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I made this deer Grunt call many years ago. All you do is rub the big end edge of tine on a angle across the grooves on hollowed antler. It makes a "clicky" grunt sound. It doesn't work all the time (like all calls) but when it does..they come running ! Try making one..Jeff
If you make one..just put 4 grooves in hollowed antler part. Its the right amount of sound !
That is cool. That low clicking sound is what I hear from deer most often. Even during May Ive heard bucks do that. Ill be making one for sure. Thanks.
Izzy ... You know the secret !
Nice Job, and thanks for the info!!
The ..hole is all the way through on main antler with grooves !
That is so cool! Thanks for showing it. I have an old antler beside me now and I've already marked where to cut. I love making game calls. It"s so much more satisfying to hunt with gear that you built yourself.
Dave :bigsmyl:
Jeff,does the center hole have to be a certain diameter to produce the right sound?
I have made a few in different sizes... They all had a little different sound.. Try making one close to size in pic...I bet it will be fine !
Hole in the pic, what size is it? Thanks for sharing, I'm going to make one.
Like stuff like this; but, never heard of it before. Someone explain it along w/technique please. Bet other folks would like to know.
I've never seen one like that before.Thanks.
And it doesn't have a reed to stick :biglaugh:
The reed in my call was stuck this morning.
I will be trying one of these, thanks
what did you use to make the grooves and what is the spacing?
I never heard two deer sound alike so I wouldn't think it mattered on the size but I have a few antlers begging me to make a call like that...I read many years ago about using a hair comb and taking your thumb down the teeth and it makes a small clicking sound like a grunt...Heck many of you had probally had dropped your reed out of the stand sometime in your hunting life and never knew you had a grunt comb in your back pocket! :biglaugh: Keefer's <><
...about a 1/4 space with a slight round edge sanded
...I'll try to make a video on how it works..soon !
that would be cool im trying to find an antler tine straight enough to drill thru so i can make one lol
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I had just posted a request for home made deer call ideas when I saw yours.
So with your picture in mind, I went to my shop and made this copy. Now back at the computer I see all the differences. Do you think it will work anyway?
I intentionally left the striker long; thought maybe it could double for rattling a bit too.
I look forward to your use video. Thanks for sharing.
boznarras...how does it sound ? I'll try to get the video out soon..I'm having a few out of state buddies up hunting Ohio with me this week !
Very cool!
Jeff,
You asked how it sounds.
It depends on where I rub and how hard. If I rub it down the middle of the grooves, it is kind of a harsh CLACKCLACKCLACK, especially if I bear down too hard. But if I get over to the end of the grooves, and use a lighter touch, it is more of a whirr noise, which is what I would guess I am looking for.
I think if I sanded the points between the grooves off to a rounder tip, it would be less clacking. This would look more like your call, with not so prominent ridges.
As I say, I am looking forward to your video to see what yours sounds like, and how you use it.
Good luck with the hunt. Beware stray tigers.
Walter
Man I went and made three of these since yesterday..Even made one before Church service this morning..I found the longer and thinner a tine is that you use as the striker it makes a more hollow sound...I had one tine that was webbed a little and it makes a really good tone and I can rest my thumb in the webbing kind of like a spoon...I wished I had more antler to work with cause these are fun to make but stink up the shop...I should of let the antler soak in water overnight to help kill the smell..It smells like a dentist office where someone has a bad cavity when you are drilling... :goldtooth:
WOW! I love learning new things like this. I did not know that deer did the clicking sound. Love the use and looks of these antler calls. Hope to see the video...
Do does and bucks make the clicking sound and how do you know if the sound is right if you have never heard the real thing. Perhaps I have heard and never realized it was a deer...
Had a doe bed next to me while in a tree tonight and heard her "clicking". Fifteen minutes later I saw 2 big bucks right where she walked to. The sound she made sounded just like the call I made after seeing Jeffs thread and it seems she was using it to locate the bucks. Thanks again.
This is very cool, but since I have never knowingly heard a deer make these sounds, what kind of rhythm do you use with the call? Just one 'click', several in a row, what kind of tempo, etc. I'm anxious to give this new toy a try. Thanks for the info in advance.
Pat,
I heard deer make the clicking sound on several hunts and to be honest now would be a great time to use one...The noise is usally so low it's hard for a human to pick up even having deer with in about 15 yards from ya...Now I have also heard deer when the woods were dead quiet at about 50 yards doing a more heavy "CLICKING" sound and if you make a few of these you can do one with about 4 or 5 grooves in it or about 8 to 10....Also search videos on deer sounds and turn your valume up loud on your computer and close your eyes and listen to the sounds...I've heard does and bucks use these noises and very soft most the time...Those grunt tubes are sometimes too loud and like someone else has stated already when you are blowing it sometimes moisture will get on the reed and you have to take them apart and end up dropping the reed,"O" ring or the mouth piece out of your stand...Only thing with this is you are moving your hands but it's a neat little piece of gaget to have in your haversack...My two girls have been playing with the ones I made all weekend...Have fun and make's a great gift for us traditional bowhunters..
I can hardly wait to see the video of it being put through it's paces.
God bless,Mudd
Great thread:::It's on my to do list :archer:
I made my forth one tonight cause I haven't had a chance to go hunting yet and getting the urge to make something traditional...I'm taking some vacation time next week and hope to get out and try these new calls...I've found that those really flat spike buck antlers make a really nice striker to run across the antler call with the grooves cut in it..You can make those cuts useing a triangler file or the edge of a reguler file..I made some useing a chainsaw file for a rounded groove...I'm running out of antler pieces and looking at my Mounted Bucks and just wondering how they would look if I cut their antlers off to make some more calls? :eek: :goldtooth: