Buck calling 101

Watching foxes run in to a distress call when the conditions are right is very exciting, and this can prove useful all year round if used carefully. Calling roebucks can have an even more dramatic result, but it’s not a year-round pursuit – it is only effective in the very tight window of the roe rut, usually late July and early August.

As with any ‘trap’, careful preparation and clinical deployment will always yield better results. What follows is my opinion through interpreting my own findings in the field. I am in no way an expert or extensively studied, but hopefully I can provide some guidelines for successful calling for stalkers who want to try this deadly technique.

“You can always call more, but you can’t do anything to remedy overcalling once it has happened, so go steady and build slowly”