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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2013, 11:44:55 AM »
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.   

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2013, 11:50:55 AM »
  :chuckle: 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!
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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2013, 11:51:33 AM »
That's awesome. 

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2013, 11:52:37 AM »
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.

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2013, 11:57:19 AM »
No luck for me this past weekend in 121.  I think bone is right in his assessment though.

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2013, 11:59:39 AM »
 My sons not real impressed that I won't let him shoot it.  :chuckle:
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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2013, 12:07:28 PM »
 :)

 Come a little closer fella....



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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2013, 12:08:09 PM »
hed already been doing some rattling of his own

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2013, 05:22:13 PM »
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.

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2013, 11:15:24 AM »
 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!"
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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #25 on: November 20, 2013, 05:26:25 PM »
Nice.
Headed out after whitetails in B.C. tomorrow. And wolves and coyotes and bobcats and cougars.

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2013, 05:35:20 PM »
Been trying .. Nothing yet

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2013, 11:13:47 AM »
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.

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2013, 12:19:56 PM »
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.

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Re: Whose rattling whitetails this year?
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2013, 06:11:30 PM »
 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!
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