Roe calls, anyone use them?

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Im thinking about buying a call or to, but dont want to be wasting money. Some of our stalking is extremely dense scrubland and plantations, where it is often very difficult to stalk up. Ive been wanting to test out a call or two for a while to see if I can tempt them out of the cover... so which ones really work, and are worth buying?

 

Many thanks

 

DnN

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

I take it your talking about roe deer. The Buttolo call is excellent but you will have to wait til the rut in July/August to use it.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Yes, im talking roe calls.... thankyou very much foxhunter,

 

How efective do you think it is? Is it worth buying, as I often struggle to meet my quota with the bucks especially as the cover is so thick in the summer months. What do the calls retail for?

 

Are there any calls that will work with the does in winter? But this is not as important as with the summer buck calls for me, as I can usually manage to find enough does during winter.

 

Thanks again

 

DnN

[dicehorn 38]

Yes, im talking roe calls.... thankyou very much foxhunter,

 

How efective do you think it is? Is it worth buying, as I often struggle to meet my quota with the bucks especially as the cover is so thick in the summer months. What do the calls retail for?

 

Are there any calls that will work with the does in winter? But this is not as important as with the summer buck calls for me, as I can usually manage to find enough does during winter.

 

Thanks again

 

DnN

 

As foxhunter states the buttolo is the no 1 for roe usually costing around the £18 mark.

 

It is only used during the rut and if sqeezed quietly can bring out a doe thinking it is her fawn that is calling and if the buck is about he will also appear to shadow the doe.

 

I have never heard of a winter caller for does, I think the reason being they would never respond to any sort of call.

 

My advice would be to put a mineral lick in a clearing in your wood where you are seeing a fair bit of traffic - has worked for me on roe and reds.

 

Peter

[yorksjt 0]

I have used a Buttolo to call in does but unfortunately without a Buck in tow (only had for part of last summer). I have been with a guide that used one which was made from wood still in bark with a screw out of the side, it was brilliant watching it work seeing does galloping staight in.

 

Regarding the mineral lick Dicehorn will a one for horses work?

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Yes, im talking roe calls.... thankyou very much foxhunter,

 

How efective do you think it is? Is it worth buying, as I often struggle to meet my quota with the bucks especially as the cover is so thick in the summer months. What do the calls retail for?

 

Are there any calls that will work with the does in winter? But this is not as important as with the summer buck calls for me, as I can usually manage to find enough does during winter.

 

Thanks again

 

DnN

 

As foxhunter states the buttolo is the no 1 for roe usually costing around the £18 mark.

 

It is only used during the rut and if sqeezed quietly can bring out a doe thinking it is her fawn that is calling and if the buck is about he will also appear to shadow the doe.

 

I have never heard of a winter caller for does, I think the reason being they would never respond to any sort of call.

 

My advice would be to put a mineral lick in a clearing in your wood where you are seeing a fair bit of traffic - has worked for me on roe and reds.

 

Peter

I use lick blocks already!

 

Thankyou for the info on the butollo call, ive no experience of using calls whatsoever, so its all sinking in!! So your saying that its a call that actually attracts the does, as it imitates a fawn, and one hopes a buck is tagging along...

 

Are there other calls used for bucks alone, as ive seen reference to lone bucks coming in to calls... for example, in the game conservancies, roe stalking book by richard prior.

 

Thanks for the info chaps!

 

DnN

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

The Buttolo will call bucks in on their own without a doe. The call imitates the doe ready to mate and sometimes the buck will charge right up to you very close.But like any form of calling it is not guaranteed but when it works its great I strongly recommend buying one !!

 

 

This buck was called across a barley field from about 300 yards away into about 30 yards , very exhilirating

Edited January 19, 2009 by FOXHUNTER

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

The buttalo is capable of producing every call made by a roe doe .The doe calls when she is in oestrus to attract a buck .This can be very subtle or quite loud ,depending on the deer density i think .A few feeeeps will do with a break then call again ,repeat .Do not call constantly as this is most unnatural .The doe commands a small territory in late summer ,again depending on density .The bucks ,according to status have a much larger territory and service many does within it .Its this call that we mostly use to attract a buck .I have heard a doe calling many times and also seen and heard them calling more urgently ,almost in alarm when pursued by a buck .A doe with an accompanying buck can be lured to you as well ,by calling ,which will bring her to you to see off the love rival, bringing the buck with her as he will not leave her .A buck following or accompanying a doe will not usually break off to a call as he has it on tap so to speak .

