MichiganWhitetails74

What is your opinion on grunt calling during the rut.

I usually only grunt call when I spot a buck during the rut. And the results are usually 50/50 depending on what type of mood he is in or whether or not he's king of the area.

My question:

On Saturday I was doing some short grunts about a half our before dark ( or what we call deer : 30)

Have you had any luck in bringing a buck in (that you can't see) by randomly grunting?

Oneshot7

Yes about 50 % of the time, It works well and I assume it has no risk so go for it

IAhuntr

Prerut I have more luck bringing in unseen bucks with grunting and rattling together rather than just grunting alone. Come peak rut, the rattling isn't as effective, but the roar/growl calls sure seem to work well.

The Deer Destroyer

Depends on how big the buck is and what mood he is in. I've called in almost every buck I've seen this season, but I did kinda spook one. I grunted and snort wheezed at him, but all he did was trot off, so I don't think he was too spooked. He probably thought there was a big buck near by and he just got scared of the snort wheeze because I know he didn't see more or wind me cause he was out in front of me and the wind was in my face. I think grunting, rattling, snort wheezeing, growling,and using the doe bleatcan call are all very important calls to use in the rut.

130woodman

I have had better luck with the can call the last 30 minutes.