calling fallow stags

muff munch

how are ye lads.im not sure on this one but can you call a fallow stag in.as far as i was aware you couldnt.but i saw a clip on you tube of a lad calling in a young stag.first he tried a grunt call but the stag wasnt interested.then he rattled a pair of antlers together and the stag immediatly came bolting up the hill towards him.any one ever have any joy.i tried a grunt call my self a few times but had no joy with it.just curious

TriggerPL

muff munch wrote: »

how are ye lads.im not sure on this one but can you call a fallow stag in.as far as i was aware you couldnt.but i saw a clip on you tube of a lad calling in a young stag.first he tried a grunt call but the stag wasnt interested.then he rattled a pair of antlers together and the stag immediatly came bolting up the hill towards him.any one ever have any joy.i tried a grunt call my self a few times but had no joy with it.just curious

never tryed grunting but the clashing of antles will this time of year get the response you looking for .

muff munch

have you had success with it

TriggerPL

muff munch wrote: »

have you had success with it

we had a stag call from distance , going out this week so hopefully we will have something to report back

muff munch

ive tried it a few times as a last resort while out stalking but with no joy.going ot my self in the morn so might try again if i dont see any deer out in the open.best of luck with it.

daithi55

i was just thinking the same thing but from what i heard ya cant call them

i have seen whitetail deer been called by clashing antlers wouldnt mind trying it on fallow but have no antlers hanging around unless i cut them off a trophy lol

have seen lots of markings on trees from stags in the area but its very dense cover and not a sin of an actual deer
wouldnt mind trying to lure them out

It wasn't me!

Have seen video of fallow being called with both mouth calls and clashing antlers, the latter most successfully. Was talking to a lad in a gun dealer's last year who was telling me about calling in sika stags, which after this morning's adventure seems like it'd be worth a try!

daithi55

ya you can call reds and sika
but fallow are different pity
was talking to a lad one morning who was also stalking
was saying to me hes uses there droppings to attract other males as there territorial so if ya pick it up and drop it at another forest etc the other one comes running once hes gets a whiff

id say i should probably be putting this in the tallest tale thread instead of hear as its most likely a bull**** story
but ya never no

It wasn't me!

I'd try the antlers. Have seen a call used as well, but the antlers was the one that seemed to work. Was out this morning, and from the noise from every direction I'm the only person in the country who didn't so much as see a deer, let alone get a shot at one this morning.

Vizzy

daithi55 wrote: »

ya you can call reds and sika
but fallow are different pity
was talking to a lad one morning who was also stalking
was saying to me hes uses there droppings to attract other males as there territorial so if ya pick it up and drop it at another forest etc the other one comes running once hes gets a whiff

id say i should probably be putting this in the tallest tale thread instead of hear as its most likely a bulldeer**** story
but ya never no

Fix'd that for you daithi:)

muff munch

thats right you can call red and sika bucks as they go out during the rut trying to gather up the does but with fallow i think the does come to the buck.(as far as ive read but could be wrong).and if thats the case you might have more success calling in does.but when i saw the vid on you tube rattling the antlers seemed to work.as i said the buck came running up towards the rattle.just back home after this morns stalk and alls i met were 2 does.thats all i seem to have met this season is does apart from a pricket i got 2 weaks ago,but as previous post said theres markings of bucks everywhere i go,just cant seem to bump into them.