Best deer calling techniques you’ve tried.

sitting quietly after spending time scouting the area for a good spot.

I’ve never had luck calling deer.

I have had luck pissing off the stand and turning around and having a deer look at me

Calling really only works when you have older bucks in the herd. If you have a lot of 2.5-3.5 year old bucks then calling is unlikely to work (hence the old folk never having luck with it). That doesn't mean you'll call in older bucks though. Older bucks are more likely to be vocal during breeding times.



I am not a fan of blind calling but I have had luck grunting at bucks once I have eyes on them



ETA: I have grunted in and killed bucks in IL and OK. I have called in bucks but never killed in MS (always very young ones)

It's all about being in the right place at the right time. Some respond some don't.

A tight buck to doe ratio and a good percentage of mature bucks makes a difference.
I’ve rattled up some mature Kansas bucks. Killed a 150” like that.
I was sitting on the ground in Mississippi, watching an oak flat. I rattled all along that morning and finally saw a good buck 200 yards out. He was smelling where a doe had been. I snort-wheezed him and he came on a run like a pack of walkers was behind him. I shot him at 40 yards when he pulled up. Mature 8 pt.
I was near a cutover in Mississippi during the rut and rattled on the ground. Three bucks, 2-3 years old came in. They went back and forth in a semi circle. When they would start to loose interest, I’d snort-wheeze them and the hair would stand up on them.
I used to hunt hardwood hills. I’d get on the edge of old cut overs and sit on the ground during mid day. I knew I couldn’t get in quite, so I would jog in, using two grunt calls as I went to sound like two different bucks. I’d sit down quickly and get ready. I never saw a shooter that way, but did call several bucks out of cover right after I sat down.
The key is to have an open area on the downwind side so they can’t circle downwind without being seen. I like rattling from the ground and breaking limbs, etc. A mature buck fight is very loud. Don’t be shy if you are trying to kill a mature buck.

Shoot a doe in heat and hunt over her till a big buck comes to investigate

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Best deer calling techniques you’ve tried.

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Start with Facebook and work your way up

The one that runs from the snort-wheeze isn’t the one I want to kill.

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The positive responses I've gotten have all been pre-rut.

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i'll second this.

90% of the larger bucks (3.5yr olds) i've seen have all been chasing or tending does. i've NEVER seen a mature buck feeding...like, not one time in my life.