Distress calls and Mule Deer

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JCMULEY

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I am seeking opinions On why mule deer respond to varmint calls. While predator calling this week I called in a herd of 13 does and Five bucks using a fox and woodpecker sequence. This sounds nothing like a fawn or doe other than the distress in the sound. This is not the first time that I have had muleys come into this. I have formed my own conclusions but would like to hear from anyone else that has had simalar experiences. Share your thoughts.
 
In my un-professional opinion-curiosity. Until the deer can identify the source of the noise or its smell, they just want to know what the heck is going on. Like I said, this could be way off base, but thats my 2 cents. 1shot.
 
I agree with one 1shot. I think curiosity is why they come into distress calls. I have called in a few does while trying to call bears.

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I think that the guys above are just plain wrong!! When a mule deer responds to the ear piercing wailing of the adult rabbit, the hair folicals in its inner ear are scratching the nerves of the ear drum, therefore sending critical nerve impulses screaming down it's neck to its back, which in turn makes the hypothalimus in the deers brain make a saritonan that drives the deer mad. To put it plainly, the deer is pissed and he turned carnivourous and he is coming to eat your a$$. Just kidding, I agree with the other guys too. My dad called in a muley buck right to me with an elk bugle. They are just curious. Muledeernut
 
Being social animals ( especialy the doe's) they are responding to the distress call of a fawn that is lost or in trouble. like a cow elk coming into a calf call. when they get seperated from each other they holler/squeel/chirp to locate each other.

Nate
 
Hypothalimus and Saritonan, that's the kind of scientific explaination I was looking for! Man Muledeernut you had me going there, that was great! Anyhow it sounds like everyone is on the same page, thanks for your input...
 
Mule Deer can not hear!! I repeat can not hear!! It is from vibration in the ground. Maybe it is because the way you are calling they know that no predators will be near you.
Rut
 
I don't know, I think you're on to somethin'. I was watchin'a couple small bucks when a BIG OL' Buck JackRabbit unwound like a spring from some cliffrose amidst the deer. One little two-point dashed towards the loping buck-toothed lagomorph and with one fatal clamp immobilized the rabbit permanently. Poor bunny began to bawl like a newborn baby and the rest of the deer came a runnin' to the dinner bell, each devouring a piece of the meal. Maybe with the changing climate comes changing feeding behaviors?
I swear on my buck last year I could see buds, the size of peanuts,where the canine teeth are generally absent.
 
I've been using calls for deer for a long time - my favorite is "HEEEEEEREEEE DEER! HEEERRE BOY C"MON BUCKY!" Also I have tried "HEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY DEER! HEEEEEEYYYYYY DEER!" and sometimes "HEY! BIG BOY! YEAH YOU! WHY DON"T YOU COME OVER HERE AND SMELL MY RUMP!" but with that one you have to have a very sultry voice, sound like a hot doe out on the sagebrush on a Saturday night - you can't make it sound too slutty though as sometimes it calls in other hunters. They get mad when they see it is just a dude trying to call in some deer.
ROY
 
Last week I watched a herd of deer chasing a pack of dogs.So maybe there going in to chase the predator off.I've also called deer in with a call before.Actually in some situations I prefer to call them using a varmit call...............Later
 
Roy,

I think you are mistaken - We use that same call in Tuba and all that comes in are sheep. I read in the last issue of "RACK" magazine that Texans are now using that call to get laid. You Know what they say. TEXAS - WHERE MEN ARE MEN AND SHEEP ARE SCARED!

SHEDREG
 

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