It can be full of action and excitement and there is no greater experience than being amongst a group of Sika stags calling like crazy.
This article will focus on hunters who plan on calling Sika using their own voice (if you are one of the few who has that ability) or using a calling device such as the AJ Caller.
Using a device such as the AJ Caller is not for everyone and I get it. For years the only hunters who could benefit from calling in Sika stags (especially in tight bush) were those who could hit the high notes needed for imitating a stag.
Whatever individual views are, a calling device is just another tool in the toolbox to help increase one's odds of success, especially when it comes to hunting Sika, as they are one of the most difficult species to imitate.
Sika stags can be aggressive during the rut and will defend their territory. This is one reason why they reply and respond readily to calling. There are two common calls a Sika stag will produce during the rut - the single call and the hee-haw call (territorial call.) A third call (stag mew) is more evident when you are close to a
