Not for me yet but I would bet that it would be a little difficult for them to hear me down the shore in NJ. Kidding but not in Nj yet or atleast for me.
Never had much luck in Pa. I have noticed the deer out west in Iowa and down in Texas are much more aggressive and respond to calls and rattling. I have tried it while scouting and they usually dont hang around. I have tried the normal social calls at doe and they just dont seem to care.They look around and either run or go back to eating.
Ive had some success with calling not this year yet though, but it wont be long till the grunt should be working. Ive rattled deer in, in the past, but it does work. Ive also used a grunt call and sent them high tailing to the next bush[:@] Good luck!
I rattled in a 6-point once and I grunted in an 8-pointer last year. The 6 point appeared all of a sudden and I had the rifle on my lap and the horns in my hand. He was looking right at me and I couldn' t move. Fortunately I was in a treestand when I grunted the 8-point in and he didn' t see me.
I tried it again yesterday.I had 14 doe in a field .They were 85 yards away.It was only 5 minutes of legal shooting time left. So Just to see what happens I gave a soft social call. All Heck broke loose.It caused a stampede and they run for the hills.I dont understand????
It' s kind of early for calling now. The deer that are spooked probably know it' s out of place and that' s why they are feeling uneasy about it. It' s like trying to catch brook trout with squid. Try grunting, rattling or the doe bleats in a month and see what happens.
I keep trying but I can' t say for sure that I have ever had a buck interested in a grunt or bleat. ONce night spotting I started mewing with a cow elk call and brought a doe in from 100 to within 30 yards of my running vehicle, so they must work a little. Might just have to try the elk call this year on the stand.
Responding to calls in PA?
. Kidding but not in Nj yet or atleast for me.
