Deer Whistles. Do They Truly Work?

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09-08-2018, 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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09-09-2018, 08:34 AM

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they work well with carp too.... haven't hit a carp yet!

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09-09-2018, 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.

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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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