what call, if any, to use during bow season
 

bow season is in october here in mississippi.. was wondering what calls to use during early season, rut season, and post rut.... hunt mainly wooded lots w/ trees.. buck to do ratio is about 1:17 buck to do.. not too good but it works... what would you suggest, thanks guys

RE: what call, if any, to use during bow season
 

going after dominant buck, doe or anything??


I hear the rattling will call any deer in. More so in the run and post rut. A loud Aggresive rattling will attract a dominant buck along with other deer. According to the American hunter, 57% of all deer rattled in are undetected by the rattler, so watch it!! lol

Also, a doe in heat call will call does in very well in the early rut, along with the rut, and post rut, but attracts a lot of younger bucks during the pre rut. If you plan on getting a dominant buck, I found that useing a doe in heat call followed by a real low pitched grunt tending call with a mix of dominant scent and doe in estrus scent, REALLY pisses that big buck off;) lol! He comes a running. These are from my experiences.

RE: what call, if any, to use during bow season
 

My hunting grounds have about the same screwed up ratio as you do. To date (seven years here) I have called in one spike and possibly turned one ten point with a grunt. He ended up coming back in and running some does I didn' t see sneek in. That' s it. I bring calls with me, but anytime of used them on deer just out of range, they either ignore them or run off tail low.