# What do deer say? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 24, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912 "2006-09-24T02:35:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/1 "2006-09-24T02:35:18Z")
Do deer vocalize? Or are they silent like giraffes? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/2 "2006-09-24T02:38:15Z")
[QUOTE=Ronald C. Semone] Do deer vocalize? Or are they silent like giraffes? [/QUOTE] They grunt. Among other noises. Here you’ll find a dozen of the noises they make. [http://www.kerrlake.com/deer/sounds.htm](http://www.kerrlake.com/deer/sounds.htm) Stupid deer. Giant rural rats, they are. Tastier than urban rats, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/3 "2006-09-24T03:00:22Z")
According to ex-rock star and noted wild life expert [Ted Nugent,](http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/nugent.asp) they wouldn’t say much because they don’t think much. > [@](#): > > They’re only interested in three things: the best place to eat, having sex and how quickly they can run away. Much like the French. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/4 "2006-09-24T03:12:21Z")
Just so you know, giraffes make noise too. ---
**Author:** ![Beaucarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/5 "2006-09-24T03:28:30Z")
Deer stamp and blow as a warning. (walk outside and blow your nose as hard as you can, quickly- it sounds like that) When courting, they grunt and vocalize a little. Search for “deer bugle”. ---
**Author:** ![Beaucarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/6 "2006-09-24T04:00:44Z")
**Ronald C. Semone** is going to send me a dry cleaning bill. Correction: blow \*air out of your \* nose as hard as you can. Don’t actually blow your nose. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/7 "2006-09-24T17:15:01Z")
I’ve heard them make strange barking noises. Not really barking, but hard to describe. Vaguely similar to the sound of a pneumatic tool being operated at your next- next door neighbor’s house. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/8 "2006-09-24T18:00:35Z")
D’oh…a deer ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/9 "2006-09-24T18:03:09Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] D’oh…a deer [/QUOTE] A female deer! ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/10 "2006-09-24T18:05:30Z")
You couldn’t resist could you \*\* QtM\*\* go on admit it ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/11 "2006-09-24T18:18:59Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] You couldn’t resist could you \*\* QtM\*\* go on admit it [/QUOTE] It’s a reflex. **So???** Did anyone try out my nice linkies to deer sounds??? Hmmmmmm? I’m waiting, people! ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/12 "2006-09-24T18:31:22Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] **So???** Did anyone try out my nice linkies to deer sounds??? Hmmmmmm? I’m waiting, people! [/QUOTE] Of course! I’m just wating to hear the breeding bellow from a woman, now. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/13 "2006-09-24T18:43:38Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] It’s a reflex. **So???** Did anyone try out my nice linkies to deer sounds??? Hmmmmmm? I’m waiting, people! [/QUOTE] The audio files are broken for me. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/14 "2006-09-24T18:46:59Z")
I’m not sure of the species that I’m hearing, but a few times in the English Lake District I’ve heard them make a strange barking noise, almost like somebody shouting “aaarrgghhh” loudly from a distance. I was told it was a specific species of deer that did this, but I’ve forgotten which it was. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/15 "2006-09-24T18:48:20Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] It’s a reflex. **So???** Did anyone try out my nice linkies to deer sounds??? Hmmmmmm? I’m waiting, people! [/QUOTE] URL not found. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/16 "2006-09-24T18:48:23Z")
[QUOTE=Ronald C. Semone] Or are they silent like giraffes? [/QUOTE] Giraffes only vocalize when they’re dying. [South Park]_Mwaaaaahhhh…mwaaaaahhhh_[/SP] -foxy ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/17 "2006-09-24T18:53:40Z")
Some species of deer are highly vocal. Male Red Deer, known in North America as Elk or Wapiti, make very loud calls known as bugling during the mating season. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/18 "2006-09-24T19:04:37Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] URL not found. [/QUOTE] Bummer. Works fine for me. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/19 "2006-09-24T19:41:45Z")
Nee. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912/20 "2006-09-24T19:42:27Z")
[QUOTE=Rigamarole] Nee. [/QUOTE] Did you mean “ni”? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-deer-say/373912.md?page=2)