Had a very successful day using the muntjac calling technique Gerald Collini showed me. call I was at the wood in Buckinghamshire where I manage the deer numbers. It was my first visit since there had been lots of timber cutting and the woodmen had created several new rides with their huge timber trucks. These rides had foot deep mud with a hard crust and so criss-crossed the wood the deer had to cross them - so lots of slots to show activity. I settled down in area with lots of slots heading into thick holly cover. I was partly concealed by a tree trunk and holly bush looking towards the area of heavy holly cover, with 180degree view. I called with the buttolo and immediately there was barking from the holly cover. I called again and the barking came closer. I caught a glimpse of a buck, but he stayed semi-hidden. I called again (three squeaks) and there was a higher pitched bark to the right of the buck. A large doe came out of the holly and stood looking around giving me a good shot at the base of the neck, which took her down. She was quite heavy and probably half -way through pregnancy carrying two young. On butchering, found she was very well-padded with quite a lot of of fat. Just about to start the process of making smoked biltong with some of the best meat.
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I am making a guess here that the Danners are really yours, but I am hoping you don't also go stalking in the leopard-skin trews
Apart from anything else they'd clash something terrible with the DPM jacket
willie_gunn
Uncle Norm
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Bagged a Doe at 0700 yesterday, that I called with the Buttalo squeezy. A good Doe weighing 14 Kgs.
I have ordered a Hubertus Cherrywood call from my local dealer as I want to ring the changes.
Anyone have any advice on the best use of this call for Muntjac ?
I have ordered a Hubertus Cherrywood call from my local dealer as I want to ring the changes.
Anyone have any advice on the best use of this call for Muntjac ?
pete evans
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Try one of those fox reed calls (the long black ones) that you get on ebay for a fiver. I have had success with these calling in a pheep pheep pheep pattern. It is quite a bit higher in pitch than the traditional calls, cherry buttolo etc.
Uncle Norm
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Thank you for the response. Could you be a little more specific in identifying the make and model and/or supplier ?
AN DU RU FOX
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black plastic/nylon four inch long half inch wide ,they are actually called the, fox call, with lanyard, you bite it gently as you blow ,get a few different sounds, HERE DOUG FOXCOUK,
Uncle Norm
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Thanks Doug. I have always found the type of reed call where the note is controlled by the bite, are difficult to get a consistent note from. This is particularly so for a dentures wearer
. With Muntjac, my experience is that one 'false' note and the game is up. I have just scrapped a Buttolo Universal reed/bite type call for that reason. Others may well get on well with them but not I.
AN DU RU FOX
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THERE NOT BAD im the same four less at front from motorbike years ago , you dont need to bite at all really just hold it there,as you will know better than me they all work at some piont,
foxdropper
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Just to say its very easy in the heat of the moment when calling,to slot a doe with young .Young wont be with her if very small but at heel the size of a cat.Not telling anyone what to do but good practice to only shoot pregnant does .
Uncle Norm
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A fair point well made.
Shooting a Muntjac doe is the one and only ethical dilemma that I have with my deer stalking.
I would never deliberately shoot a doe with dependent young.
No matter how careful one is, the nature of Muntjac in seldom completely exposing themselves from cover renders it impossible to be sure. We can only do our best.
I never shoot a doe that charges into the call as she will most likely have a fawn lying nearby.
Strangely (over several years) I have consistently averaged four bucks for every doe that answer the call. I have just looked at my records and for the last seventeen Muntjac shot, only two were females.
Of that seventeen, eight were called, one of which was female.
I have no idea why that should be but am forever curious to know the answer.
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