Alright so I keep hearing this sound in the woods taht sounds like a doe contact call. It is always about 35-40 yards out and just beyond the thick trees. I can never see the deer so i was wondering if there was any other animal that makes a sound similar to it that i am maybe mistaking it for. When i hear one call it is usually followed by another one in a different area of the woods and then they go back and forth for about 5 mins and then it is silent.

First welcome to the forums if I haven't welcomed you already.

Second, it doesn't say where you hail from so the animals might be different where you live compared to PA but I'd say it's likely your hearing a contact call. Deer are very vocal animals and especially between does and their offspring. It could very well be likely your hearing a family unit.

I can't immediately think of an animal that would mimic a whitetail contact call but like I said, you may have species that we don't have in PA......

Very good question tho. I do know when it comes to turkeys, everything in the woods sound like them when your straining to hear them...LOL

Sorry the profile didn't say it but i'm from central Michigan in the lower Peninsula. thanks for the help

Where at in central michigan Im around the Clare area but hunt in Isabella county