Whose rattling whitetails this year?

[boneaddict]

They seem to be very sporadic.  As I posted elsewhere I chalked it up to 50 degree temps and the moon.   I had the fortune to rattle some bucks I saw first.  It was fun watching their different behavior.   

[3nails]

  well so much for my last post. Grabbed a bite to eat, looked out the window and there's a great big buck standing there!

[boneaddict]

That's awesome. 

[boneaddict]

It is almost noon.   I had my best luck between 1130 and 2 yesterday.   I think they dance party all night and are just getting back up.

[Ridgerunner]

No luck for me this past weekend in 121.  I think bone is right in his assessment though.

[3nails]

 My sons not real impressed that I won't let him shoot it. 

[boneaddict]

 

 Come a little closer fella....

[boneaddict]

hed already been doing some rattling of his own

[deaner]

was doing some rattling / grunting trying to help a friend fill his tag today, and i heard some snap pop of sticks close by.  thought a buck was coming in.  then i saw the orange vest.

[3nails]

 BBD! The son pulled the legs out from under a great buck this morning. Gonna grab a bite and head back out. Wife saw a buck fight right in front of the cabin while we were gone. As Si would say, "It's on like Donkey Kong!"

[blacktailcody]

Nice.
Headed out after whitetails in B.C. tomorrow. And wolves and coyotes and bobcats and cougars.

[huntnnw]

Been trying .. Nothing yet

[jollyskwala]

I've rattled about a dozen times this year and have not had anything come in. I tear up the ground, knock rocks branches and nothing. I've tried spotswith good downwind coverage or cliffs. I move every 1-2 hours. Not sure if it's the buck to doe ratio(unit 1) in ID or if I'm doing something wrong....any ideas? I would love to rattle one in!!!! Thanks for starting this thread.

[boneaddict]

Try less movement, (the theatrics).   The sound of the antlers will do the job just fine if there is a buck nearby that is willing. 

You are triggering an instinct.   Buck to doe ration can be a problem though I haven't noticed it in unit one.

[3nails]

 Interesting day of rattling. Just yesterday I was marveling the fact that I haven't been busted during a session in several years. Well today during I got busted twice during the same sequence. Had on come in down wind of me in the nine bark and the other one the exact opposite way when I stood up. That's just hunting.
 The buck my son killed somehow got bigger overnight!