Gon Deer Forum (2024)

FAQs

What do hunters say to stop a deer? ›

Simply wait until the deer has arrived in the clear, then utter a concise, yet audible, "Meh!" or "Baaaah!" Strive to make it sound like a soft bleat or blat. A bleat imitation is closer to a deer's natural vocalization, so it will stop to investigate, not spook.

A mature high-country mule deer buck is one of bowhunting's most formidable challenges. Some would say that a mature mule deer buck is the most difficult critter to take with a bow and arrow.

If your target buck blows, oftentimes that's a busted hunt. Mature deer rarely blow and then stick around for another opportunity. Generally, the gig is up for the day, if not longer. This is especially true if a deer caught a face full of scent, or if it saw movement or heard noises to go with a subtle sniff of stink.

Every year hunters miss deer. I conducted an informal survey one season and discovered about 80 percent of all the shots you hear on opening day are misses. There are lots of reasons for this. Here are a few and how to avoid them.

A heart shot will kill a deer within minutes, likely not running more than 100 yards. With a double-lung shot, deer can live for 30 to 90 minutes. With a single lung or liver shot, a deer can live for four to six hours. A gut-shot deer can live for 8 to 12 hours, or longer, making recovery extremely difficult.

In severe cases this adrenaline dump can induce breathing issues, excessive sweating, shaking and full-body tremors. To amplify things, this specific kind of adrenaline is very difficult to replicate outside of an actual hunting situation.

Legend has it the . 30-30 Winchester has felled more whitetails than any other cartridge.

The white-tailed deer can be found in southern Canada and most of the United States, except for the Southwest, Alaska and Hawaii.

Even deer that blow from a site after seeing and smelling a threat might tolerate intrusion, but it might be awhile before they return.

Can a deer see you if you stand still? ›

Deer do not have depth perception as good as people. This is the reason deer cannot plainly see you if you stand still. Deer do not see as much detail as we do, though they do have a wide area in focus. "Deer do not have to move their eyes to focus like we do," Dr.

It depends, says Adams. If a buck had no idea you were there, he definitely might return and walk through the same spot on the same trail. Different story if you royally screw up — a buck sees or smells you and you shoot and wound him.

The peak rut and waning rut mark the most productive times of the season to sit all day.

In theory, The 7-Day Rule works like as follows. A good buck walks along a certain trail and visits a scrape, and you either see him or get him on trail camera. One year from that date, he should be visiting the same scrape and walking along the same trail.

If I didn't get one on opening day, then the hunt was truly on. This meant going deeper into the woods, away from roads and camps, and into the thick where the big bucks lay low, waiting for the season to end. It seems that the deer possessed an uncanny knowledge of when the hunting season starts and ends.

So for many years I have resorted to stopping them. In my area I don't have a problem with them spooking when making a noise like some guys do. I just make a soft grunt with my mouth. They usually stop because they heard something but weren't sure what or where.

A low grunt of bleat will stop a close-in deer most of the time, but you'll need to minimize your movements. Make a call holder by sewing a loop of elastic cord on one side of the upper chest part of your jacket. Slip a grunt call under the loop so you can easily reach it with your mouth to minimize movement.

Don't veer for deer.

If a deer jumps in front of your vehicle, don't swerve. Instead, keep your hands on the steering wheel, and brake firmly while staying in your lane.