ORIGINAL: IAhuntr
Obviously deer don't make these vocalizations all the time. They are used verysporadically and commonly only during a short portion of the rutting cycle. The snort-wheeze and the newer aggressive grunt callssuch as a 'growl' or 'roar' are simulations of vocalizations used by dominant rutting bucksand are very aggressive calls that should be used only at appropriate times. They will indeed scare off smaller bucks as they are used bymature bucks and that is precisely the deer they are meant to draw in.There are literally hundreds if not thousandsof documented video-recordedharvests available as evidencethat grunt calls,roars, bleats, snort-wheezes,and rattling have brought indeer that would nothave otherwise presented a shot to the hunter. Toimply that these callsdon't work or that discussion of their use inunwarrantedis completely ridiculous.
Finally, some real observations that I totally agree with. I've never owned a snort wheeze call but can tell you for a fact in the area that I hunt, this call is heard on a regular basis by mature bucks. It is a call made by mature whitetails, and is intended as a warning for smaller bucks but I've seen it also used just as a dominating call to a doe with no other bucks around. I do believe that when you hear this call, you are dealing with one of the more dominate and aggressive bucks in the area. I don't recall ever hearing it from a subordinate buck. If I were to buy a snort wheeze call, I would definately use is sparingly and onlyto dominate bucks.