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Old 08-08-2008 | 08:08 PM
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Rob/PA Bowyer
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Default RE: Pre-rut bleating

ORIGINAL: Baybuzzard

I guess I got my answer. I assume nobody here has actually tried this. A lot of hunters here use the doe bleats during the actual rut, but not during pre-rut. I have seen this tactic mentioned from time to time by outdoor writers, and was wondering if anybody employed it. I've had 3 encounters with mature bucks running their scrape lines, but the only one I had a shot opportunity on I chose to pass on him. I wonder if I had a doe bleat if the outcome on the other two might have been different. Anyway, I am going to give it a try this year before the rut kicks in, when bucks first start running scrape lines.
Baybuzzard,

I used doe bleats and buck grunts from the begining of the season right through to the end of the season with astonishing success.

Concentrate more on contact calls. Deer are very vocal, year around, more than we realize.
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