calling in deer with a turkey call.

[xia_emperor]

Man! my bird beat me into his strutting zone gave of a Gobble and then went silent, so I just sat out side of his strutting area and softly called to him. After about 30 min. of waiting I noticed movement to my left and I am thinking great he circle and is on his way in. when all a sudden I notice that there are three of them and way too tall to be a Turkey. So, I slowly moved my head to look and it was three deer only 15 feet away just looking at me and all around me. After what seemed like forever (maybe 1 min.) they turned and walk away to my right. Just amazing and made my day even though my bird beat me again and I will get him!  

[BigRonHuntAlot]

It happens to me alot., The deer are somewhat curious this time of year and the only logic I can figure is ... That they think if a turkey is in that area that it is safe for them to travel??

  Sure is fun seeing any game when your out hunting.

[Al Snow]

Agree with BigRon.  Hanging around turkeys makes deer feel safe.

[vizsla]

the same thing happened this season to me and my hunting partner we were calling to roosted toms when i had this skinnie shedding hornless buck walk down the trail 5yrds frome me walk up to my pal stop and stair at him at 6ft  than hear come the two toms they see the buck and skirt arouns us than the buck follows  this lasted for 20 min.  later we called in three smallers toms  and we killed one.

[STOBBER]

Same thing last spring...i was out looking for arrowheads/artifacts when 2 Toms and 3 hens walked out of the honeysuckles. I just got down on my belly in the foot tall grass and starting doing a hen call by mouth...the turkeys came running toward me and stopped about 20 yrds. out and looked toward the woodline when a small spike stepped out and walked over to the turkeys. They started over to me and all of a sudden they just took off at a dead run. The spike walked right up to me , i kept my head down with my ball cap over my eyes....i literally could have grabbed his leg at one point...it was great !!!!! Oh yeah...i was'nt wearing camo   ...but a blue work uniform shirt and jeans.  I guess the turkeys make the deer feel safe.

[thp]

I was walking out of the timber Saturday night just past civil twilight still in my Asat leafy suit.  I stopped to watch a bunny 20 feet in front of me when I noticed a doe in the corn sprouts to my left.  She had to come out of the timber only 20 or 30 yards from my turkey set up.  She walked directly towards me until she was only 10 yards away.  Looked at me.   Backed away.  Came back towards me.  Stomped her hoof a couple of times.  She decided she need to get down wind from me to figure out what was this indistinguishable blob standing on the edge of the field.  Finally when she got in my scent stream she smelled my pizza fueled b.o., snorted and made a hasty retreat.       Man, this stuff keeps me coming back...    

[Drew]

I've also had deer come to distress calls/rodent squeeks and coyote howls while predator hunting.

I gave up one turkey hunt due to a young doe, getting mad at my jake decoy and stomping and wheezing at him for 10 minutes, I had my hand over my mouth trying not to laugh out loud.

[xia_emperor]

I had a eagle dive bomb by decoy this season as well.

[Dave Worden]

I saw about 10 deer last Monday while turkey hunting.  Never saw or even a turkey.  I also use turkey decoys when deer hunting.  As turkey season overlaps deer season here, I can call turkeys and if the deer are curious, they can come check out the decoys without looking around for me.  Seems to work pretty well and turkey decoys are lighter than deer decoys!

[Roadkill]

Spoon, just before you left NV, those two guys in Mason Valley killed a lion in thier trukey set.  Be glad you don't have that!
Big head Todd beat me yesterday-of course, nobody beats Kerry.

[Woodduck]

Second deer, I ever shot, in my life; was in the fall of '65.
We could hunt turkey in the fall, back then and I was calling and in came the biggest 8 pt. buck I had ever seen!
I mean he came walking up like he owned the place. He wasn't sneaking or quiet at all.

Surprising what you see occur the more you hunt.