A doe with a kid at foot and a buck in tow can be lured in by using the distress call on the buttalo by depressing it fully and fast which will bring the buck as well .

Practice is the thing but dont overuse it in the field as bucks arnt stupid and soon know the difference .

[Guest remmy]

YES MATE THEY DO WORK.

 

I went out for a bit of calling this morning I got up at 4.30 and was in the high seat for 5.00, it was a warm misty

morning with nothing moving about very still, I got settled into the seat and started a few feep calls waited ten mins then did another few, out of the tree line came a doe and a buck following her she came right up to the seat but the buck stopped behind a bush at eighty yds I could see his chest through a gap in the bush I placed the shot on his chest , he jumped ran 30yds and fell over to a nice hart shot, he was a very nice buck, weighed 35lb head and legs off,on my way home I stopped and watched a doe with two bucks chasing her, they were playing about in a field of corn, watched them for an hour then went for some breakfast, a good morning was had by all, rgds remmy

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Thanks again for the replies, some great info there....

 

Seems a very useful tool, ive watched and heard roe rutting a few times, the does seem to make lots of different noises, grunting even, so what noises do you aim for when using the call?

 

Are there any good dvds showing the call being used to good effect? Or do you get instructions with the call when you buy it?

 

Cheers all

 

DnN

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

It looks easy enough to use.....

 

What do you think of this?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BlfqLOrSsVc

[dicehorn 38]

YES MATE THEY DO WORK.

 

I went out for a bit of calling this morning I got up at 4.30 and was in the high seat for 5.00, it was a warm misty

morning with nothing moving about very still, I got settled into the seat and started a few feep calls waited ten mins then did another few, out of the tree line came a doe and a buck following her she came right up to the seat but the buck stopped behind a bush at eighty yds I could see his chest through a gap in the bush I placed the shot on his chest , he jumped ran 30yds and fell over to a nice hart shot, he was a very nice buck, weighed 35lb head and legs off,on my way home I stopped and watched a doe with two bucks chasing her, they were playing about in a field of corn, watched them for an hour then went for some breakfast, a good morning was had by all, rgds remmy

 

What is the roe Buck close season Remmy in Scotland?? I thought it was 21 Oct to 31 March

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

YES MATE THEY DO WORK.

 

I went out for a bit of calling this morning I got up at 4.30 and was in the high seat for 5.00, it was a warm misty

morning with nothing moving about very still, I got settled into the seat and started a few feep calls waited ten mins then did another few, out of the tree line came a doe and a buck following her she came right up to the seat but the buck stopped behind a bush at eighty yds I could see his chest through a gap in the bush I placed the shot on his chest , he jumped ran 30yds and fell over to a nice hart shot, he was a very nice buck, weighed 35lb head and legs off,on my way home I stopped and watched a doe with two bucks chasing her, they were playing about in a field of corn, watched them for an hour then went for some breakfast, a good morning was had by all, rgds remmy

 

What is the roe Buck close season Remmy in Scotland?? I thought it was 21 Oct to 31 March

Remmy will have pasted it into the post from a genuine 'in season' buck stalk. lol

 

Thanks again everyone for the help, and Il let you know how things go once the summer buck stalking gets underway! DnN

[dicehorn 38]

YES MATE THEY DO WORK.

 

I went out for a bit of calling this morning I got up at 4.30 and was in the high seat for 5.00, it was a warm misty

morning with nothing moving about very still, I got settled into the seat and started a few feep calls waited ten mins then did another few, out of the tree line came a doe and a buck following her she came right up to the seat but the buck stopped behind a bush at eighty yds I could see his chest through a gap in the bush I placed the shot on his chest , he jumped ran 30yds and fell over to a nice hart shot, he was a very nice buck, weighed 35lb head and legs off,on my way home I stopped and watched a doe with two bucks chasing her, they were playing about in a field of corn, watched them for an hour then went for some breakfast, a good morning was had by all, rgds remmy

 

What is the roe Buck close season Remmy in Scotland?? I thought it was 21 Oct to 31 March

Remmy will have pasted it into the post from a genuine 'in season' buck stalk. lol

 

You're right - who sits in a high seat at 5.00 this time of the year!!!

[Guest remmy]

dicehorn have a look at the trees and the grass mate, just abit to lush for jan me thinks, pasted from a buck i shot in the rut last year .