Practicing deer calls

[snowhunter]

Have been out in the field and praticing with various deer calls, and found that I do get the deer's attention. However, when the deer finds out that I am the one who calls like a deer, the rund away the next time I try to call them with a deer call.

What did I do wrong ?

 

[cariboo_kid]

You educated them. Now they know that sounds is made by a human/hunter and they will be more difficult to call in once deer season arrives. Just try a new area next time and try to do it without them figuring out it was a human calling.

 

[dumbdawg]

you have been busted by the deer

 

[todbartell]

time to stop calling deer

 

[snowhunter]

I guess the trick is to remain concealed all the time during calling of the deer, and never expose yourself until one has to shoot ?

 

[Levi Garrett]

Practice fawn bleat, for early season
Practice buck grunt , tending grunt , pre rut.
Practice , no don't practice, get a box call, turn it over during the rut, bucks come

 

[beretta boy]

Maybe the second time you called them, you called them a bad name !!!

 

[snowhunter]

Or they smelled that I had a deer sandwich for lunch ? Sometimes I wonder if the deer, through our scent or breath can smell that we humans, like the other predatory, omnivorius animals, would like to feast on them as our next meal ?

 

[buklwinner]

You taught them a very valuable lesson. Just because you're not hunting, doesn't mean you dont have to hide.
When I practice my elk bugles, I do it at an Elk farm. No need to hide, and I can be quite close to hear all the sounds. And I don't care if I teach them anything.

Besides, its really cool when one of those big brutes is staring at you 20 yards away and bugles back.

 

[nlevandier]

Not sure on how true this is, but I've heard there is a wildlife aggrevation charge if your caught calling game outside of season. again, not sure how true that is so dont shoot the messenger.