A rookie question
 

Do does 'blow' at you or is it only bucks? I jumped a bedded deer and then it blew at me and I assumed it was a buck. Then I thought maybe does blew, too.

RE: A rookie question
 

Does blow also.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club

RE: A rookie question
 

All deer will blow at you.Fawns are the worst they will blow at anything.It's there way of saying "hey,something is dangerous over here".

Hunting is not a sport,it's a lifestyle.

RE: A rookie question
 

Yep, as the other members stated they blow as well. This means they are aware of your pesents and are sounding the alarm, so to speak.

KEEP HUNTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS & GOD ALIVE, PASS IT ON!

RE: A rookie question
 

Oh geeesh... this WAS a serious question??

<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle> Guess I'd better get my humor meter off the sensitive side. hehe..


clark

Houston, TX

RE: A rookie question
 

Thanks for the info. This was the first time I had a deer blow at me---well, maybe the first time I've heard it. I've had does stomp their feet at me, but never had one blow at me. Yea, this actually was a serious question--rookie question!! Thanks, again.:)

RE: A rookie question
 

I've been researching whitetails for 10 years, and writing about it. All deer blow as a warning to other deer. If you hear a deer blow at you, and you are downwind of the deer, or you haven't been spotted, and the deer hasn't run off (waving goodbye with it's tail,) hold still. If a deer doesn't see or smell you, and you can hold still for 3 minutes, it will usually forget you are there, or at least where you are. If you see the deer's head go down, begin to drop down to the ground as slowly as you can. Don't move when the deer jerks its head back up, its trying to get you to move (jump) and give your position away. Just stop moving until the deer's head goes down or looks away, then drop slowly further to the ground. I've had deer do this to me, and after 3-4 minutes they went about their business like nothing happened. You can also grunt back at the deer, to make them think you are another deer. The key is that they shouldn't see or smell you. If you have more questions about deer biology, behavior, calls, scents, decoys, rattling, hunting techniques e-mail me at [email protected]. I'll do all I can to help.

T.R. Michels

T.R. Michels

RE: A rookie question
 

Ive had bucks blow at me and does but i will agree fawns will blow at everything


James Jedlicka