It will usually bring them back to you. Sometimes they just wonder off and don't care, but I'd say in my personal experience about 70% of the time i got a reaction out of them that at least set me up for a shot.
a doe grunt this time of year works best IMO. Both bucks and does will react to it, whereas in the early season, most times does will not react to a buck grunt, but bucks will.
a doe grunt this time of year works best IMO. Both bucks and does will react to it, whereas in the early season, most times does will not react to a buck grunt, but bucks will.
droptyne
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I have had good luck with both does and bucks during early season and a buck grunt. However, like Bone Collector said, I have had 0 success using the call blindly ( this goes for any part of the season ).
waynesworld
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I have never used a call so if i was wanting to just get doe's in what is a good cheap all a round call to start with that is idiot proof 
I suppose my smart phone would be best
I suppose my smart phone would be best
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UTGrad
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I did 4 grunts in my True Talker last Sunday and a 4 pt I couldn't see came straight to me. It was pretty cool.
I personally havent had does pay much attention to calls, like a buck would. The one call that will bring in a doe is a fawn bleat. It mimics fawn in distress, and a doe; even though its not her fawn will usually come running in to help. The bad thing is they come running in, run all around on high alert looking for the fawn to help. Its hard to get a shot on a skittish doe, running all around. Your just better getting out there and putting your time in if you want to shoot a doe.
So let me open this can of worms:
With the possible exception of Dr. Marchinton, I do not know a single expert on whitetail vocalization. I know quite a few folks who cliam to be but all of them either have a call, an article or a book to sell.
"Should I use a grunt call in the early season?"
Why would you not? Do deer grunt only in the fall? Do only bucks grunt? How many different grunts are there? What do the different grunts mean? Do I know the difference between a deep doe bleat and a young buck grunt? When do I make a grunt and how many times do I make it? How do I know my grunt isn't a warning and will run deer off?
It would seem to me, unless you can answer most if not all of those questions, any deer that comes in to your "grunt" is totally by accident. That however, does not mean I have not "grunted" dozens of deer in. But, I have bleated far more in and I believe I have called more wihtin range with a soft glotal pulse than all other calls combined.
Do I know why? Absolutely not. However, I do have my suspicions. Of the 15-17 vocal sounds deer make, I probably understand two. I am also pretty sure that is two more than 85% of the hunters understand. Unfortunately, neither of those two are of much use in attracting a buck.
I probably have a dozen or more deer calls. I use one quite often. I use it only when I can see the deer and when the deer is going away from me. Never when a deer is standing still or headed my way. I watch the deer. As soon as that deer tells me it has heard me, I put the call up and never call again.
Someday, I might explain all of that. When I did seminars on deer calling, attendees seemed to like what I had to say. maybe I should have had a call to sell.
With the possible exception of Dr. Marchinton, I do not know a single expert on whitetail vocalization. I know quite a few folks who cliam to be but all of them either have a call, an article or a book to sell.
"Should I use a grunt call in the early season?"
Why would you not? Do deer grunt only in the fall? Do only bucks grunt? How many different grunts are there? What do the different grunts mean? Do I know the difference between a deep doe bleat and a young buck grunt? When do I make a grunt and how many times do I make it? How do I know my grunt isn't a warning and will run deer off?
It would seem to me, unless you can answer most if not all of those questions, any deer that comes in to your "grunt" is totally by accident. That however, does not mean I have not "grunted" dozens of deer in. But, I have bleated far more in and I believe I have called more wihtin range with a soft glotal pulse than all other calls combined.
Do I know why? Absolutely not. However, I do have my suspicions. Of the 15-17 vocal sounds deer make, I probably understand two. I am also pretty sure that is two more than 85% of the hunters understand. Unfortunately, neither of those two are of much use in attracting a buck.
I probably have a dozen or more deer calls. I use one quite often. I use it only when I can see the deer and when the deer is going away from me. Never when a deer is standing still or headed my way. I watch the deer. As soon as that deer tells me it has heard me, I put the call up and never call again.
Someday, I might explain all of that. When I did seminars on deer calling, attendees seemed to like what I had to say. maybe I should have had a call to sell.
plinker22
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As others have said, I only use my grunt when I can see a buck/bucks and it/they are walking away from me.
This past Saturday morning, I had three bucks walking down the ridge. I gave 4 non-agressive grunts and all three turned and come to my tree. I didn't shoot, but I did come to full draw on a six point... just decided to let him grow up.
This past Saturday morning, I had three bucks walking down the ridge. I gave 4 non-agressive grunts and all three turned and come to my tree. I didn't shoot, but I did come to full draw on a six point... just decided to let him grow up.
LOL- That grunt carries way fuduh than you think when you are talking about deer's ears. Soft is plenty oud enough. Think about this, deer don't shout, they whisper and if they grunted as loud as we do, we would hear far more of them.
1shotdrop
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so yall are saying it would be a good idea to make a few non aggressive calls this weekend
