Deer calls for blacktail

[Lou (Louis)]

Blacktail calls work very well, sometimes far TOO well. It's what we used for the 12 years I lived on Kodiak, and I use them in S.W. Washington as well.
However, just know that a few doe bleats, followed by a 5 minute set of fawn in distress, will call every bear, and cougar that hears it as well. No big deal here in S.W. Washington...it can create a BIG (and brown) situation just about everywhere on Kodiak. I know that for a FACT!

Just to be clear: you are saying that you can call a buck in with one?
Also, which brand did/do you use?

 

[CastleRocker]

Yep, you can call in a buck with one, especially during the rut. I use a couple different turkey diaphrams, an old Weems closed reed Cottontail rabbit call, and the one that actually works the best is an open reed "fawn in distress" bear call that I bought from "Bearman Rick" (R&R game calls). I think it works so well, because it calls in the doe, and the buck just follows.

 

[DawnPatrol]

Anyone used the Phelps doe bleat for blacktail? It’s one of the only commercially available doe bleats I’ve found.

 

[SeaRun1]

I brought a buck in the very first time I tried rattling. Saw him cruising by and halted him with rattling. Two minutes later he was underneath my tree stand. I have had zero success since. Last two years I have been using a Artemis doe bleed call and have not brought anything in to my knowledge.

Frustrating returns for me but also realize my skill level might be a big factor with calls.

SR1