I've used a grunt call with some success in the past.

My strategy has been to use a non-descript mid-range grunt. The idea is to put a question mark in the deer's head. Was that a buck? Was that a doe? Was that a greeting or a warning? Curiosity takes over and I've had a few deer come in.

Two of my largest deer did just that. Both times, I let out a grunt early in the morning and got an angry, aggressive return call from the buck. He wanted a piece of me and he was coming to teach me a lesson.

How much do I call? Hardly at all.


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