jrbsr

Try Grunting AFTER the Shot:
Save yourself time tracking. Immediately after I shoot a deer with my bow, I grunt about three times using a grunt tube. Often this will slow the deer down; sometimes it will even stop the deer. Either way it will keep the deer from running hundreds of yards. Last year, using this tactic, I stopped my buck at 30 yards after the shot. After looking for the source of the grunt for 2 minutes the buck expired.

-- Anonymous

I read this from BuckMasters Tip of the week in a E-Mail.

How does this sound to you ?

Legacy357

i think this is a good technique for bowhunting. the problem is that normally after i shoot a deer with my bow, i start to shake all over. If they do hear you, it stops them from taking the death sprint that most deer do. the buck i shot last year was on the trail of a hot doe, i grunted and stopped him in my lane and let him have it. he ran about 30 yards stopped and then saw a doe running away and headed after her. i knew i hit him solid but that made me doubt myself for a second. i found him shortly after belly up. if you can remember to do it, i think it def helps

onebullet

i do everytime i drag that deer after i shoot it[8D]

gman1969

I heard this before too. Except the person I was reading about was using a doe bleat instead of the grunt. Their reasoning was, if it is a younger buck that you just shot, the grunt may make them think it's a dominant buck and may intimidate them and scare them off.

DUCKSTAMPEDE

worth a try!

Dirt2

It certainly works for elk. I threw a cow call at my cow this year right after I arrowed her. She stopped running and stopped to look back, then layed down on the spot. I watched her stop, lay down, and expire. No tracking required.

xeniabuck

Yes....sometimes it works..and sometimes it doesnt. I have had both happen to me, but it never hurts to try.

Deerslayer_37

i tried this with the doe i got with my bow and a couple of the deer i shot with a rifle this year. the bow doe just kept on moving because she already knew what i was. as far as witha rifle, they just keep right on going. they know what just shot at them and hit them. i suppose with a bow it would work pretty well if they didnt have much of an idea of where teh shot came from.

slayer

jones123

I grunt cuss words to myself after I miss, but it doesn't bring them back. Not recommended.