How to get the deer to stop walking to shoot?
11-13-2002, 07:25 AM
#11
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: BRADENTON FL USA
Posts: 83
RE: How to get the deer to stop walking to shoot?
I generally always have a grunt tube or a bleat call with me and it seems to work pretty well as long as they are walking or trotting. When running I usually will whistle or I have even yelled STOP before when really desperate.
11-13-2002, 09:44 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Minneapolis Minnesota USA
Posts: 107
RE: How to get the deer to stop walking to shoot?
If I have my grunt in hand, I will grunt at them or just make a grunt sound on my own. Either way stops them dead in their tracks. I have never whistled before though. I will have to try that.
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11-13-2002, 03:05 PM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 738
RE: How to get the deer to stop walking to shoot?
HEY I'll hollar at him if its at a distance but be ready you've got about 3-4 secomds then he's gone.
Close just a little click will do it. And there again be ready!!
Close just a little click will do it. And there again be ready!!
11-13-2002, 09:35 PM
#17
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: benton pa USA
Posts: 32
RE: How to get the deer to stop walking to shoot?
I have been lucky so far and havent had to stop a deer yet to get a shot, but alot of my family members have, my dad usualy will just shoot them on the move and is realy accurate, but others like me dont feel comfortable shooting moving deer. A wistle of some kind of grunt usualy does the trick. I think about everyone agrees with eachother.
11-14-2002, 12:31 AM
#18
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Halifax Co., Va USA
Posts: 423
RE: How to get the deer to stop walking to shoot?
When the moment of truth arrives, you must already be ready to shoot. The only advice I can offer echos what others have said, and adds a bit of humor. Grunt, whistle, speak, shout, holler, yell, heck...break wind if all else fails. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Good luck with what ever you try. In these situations, trying something always outweighs doing nothing.
Good luck with what ever you try. In these situations, trying something always outweighs doing nothing.
11-14-2002, 08:02 AM
#19
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Posts: 348
RE: How to get the deer to stop walking to shoot?
I installed a traffic light with an infrared remote control right near my stand on the heavily used deer trail. When the deer come in, I click the remote to turn the traffic light red. The deer stop and wait for the light to turn green. Works perfect. In a pinch, I've used a homemmade stop sign but it doesn't work that great in low light conditions. Oh sure, occassionally I'll have these young "teenager" deer run the red light but that's okay since I want those deer to grow bigger racks anyways.
Give it a try.
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-Mike
Give it a try.
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-Mike
