One that didn't get away (blind calling)
08-04-2008, 08:14 AM
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RE: One that didn't get away (blind calling)
ORIGINAL: GregH
So there I was, Nov 12th 1996, flying down the highway, smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee, windows down for scent control.
So there I was, Nov 12th 1996, flying down the highway, smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee, windows down for scent control.
I knew this was going to be a great read from the first line
. Thanks! 
08-04-2008, 08:20 AM
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RE: One that didn't get away (blind calling)
I knew this was going to be a great read from the first line
I said the same thing, and the way you tell the story makes me feel as if I am in the stand with you. Thanks
08-04-2008, 08:28 AM
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RE: One that didn't get away (blind calling)
Greg, Do you think you "called in" the first buck as well? (by walking on the crunchy snow)
Nice story. I do a lot of blind calling during the rut. I have called a lot big ones in. Two things I have noticed:
1. they usually take a long time to respond.
2. they rarely attemp to circle down wind once they decided to come. They usually come on a bee line.
Nice story. I do a lot of blind calling during the rut. I have called a lot big ones in. Two things I have noticed:
1. they usually take a long time to respond.
2. they rarely attemp to circle down wind once they decided to come. They usually come on a bee line.
08-04-2008, 08:52 AM
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RE: One that didn't get away (blind calling)
ORIGINAL: magicman54494
Greg, Do you think you "called in" the first buck as well? (by walking on the crunchy snow)
Nice story. I do a lot of blind calling during the rut. I have called a lot big ones in. Two things I have noticed:
1. they usually take a long time to respond.
2. they rarely attemp to circle down wind once they decided to come. They usually come on a bee line.
Greg, Do you think you "called in" the first buck as well? (by walking on the crunchy snow)
Nice story. I do a lot of blind calling during the rut. I have called a lot big ones in. Two things I have noticed:
1. they usually take a long time to respond.
2. they rarely attemp to circle down wind once they decided to come. They usually come on a bee line.
As far as taking a long time to respond, I guess it depends on how far away they are when they first hear the commotion. One time I had a big 12 pointer (a 10 with matching forked g-2s) come running in from about 150 yards, when I first spotted him. Incidentally, I was "practicing with my grunt call because I really didn't think I was going to see anything. That is how I learned to blind call. Oh yeah, I missed him. [
]The ones that seem to take a long time to respond are the ones that I see first and then call. It seems that they are on a mission and it is hard to distract them to a point where they finally get mad/curious enough to commit to comming in.
