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Deer Whistles. Do They Truly Work?

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Old Sep 8, 2018 | 09:25 PM
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They work great on polar bears, have one installed and I've never hit a polar bear in my life.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2018 | 08:34 AM
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they work well with carp too.... haven't hit a carp yet!
 
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Old Sep 9, 2018 | 10:26 AM
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I live in Wisconsin where we have almost as many deer as people. NO, they don't work!!
 
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The idea behind the whistle is to get there attention. Over a million miles in a semi + road time in a cage & bike I've hit dear dogs coyotes and 1 cow. But never with whistles installed .. So they've worked for me .
 
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Originally Posted by Super Grinch
As the title of this thread says... Do deer whistles really work?

Yay or Nay?

Please tell me why you believe they do or don’t? What are your experiences with them?
There was a thread on this awhile back, and the consensus was that for the most part they don`t work.

Originally Posted by Zedbra
My bike came with both the wind whistle and an electronic whistle that is switch operated - definitely makes an annoying high pitched sound that you can only hear when at idle. The previopus owner paid over $100 for it, plus he paid for install. Not sure how effective it is, but there are a lot of deer around here, so maybe I will find out one day.
Your best defense would be to drive slow enough to stop in time, if that`s possible.
 
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Do deer whistles work?
Do gremlin bells work?
Do loud pipes save lives?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 10:10 AM
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Have you thought about going on the antlers forum and asking the Deer their thoughts?
 
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When I have ever seen deer when riding I hit my horn a couple times. Gets their attention and scares them and they run off.
 
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If they don't give much mind to the bike careening toward them belching an obnoxious exhaust tone..... Why would they pay any mind to a whistle?
 
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