What if...

[gwalchmai]

... deer really can't hear any better than we can and those little ultrasonic deer whistles are just for show? i.e., the entire industry is just a big scam to sell UDWs? How many deers have to get their paws (hoofs?) caught in grills before our congressional leaders come up with common-sense UDW legislation like the rest of the civilized world? 

[ChuteTheMall]

4 minutes ago, gwalchmai said:

... deer really can't hear any better than we can and those little ultrasonic deer whistles are just for show? i.e., the entire industry is just a big scam to sell UDWs? How many deers have to get their paws (hoofs?) caught in grills before our congressional leaders come up with common-sense UDW legislation like the rest of the civilized world? 

Those deer whistles work because anyone who buys them and installs them becomes even more alert for deer.

Just as effective as wearing garlic to keep vampires away or spraying radar repellant on your license plates.

[Ay Dios Mio]

They don't work.

[jmohme]

I told my Father in law once while he was getting ready for deer season, that he needed a new blind

I suggested a nice Cadillac with deer whistles on the shiny chrome bumper. Told him the deer would just throw themselves at the car!

Yeah, Deer whistles are great! 

[Maser]

If someone tells you deer hunting is challenging, they're either lying or trying to sell you something. 

[gwalchmai]

Deer are wise, and pretty, and TASTY! AFAIC, that checks off enough boxes to continue the tradition.

[Walt Longmire]

4 hours ago, Maser said:

If someone tells you deer hunting is challenging, they're either lying or trying to sell you something. 

All hunting has it's challenges. I don't know about Whitetails, but the PNW Blacktails are more challenging than moose, but You might be more likely to get one just because there are a whole lot more of them. I up the challenge higher by going after them with archery equipment.

[Ay Dios Mio]

10 hours ago, jmohme said:

I told my Father in law once while he was getting ready for deer season, that he needed a new blind

I suggested a nice Cadillac with deer whistles on the shiny chrome bumper. Told him the deer would just throw themselves at the car!

Yeah, Deer whistles are great! 

I had whistles on my Buick.  On the way to a shooting class in the a.m. a buck came out of a farmer's field in front of me, stopped in his tracks and turned to face me.  I just sat there and he put his head down and charged me.

Fortunately the roadway was icy and he slipped and fell down hard.  When he got up his pride was injured and he just slinked off hoping nobody but me saw his shame.

The whole rest of the drive I watched deer ignore my whistles but none ever tried to attack me.  What a waste of good intentions...look out...stay away...I don't wanna hurt you...keep your offspring close.  Stupid whistles.

[Walt Longmire]

5 hours ago, Ay Dios Mio said:

I had whistles on my Buick.  On the way to a shooting class in the a.m. a buck came out of a farmer's field in front of me, stopped in his tracks and turned to face me.  I just sat there and he put his head down and charged me.

Fortunately the roadway was icy and he slipped and fell down hard.  When he got up his pride was injured and he just slinked off hoping nobody but me saw his shame.

The whole rest of the drive I watched deer ignore my whistles but none ever tried to attack me.  What a waste of good intentions...look out...stay away...I don't wanna hurt you...keep your offspring close.  Stupid whistles.

That does it. I'm NOT putting those whistles on my snow machine. I have enough moose challenging me for the r.o.w. in the trails I ride.

[janice6]

5 hours ago, Ay Dios Mio said:

I had whistles on my Buick.  On the way to a shooting class in the a.m. a buck came out of a farmer's field in front of me, stopped in his tracks and turned to face me.  I just sat there and he put his head down and charged me.

Fortunately the roadway was icy and he slipped and fell down hard.  When he got up his pride was injured and he just slinked off hoping nobody but me saw his shame.

The whole rest of the drive I watched deer ignore my whistles but none ever tried to attack me.  What a waste of good intentions...look out...stay away...I don't wanna hurt you...keep your offspring close.  Stupid whistles.

I was in a rural area full of corn fields where we had a non-magnetic test facility for testing some superconducting sensors.  Winter I was running gravel roads in snow between fields of unharvested corn.  Unharvested because the U of M was experimenting with them.

Between fields I was stopped by a big buck planted and facing me in my 4x4.  He made me stop and then he looked at the cornfield and 4 females came out, crossed the road.  He then followed them and let me go.  It was fascinating.