rational thought - they don't have it! Just taught responses and normal food/shelter/protection/curiosity. Could have been one that was closer, sensed danger - ran off and sounded the alert. Got one that was sitting in the bushes watching for dinner. Once no sounds until I started calling, then howls from all sides. good 1/2 mi away. Wed night, howls all around, one from bushes 80 yds away. Never could get it into the open. Biggest problem is doe that come to the feeder and won't go away!
Sounds? Some alert them, some bring them in. Some they IGNORE.
