The Snort-Wheeze — What It Means and How to Use It If you’ve ever heard a buck make this sound, short, explosive bursts of air followed by a long wheeze, you’ve witnessed one of the most aggressive vocalizations in the whitetail world: the snort-wheeze. The snort-wheeze is a dominance call. It’s a buck’s way of saying “This is my area, stay out.” You’ll often see it when two mature bucks are posturing, sizing each other up, or just before a fight. The sound itself is created by two quick snorts