I snort-wheezed again, and he lowered his head and started walking toward me, swaying as he stepped. So I snort-wheezed to him a few times until he turned and stared in my direction. There was no reason to think he’d take a hard right turn and walk 150 yards to my bow stand. A short-tined 9-pointer with a big body, he came out last, pushed the smaller bucks around some, and then stood at the top of a little knoll, where he could survey the field and sort of ooze swagger. He was one of four that stepped out of the timber and sauntered over to a mock scrape I’d made at the far edge of a cut cornfield.
I’ve called a fair number of early-season bucks into bow range by snort-wheezing, but the one that makes for the best example was the buck I tagged last fall. The Perfect Example of When a Snort-Wheeze Call Works Now
I’ve sent more than one buck packing with the call in November, but I can’t think of a single early-season buck I’ve spooked by snort-wheezing. In fact, I would say that snort-wheezing is far less risky now than it is during the rut. But you should-because it absolutely works if you use it under the right circumstances. What I do think is that because of the prevailing wisdom about snort-wheezing, very few hunters use the call during the early season.
BUCK SNORT WHEEZE HOW TO
When and How to Snort-Wheeze to Early-Season Bucks
In other words, prior to the rut, at least, I do not think it means what most everyone think it means. Also, whereas the snort-wheeze is usually associated with dominant whitetails, I’ve watched early-season bucks of every size, from yearling spikes to older deer, come jogging in to the call, with hardly a hint of aggression or fear. This time of year, it seems to be nothing like the mortal challenge it is during the rut. But since that hunt with Peterson years ago, I have also snort-wheezed to dozens of early-season bucks and watched them react with perfect nonchalance and/or mere curiosity.
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