Give a little whistle

Soon after the longest day of the year in Tune, the roe deer become busy over their matrimonial affairs. It is at this time that the whistle can be effective. I use the words ‘can be effective’ advisedly for the roe call is by no means an infallible instrument. There would not be much attraction to the art of calling roe if it were as easy as all that.

Weather certainly has a profound effect on the success or otherwise of bringing a buck or perhaps a doe to you. Rain is generally unfavourable, for these woodland deer usually shelter so well that in rainy weather it is not easy to get the sound