A question for TR and others....
05-06-2009, 01:52 PM
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A question for TR and others....
A few years back I was leaving the woods just at dark after a day off bow hunting. As I entered the logging road, I saw a big buck about 30 yds away. He was quartering away from me. He was also the darkest deer I have ever seen - almost totally black.
As this deer was headed for deeper woods, he made the loudest and strangest sound I have ever heard a deer make. It was a loud hiss, like that of a mountain lion. He continued to hiss at me as he finally went out of sight. If I had not seen this buck make that noise, I would have never thought a deer would make that sound.
What did this sound mean and why did he continue to hiss well after he knew I was in his area?
I have asked this question to other hunters and no one can answer because not many have heard that sound.
As this deer was headed for deeper woods, he made the loudest and strangest sound I have ever heard a deer make. It was a loud hiss, like that of a mountain lion. He continued to hiss at me as he finally went out of sight. If I had not seen this buck make that noise, I would have never thought a deer would make that sound.
What did this sound mean and why did he continue to hiss well after he knew I was in his area?
I have asked this question to other hunters and no one can answer because not many have heard that sound.
05-06-2009, 03:47 PM
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RE: A question for TR and others....
was it a buck "roar" ?
They have that call on the market...though supposedly is a seldom used vocalization.
Wasn't a "wheez" was it? Those can be pretty loud hiss sounding noise...
They have that call on the market...though supposedly is a seldom used vocalization.
Wasn't a "wheez" was it? Those can be pretty loud hiss sounding noise...
05-06-2009, 04:01 PM
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RE: A question for TR and others....
From the looks of things here, I would guess that the sound you heard was that of a big buck that had checked his favorite hunting forum and found a thread started by TR !!! 
05-06-2009, 08:49 PM
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RE: A question for TR and others....
ORIGINAL: salukipv1
was it a buck "roar" ?
They have that call on the market...though supposedly is a seldom used vocalization.
Wasn't a "wheez" was it? Those can be pretty loud hiss sounding noise...
was it a buck "roar" ?
They have that call on the market...though supposedly is a seldom used vocalization.
Wasn't a "wheez" was it? Those can be pretty loud hiss sounding noise...
It was a very loud hiss as I described, very similar to a mountain lion. It really caught me off guard.
Thanks for your input.
05-07-2009, 12:51 PM
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RE: A question for TR and others....
Jimmy,
I am thinking maybe he was trying to clear his nose out to identify you. In doing so he was having trouble...kind of like a wheez gone bad if that makes any sense!
I am thinking maybe he was trying to clear his nose out to identify you. In doing so he was having trouble...kind of like a wheez gone bad if that makes any sense!
05-11-2009, 12:37 AM
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RE: A question for TR and others....
A hiss could be a "snort", which often borders on being a whistle, just a loud shhhhh. It is an alarm call.
It could also be part of the grunt-snort-wheeze, which is a threat call, usually to another buck.
God bless,
T.R.
It could also be part of the grunt-snort-wheeze, which is a threat call, usually to another buck.
God bless,
T.R.
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