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| VirginiaxBoi:
What are everyones thoughts on rattling before the rut? |
| boneaddict:
for what.....whitetails? |
| Coasthunterjay:
I hunt an area that is rich with both WT and Mulies and i will tell you trying it is better than not. I hunt modern firearm for deer so mid October every year and i can recall a couple times glassing or scouting a couple smaller bucks here and there that were going at it. And the last two years i have used a little rattling and grunts and a few bleets to get deer to come in closer. hasnt worked for me in the past but it seems to be working lately. I like using the grunt the most though. I had two bucks last year stand up on there hind legs sniffing the air trying to figure out where the grunting was comming from ( way cool ). were i hunt it usually just excits the bucks and gets em comming in all ralled up and angry but by the time i actually get to use them i usually have already shot my buck opening morning. But anyways Deer are curious and you guys know this, so even if it isnt the rutting time, they will come and atleast take a look to see whos doing what. My personal favorite though and this works for deer and elk, is using the antlers on a stiff bush or some larger saplings and for elk, scrape it on a bigger tree. Really hard as if to tear the bark or branches off. Man i love to see a running deer or charging elk come into an area your hunting and have no idea what hes comming into, Usually piss'n all over himself, snot slinging off his nose, hair up on his neck with his horns up in the air just screaming to find out whos meesing in there territory. Just makes a hunter get really excited talking about it. Well for an answer............ YES. I would use them, And i do....................... |
| jackelope:
i'm an ex-avid grunter,rattler, rut whitetail rifle hunter from the east coast and can tell you the only thing i've succesfully used my grunt tube for in washington is to get a deer to stop for a standing shot or to get one to stand up from his bed for a shot. i have not used the horns here ever, nor have i hunted the rut here yet either. that said...i think the time of year we are rifle hunting general season, you might get a curious young whitetail buck to come and have a look, but i think the older smarter bucks know the only deer sparring are the young bucks playing around. it couldn't hurt to try it, but i think your success would be limited at best. i couldn't begin to tell you how it'd work for mule deer, and i think there is moderate success using grunt tubes and rattling for blacktails in the late season. |
| boneaddict:
I don't use them in the early season, but quite successful with it in the late season. I rattled in over 20 bucks in one day last year, but the rut was going full bore. |
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