This snorting sound is a way of letting others know that there is danger around and they are to leave this area as soon as possible. A deer… You may concurrently experience a deer blowing or snorting at you. Learning the sounds deer make can make you that much better at deer calling. This means that if you hear this sound, it’s very likely that the deer is concerned about you. “This call is a grunt-snort coupled with a drawn-out wheezing expulsion or air through pinched nostrils. Any deer hunter who spends a considerable amount of time in the field will be busted by a whitetail's incredible sense of smell. A guide published by Whitetails Unlimited explains what the noise means. The deer makes a snorting sound or snorts when they are sure that someone or something is trying to hurt and harm them. Grunting is an entirely different vocalization which sounds much more "pig like" and is usually done by bucks, but does do it too. Some deer hunters incorrectly believe that when they hear a deer snort, it must be a doe. Although the foot stomp is not an actual vocal communication, sometimes the front hoof hitting the ground produces enough of a thumping sound to alert other deer in the immediate vicinity. Perhaps a big buck. When a deer " snorts" or " blows" , it means it has become alarmed and is warning other deer of possible danger. The stomp is an early warning system. Blowing often starts out with long drawn out snorts ending with short choppy snorts as the deer stomps off. A mature buck will snort at you, and here's the video proof. It is possible to call them in if they are unsure of what spooked them. I have had success using a doe bleat to call in a buck that was blowing at me. Because many deer species aren’t territorial, a buck probably won’t snort and stomp the ground because of other bucks. The stomping of a foot is one way for a deer to “test” what it is looking at. The foot stomp can signal danger when a whitetail instinctively holds off on exhibiting a snort. The stomp is a sign that the deer is alert to something un-natural and alarming and bears further scrutiny. If a deer sees something that it is unsure of, the deer may stomp the ground just to get a response. A deer stomping has everything to do with making a sound, not for its own benefit, but for the benefit of other deer that might be within the hearing of it. A grunt-snort-wheeze is the most threatening call of bucks and is often followed by antler rush,” the guide reads. Or possibly another hunter. Before they run off from that place they tend to snort and raise their tail. But it also helps you to understand why deer act the way they do in certain situations. Deer hunter Adam Earhart of Columbus, Mississippi, recorded a “stand off” with a buck that stomped and snorted at him like an angry bull. Knowing what each deer sound means and what prompted the deer to make it will help make you a better hunter in the long run. To the hunter, observing a deer in the “alarm pose” could mean another deer is approaching.