Jeff K

I finally have had a good outing, this morning woke up 4:30am, get out to my stand at 5:40am. Settle in on the new 20acres I got to hunt. About 6:45am see my first deer on the property, happens to be a nice buck. I could not see my pins, but I wanted him to come closer for a better look, I grunted at him and bleated and he kept walking.

At 7:30am, a small basket rack 6 or 8pt walks 20yds in front of me, its not the buck I am looking for, but I watch him tear a small sapling apart for 15 minutes, I let him get a little farther away, and grunted at him, and rattled, no repsonse whatsoever.

Maybe it is just a tad early, or something, but they won't respond to anything. Are you guys having any luck? If so what kind of sequences are you using?

hoyt3

I had a deer grunt back at me the other night, but couldn't see what it was. I did grunt at some deer about 80 yds away, but I honestly cannot say whether or not they heard me.

rile1564

I think the calls will start working better around now. Also have to take in account that if it's a small buck the grunt may not work because he may be intimidated and keep walking.

mahoningbuck

I was out this morning and about 7:50 am I grunted and right on cue. . . about 8:00 am a nice high eight walked walked within 25 yards of me. I am about twenty yards off of a cut bean field. When I was in there yesterday I was like. . . "I should pull some of those vine branches down so I can get a shot at a buck that crosses in the field!" Anyways, I did not do my job covering all the shooting lanes and he stood right there in that lane. He began walking away. At fifty yards I grunted again. . . he came back looking into the woods but he did not see anything and got nervous. He circled all the way around me till he caught my scent and the gig was up. It made for an interesting morning. I am happy to see them reacting to some types of calls.

cardeer

Thy neverlisten to me either

TimmyT0205

In Wisconsin where I hunt, i have had a lot of success with grunting. I usually will grunt for right around a second or 2, wait a minute, do it again, wait five minutes, and repeat the sequence. After that I usually give it a half hour or so to see if any deer will come into range. I'd say just try some different things, and see what works.

FroMan

Buddy used his "Can" last Thursday in Arkansas and it turned a buck around. Don't know if he was already starting to chase or if he came back out of curiousity. It was a good deer though.

MOTOWNHONKEY

There responding to calls here in Kansas now.

maliburacing

went out tonight in central illinois and had 7 does around me but were all about50 yrds out in the field feeding and none of them would respond to the grunt call i tried everything to get them to come in to me but they just went along with their business

DaveH

Friday afternoon an 8 point came to a bleat call I was using in my attempt to bring a doe I was watching in. He eventually saw her and began grunting while following her.