Thread: Are White tails vocal?

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

Wondering if whitetail bucks are vocal during the ‘roar’?

The word ‘roar’ in the context of whitetails on Rakiura is misleading as the period is generally referred to as the ‘rut’ Whitetail do not roar like reds or even like fallow. In 47 years hunting them there mainly around rut time I have only heard a buck grunting on one occasion.