One common mistake is calling to often(found that out the hard way), once a deer is headed your way stop calling, once they have pinpointed the area they hear the call in, they expect to see a deer in the area, if they do not see a deer, they get nervous and move on. By stopping your calling as soon as you see they are headed the way you want they have less time to pinpoint where they heard it and will continue in the direction they heard the call from.

One other thing I have found is a buck is like a teenage boy, given the choice between fighting a buck grunting/challenging him and hooking up with a doe(bleating)that may be willing to allow his testostrone to flow freely, he will go to a doe first.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club