Late Season BH45 ...

[wt]

Bh45 I'm excited to hear what you discovered, I have had bt come in a couple of times with the can but  don't have much of a technique. I always like to learn, do tell. Good luck! I'm going out for elk starting tomorrow. Wt

[bowpredator]

Yes, please share your insight about the can. I too have one and have used it a few times with little success. The PRIMOS CAN that is, had to make that clear as I know how these threads can go wrong real bad.LOL

[LeviD1]

Still plenty of season to go! I thought for sure my wife was going to tag her first deer today, have had bucks all day long on cam since rifle ended. Sat today from morning till 2:30 and saw 2 does and almost 40 turkeys........... ironic.....

[BOWHUNTER45]

Quick update ...No hunting today ..snow in the hills  I have to be loyal to our High School Football team ..Headed for the playoffs ...Pretty excited for them ..So back at it tomorrow .. 

Questions :
#1 Does a doe make longer bleats when she is in Estrus ?
#2 or are they a series of shorter bleats ?

When you watch the Primos boys on T.V and they are using the CAN they roll it over making a longer whined out sound ...Is this really correct !

[hogslayer]

Everything i have seen and read about using the can is that they are supposed to be a series of short bleets.  When you draw it out and make it a longer bleet it actually makes an alarm sound.  I always turn the small can over fast.  This year i tried the "longer" can and it made a lot longer bleet.  Every time i would use the can the deer would book it.  It pissed me off.  My wind was perfect and they were walking around in the re-prod.  It happened to 7 deer in 2 days.  I will never use the longer can again.  I stick with the short one and hit it fast.  This was hunting black tail on the peninsula. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

Everything i have seen and read about using the can is that they are supposed to be a series of short bleets.  When you draw it out and make it a longer bleet it actually makes an alarm sound.  I always turn the small can over fast.  This year i tried the "longer" can and it made a lot longer bleet.  Every time i would use the can the deer would book it.  It pissed me off.  My wind was perfect and they were walking around in the re-prod.  It happened to 7 deer in 2 days.  I will never use the longer can again.  I stick with the short one and hit it fast.  This was hunting black tail on the peninsula.

Nailed it !!! What I discovered with the New Longer can is that when you are rolling it over do not roll your wrist as far ..Creating a shorter bleat ..Or you can take your finger off of the air hole when you want it stop bleating ..Controlling how long it runs out ..The new longer can sounds much better than the original one.Once you play with it and learn how to use it ...I made a series of 6 continuous bleats the other day and backed up with 2 grunts and just about got run over by a pretty nice 2 pt ...can not wait until tomorrow .. I love calling in deer or doing whatever it takes to be successful ..You do not call one in every time you go but when it does happen there is nothing more satisfying ...Hopefully I can get a good one to come in soon 

[Axle]

Yes, flying squirrels are nocturnal. Nice picture of that one! 
Keep the stories and pics coming 

[Jonathan_S]

Shorter bleats are the key (that goes for Whitetail too)

BH45, I expected nothing but  and trail camera pics on your thread   

I think you're the best guide for blacktail who gets the worst luck when YOU'RE hunting

[billythekidrock]

I have heard blacktail doe bleats a few times and most are short, but one time I heard a few longer ones that had more emotion or urgency in them. There were several does and at least one buck. Here is the story with pic.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,3590.msg39726.html#msg39726 

When I have called in bt bucks with bleats, they have always been when I did longer or more urgent calls either by rolling the can slower or by blowing higher pitched and drawn out calls.

Doing some online research years ago I found a whitetail estrus sound on an ecall that was a near replica of the blacktail vocalization I heard. They labeled it as something like Extreme Estrus Bleat or something like that, but the description said the sound meant "I am ready, NOW!".

Rolling the can slow is close, but the call below is more realistic and allows you to add more emotion, elongate or shorten the sound and do buck grunts.

[kodiak 907]

JB I can see the snow on the hill behind the house, you need to be in the woods man! That big MossyHorned dude is probably running around pushing does without a care in the world right now!!!!

[BOWHUNTER45]

Shorter bleats are the key (that goes for Whitetail too)

BH45, I expected nothing but  and trail camera pics on your thread   

I think you're the best guide for blacktail who gets the worst luck when YOU'RE hunting

Lmao ...I would say I have to agree with that statement lately ..may have to become a GUN HUNTER ! Be hitting it hard the next couple days ...I will wait until about 10am tomorrow to head out since it is getting down in the 20's tonight ....

[BOWHUNTER45]

JB I can see the snow on the hill behind the house, you need to be in the woods man! That big MossyHorned dude is probably running around pushing does without a care in the world right now!!!!

Mighty cold out tonight ..hopefully mid morning tomorrow brings some luck ....

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Mid mourning?? I would not waist a minute of day light.....

[BOWHUNTER45]

Not much of an update other than I have hunted my arz off ..I have seen a couple dandy bucks but they seem to be avoiding death ! After my last encounter I am having doubts if it will happen ..When you have a nice one coming to you on a string and with all conditions in your favor and your knowing this is it and he comes to about 50 yrds and stops and turns right into the brush you have to tell yourself this is BS ! I am beat into the dirt and have turned over about every stump in the county ! I can not do much more except hunt my arz off Sunday and Monday ...I am not giving up because I know when your at the point you do not care IT WILL HAPPEN ....I SURE HOPE THAT STATEMENT WORKS OUT 

Today I am off to the STATE CHAPIONSHIP 2a football game ..I always back up my High school Football Team ...Even being Deerless  GO CUBS !!!     Lynden and Woolley for the state title ...

[Ccortez]

stick with it to the end. and good luck hope you get a big buck