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How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby elk yinzer » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:04 am

Heard two bucks going at it at first light.

They were upwind and slightly up the mountain. I could just barely hear them.

I figure more than a quarter mile. Probably not much more.

Not likely where I am it was another hunter.

I want to try to get in the ballpark and set up in the area this evening.


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Re: How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby Evanszach7 » Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:06 pm

I can hear a hunter rattling 1/2 mile away :lol:

In all seriousness, not sure I’ve ever heard sparring. I usually assume it’s a hunter because I’m not hearing leafs rustling a twigs snapping with it.
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Re: How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby Drenalin » Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:51 am

I've had young bucks sparring within a hundred yards of my stand a couple of times and could just hear them, so may not be as far as you think. Intensity would make a huge difference.
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Re: How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby milkweed-militia » Fri Nov 09, 2018 5:10 am

I got to watch two good bucks fight hard earlier this season and they were at most 60 yards away. The only thing that separated me from them was a ditch and a thin tree line. I had no trouble hearing them, but it wasn't near as loud as I imagined it would be.
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Re: How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby Lockdown » Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:46 am

If it’s calm you can hear light sparring from a couple hundred yards. I’m sure a fight could be heard from much further.
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Re: How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby stash59 » Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:40 am

I'd say usually they're closer than you think.
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Re: How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby milkweed-militia » Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:07 am

stash59 wrote:I'd say usually they're closer than you think.


I agree 100%. If I couldn't have seen the two fighting earlier this year, I would've guessed that they were a couple hundred yards away. These two bucks were fighting too, not just lightly sparring.
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Re: How far can you hear sparring

Unread postby BigCedarJack » Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:45 am

I took a video of two sparring with my phone at 25yds last year and my phone barely caught any sound. It was much quieter than I expected.


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