Calling in the mature ones????

[Eric]

Hello all. I was wandering how to get the mature ones to come in. I have seen some nice ones in the distance but just can't get them to come in. Maybe I am grunting wrong. Any tips on grunting. I use a truetalker, the can and rattle back. I also have the buck roar grunt call also. I just can't seem to capitalize on the big boys.

[bbarnhart20]

tie a doe up about 20 yrds. from your stand.... they'll come runnin!!! Seriously though.... the buck roar is one of the best calls i've used, don't be afraid to use the snort wheez and through some bleats in with the can.... sooner or later they'll come.... good luck

[colts1888]

It isn't magic, some times it does the trick, some times it does not. You have to have a little luck on your side. Yesterday morning i was able to grunt a nice mature 8 point in to me at 20 yards and put him down. There was a lot of luck in that he was chasing after a doe pretty hard. Lots of times it's hard to get a mature deer off a doe. Im thinking it was just early enough yet in the rut that it worked. When i grunt i usually do 3 of 4 in a series, wait 15 minutes or so and do it again. I have much more luck when i can see the deer and his reaction to my call. If you have a can call, one thing i do is blow in the single hole on the one side. It allows me to cut the call short or make it softer or louder then using it the traditional way.

[bulldawg]

Right now, a series of tending grunts may bring in a big one that has already bred a doe, and wants to protect his territory for another hot doe.

Dawg

[Griz]

Play the wind, Stay scent free and try to get closer. Try putting a decoy out and try some rattleing along with some grunts...

Remember...

They didn't get that big for being stupid...

Good Luck...

Griz...

[wtnhunt]

Grunting can pull them in if it is done right. Got an old call here that had a good tone to it, I try to call where I know the deer have to come over a ridge or around where they cannot see to investigate. Calling on flat ground might not be as effective. The call I most use has an adjustable o-ring, I set it where it sounds like a mature buck, and when I grunt, I dont usually grunt very loud.

[Huntin4ever]

I agree with much of what's been said..... calling at a deer, if where you're hunting is open rarely works, also if you're not scent free it's not gonna happen... almost every mature deer, buck or doe, I've called at that has responsed has worked downwind of where I'm calling from..... something I like to keep is do not call too much (Like when turkey hunting), in the heat of the moment when you see a good buck it's hard.... also try to keep it natural by not calling too much, or too loudly (there are always "hail marys", but I'm talking usually).... think of how many times out of the hours we spend on stand that we actually hear a buck gruntin, doe bleat, or horns clashing, for me not very often.....

So my advice.... this time of year is when you can catch a buck off guard, try to not call if a deer is inside 100 yds (more like 60'ish if using a decoy), if blind calling try to space it out every hour or so.....

Also, my favorite "calling routine" is soft tending grunts, space them out every 2 sec or so then hit the "can" and speed up the tending grunts for a bit, then go back to the space out tending grunt..... keep this pattern going for a few minutes (3-5) and keep it soft...... then stop calling and listen.... give it about 10 minutes, this is to see if a deer comes in to investigate the "buck chasing a doe" calling.... if nothing in 8-10 minutes get on the horns or rattle bag for about 30 sec or so....... then give a couple good ole reg grunts and grab your bow and stay ready.... I've had deer run in and I've had them slip in looking around 20 min later.......

Hope this helps, I've called a few in over the years and it's what seems to work for me........