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Bucks in rutt or near to it often get runny noses as part of the spreading the scent thing all over. Snorting is also like blinking the eye, or clearing your throat to talk, they are clearing out their nose so they can smell you better. At the same time, they are spreading their scent around as a challenge. I have snorted back and had them come trotting up ready to fight, I have snorted and had them crash and trash the forest in an effort to get away from me. I have started waiting after the first snort and making a muffled snort if they snort at me twice. last year this brought in two bucks and also kept a Doe from walking away until after I had popped the buck.
In the summer or the spring, it is just clearing the nose for better detection. If it sounds like a old dog sneezing and then addin a "snooooo" on the end, it is probably a buck.
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