Muntjac noises

[Redgum]

like a madman I spent a couple of hours in my highseat Sunday evening, just to get some fresh air really but you never know what may turn up. Now the leaves are off the trees I can see further back into the wood. The light was just starting to go when I noticed a movement a bit further back in the wood and through the bino's I saw that distinctive hunched shape. A buck Muntie in his fine chestnut winter coat made his way toward me until he was around 100yds away, by the time I had carefully changed from bino's to rifle scope he had melted into the background. Muntjac's are the masters of disquise and in woodland can just seem to disappear if you take your eyes off them for a second, then reappear ten yards away.

I always keep my Buttalo in my pocket and gave a few squeaks,in the past I have managed to draw the odd male out into the open.

After ten minutes of using the buttalo I heard a low trumpeting call, never heard it before. As I knew the buck muntie was in there somewhere I'm guessing it was either him or maybe a doe with him. Anyone else heard Munties make noised other than barks. The only other deer about are a few Roe, though fallow are present ten miles away.

[Dunkield]

Can you describe the sound?

I have only ever heard them go - bark was it different to that?

[Redgum]

Lets see, it was a sort of low nasal trumpeting, not a loud noise. It sounded like it was meant to be discrete.The best way I can replicate it is blowing a slow wet loose raspberry down a empty toilet roll tube, not the same noise but on these lines. It was in response to the buttalo,just a couple of times. I was wondering if it was a noise that the female makes to locate a fawn. The Muntie could have been releasing a bit of wind I suppose in the excitement of the prospect of reseptive doe about but he didnt come forward to see.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Redgum

[Beardo]

Ive heard them make similar sounds, mostly at night when I've been out lamping though.

Last time I was out stalking muntjac (far too long ago for my liking) I was calling on the buttolo and a stoat came bounding towards me!

[Dunkield]

The best way I can replicate it is blowing a slow wet loose raspberry down a empty toilet roll tube, not the same noise but on these lines.

Great description that sounds a bit fallow like to me?

 

http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=022M-W1CDR0001444-1700V0.xml#

[Redgum]

Thanks for the replies, I have heard the fallow rutting many a time down my way, it was definatly not that, alot quieter. As for the Buttalo attracting other animals I have had a few fox's come in to it and bark back at it.

 

The whole country is virtually covered in snow apart from Gloucestershire. A covering of snow on the woodland floor certainly makes the Muntjac easier to spot.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Redgum