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Hi everybody, I've been hunting for over 10 years now, (mostly deer , white tail and mule.) but I've never used a call or anything like that. I've always had good results hunting, couple wall hangers over the years. However i thought calling could help my hunting out. Any thoughts on this? what calls do people like?
 
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In my area,I don't find a call works.I've tried different one's,and rattled alot too.There are so many doe's per buck that there's not much compatition.
 
I use a grunt tube call, just give it short snorts and I can tell you with certainty it works.... While on tree stand I spot a big buck about 300yds away in a cut soybean field, pull out my call give a few big hard snorts to get his attention ( he looked like he had some place to be) he stopped I continued to call normal volumn at this point and he came trotting to me. He would stop every fifty yards or so and I would grunt a few times and he would come, He would of walked right to my stand if I let him, but I got to nervous and took my shot to early and let my arrow fly right over his back, what I thought was 40 yds turned out to be only 32yds or so and with my excitement I misjudged the distance. After the shot he went about 2o yds stopped and I continued to call and he came in about another 10 yds or so stayed put for about 2 minutes then turned and went back in the direction he was headed. So grunting does work, this was 3 weeks ago.....I guess timing is everything, I have heard other say they have used the tube call and it scared off the deer, but after what I have witnessed I am a firm beleiver in the call, especially during the rut....
On a side note my brother and buddy from work both have called deer/bucks they have seen from a distance that were headed in the wrong direction/turn and come straight in... it does work..
 
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I find many calls are way too loud. Good for long distance, but when you are trying to get a big buck to come out of the thick stuff for close in archery shots, they may spook.
The 'True Talker' is an exception. That call is a near duplicate of actual buck noises.
Last week I had a ten pointer just outside shooting range, in the morning before work. He was grunting every few seconds, and the sound matched the "True Talker" to perfection. He was coming in to it, when he figured me out, and quietly left.
Does are more easily called, and respond well to even the can calls. I've called in does, had them walk on past, then called them back on several occasions, with just a can call. (No doe tags)
 
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I love my true talker. Great call for med-short range (its pretty quiet, but thats one of the advantages) I've also found that yearlings/does respond really well to it. Last year, while in some really thick stuff, I bumped a nice buck while walking to my stand. He couldn't see me yet, and i gave him a quick grunt and he 180d and came right in to 15 yards, never got a shot (too many branches to risk a bow shot).
 
Oh I had a really good hunt today, I just got back and I am excited… Didn’t shoot anything but boy what a hunt. I was sneak hunting, walking through some overgrown hilly fields with sagebrush all over. I did that for about an hour and did not see anything. I basically walk and stop, take a few steps and stop, look around take a few steps, you get the idea. After about an hour I spot a doe about 200yds out browsing. I make my way about 10 yds futher to get a sagebrush as a backstop and watch as one deer turns into 2 then 3 and then 4. Looks like 2 does and 2 fawns. They look like they are headed in my direction so I make myself statue like and slowly drop to my knees. A minute later I see some shiny stuff, turns out to be antlers, a little six pointer is following the does…After about 50 yds or so he turns and heads into some brush and the does continue to come in. The does eventually get broadside about 40 yds or so but stay in the sagebrush, so no clear shot. I am beginning to loose light at this time as the deer continue to browse within range. The six pointer returns and is about 100yds out. I decide before the wind gives me away to the does I will try my buck call and see if I can get him to come in. Sure enough after a few grunts he starts heading my way. He is not trotting but rather walking toward me. He would walk and stop, walk and stop. As he is walking toward me the does and fawns are staring right at me and start stomping at me. The buck finally stopped and he is staring at me, not sure what I am but he is only 20 yds away. When he was out of range he was in the clear when he got within range some sagebrush got between us. So he is there 20 yds away, on the other side of some sagebrush and staring in my direction facing me head on, I have the does stomping and waiting for this buck to turn away from the sagebrush so I have a shot. But as luck would have it, it was a no go. We were like this for about 10 mins. Unfortunately the wind shifted slightly and a doe started snorting and to make this as short as possible all deer including the buck took off. What a hunt, lots of action but no deer, we will try again Sunday morning. Tomorrow will be for coyote’s….So calling does work, hopefully they will give me another chance. No deer but a great hunt…..
 
thanks for the responses, sounds like the true talker would be worth a try. Just wanted to ask, is everybody referring to the "hunter specialties true talker"? Also i took note that there are two models available, the true talker, and the hands free true talker, does anyone have a preference between these two models?
 
X5 for the True Talker!!I've been using grunt tubes since long before they were so popular that every deer hunter in the woods had to have one around their neck.1st kid on my block to have one,so to speak?I've had at least 10-12 different makes/models over the last 20 years,from hands-free minis to magnums....the TT is my all time favorite.IMHO,it produces the most realistic,deep,guttural buck grunts of any that I've used,and the ability to switch sounds instantly without frigging with o-rings or fumbling for another call altogether is very hunting situation friendly.Rubber-coated,it doesn't "clack" against other gear.I'm guessing it's a combination of the wooden barrel and rubber coating that gives it the superior,non-plastic-like,authentic sound?It's one of the few products that I've owned that would make the "must replace" list if/when I lost it...in fact,I really should have a spare or three on standby,being as I feel disadvantaged and somewhat naked on occasion when I've ventured into the deer woods without it,left it in truck etc.Losing it mid-week on a 6 day trip would wreak havoc with my confidence level.

BTW,I am in no way affilliated with HS,TT,nor any other hunting products or retailers....just an honest,IMHO review of a superior product from an avid deernut.Hands down,the TT is the best sounding,easiest to use,most versatile range of deer vocalisations,non-clanging/soft coated grunt tube I've ever used.
 
I've only used the regular true talker. On a side note, mine broke last week after 6yrs of service. The wooden part/reed fell out on my way to my stand. Luckily i found it the next day and it went back together ok.
 
Bleap in a can, not sure if thats what its called but you turn it up side down to make it bleap. Shot more deer with this using my bow than all of the grunt tubes I have.
 
The great advantage to the box, or can calls, is that they require no skill to operate. Perfect call every time.
Their disadvantage is in their lack of flexibility. Every call is identical. Yes, you can muffle it, and even shorten it to some degree, but it will never match a good reed call, like the True Talker. I use can calls a lot, and used in conjunction with a true talker, you can imitate several deer at once.
Talk to yourself :)
 
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