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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #30 on: November 12, 2014, 03:16:58 PM »
Rattled this buck in Sunday afternoon in NE Washington unit 121. Had a couple more come in Saturday morning but the thick fog made it too difficult for a shot.  Good luck to everyone the rest of the season!

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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #31 on: November 25, 2014, 05:19:01 PM »
 Well....... kind of late update.  :chuckle:  Got to Montana and discovered my ipad didn't work anymore. So much for that! Rattling was REAL slow this year. The rut was drawn out and weak making for tough hunting. We managed a couple of 4x4s and blew it on a real big one but that's hunting! I'll post up a short story in a new thread soon.
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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #32 on: November 25, 2014, 05:51:24 PM »
Well....... kind of late update.  :chuckle:  Got to Montana and discovered my ipad didn't work anymore. So much for that! Rattling was REAL slow this year. The rut was drawn out and weak making for tough hunting. We managed a couple of 4x4s and blew it on a real big one but that's hunting! I'll post up a short story in a new thread soon.
Shoot a Big One Nails  :tup:

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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #33 on: November 25, 2014, 05:55:36 PM »
We pretty much lost the rattle game this year in idaho...think in total we had two spikes and a doe come in to calling after a week

I even watched two bucks fight for awhile and they didn't even bring in anything lol

Thinking we hit a break in the intensity this year

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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #34 on: November 25, 2014, 06:40:28 PM »
Tree Killer has shown how well he delivers the goods.
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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2014, 07:31:54 AM »
I only rattled one morning this year... I need several of myself so I can elk hunt, whitetail hunt and mule deer hunt all at the same time...

ugh!!
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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #36 on: November 29, 2014, 02:29:18 PM »
Question for the masses:  How late will bucks respond to rattling?  Bleets? 

Will they respond here at the end of November and first half of December, or is that just giving away my location.  I haven't tried it much this late in the year.

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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #37 on: November 29, 2014, 04:12:23 PM »
 It will certainly work! Rattling is a unique method of hunting that requires dedication to the success of it. I'm 100% dedicated to it. In 9 days of hunting in Montana and maybe 40-45 set ups I rattled in 3 bucks. Pretty slow this year but it was worth it! Give it a shot. You never know. I don't believe you will give anything away because it is a natural sound.  :twocents:
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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #38 on: November 29, 2014, 04:15:03 PM »
I rattled only twice this year.  I was fixated on muleys.   Brought a deer in both times.  The first one was huge and didn't see him until it was too late.  2nd was a cutie and I could have shot 5 photo cards on him.   I posted him somewhere on here.

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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #41 on: November 29, 2014, 04:32:49 PM »
It will certainly work! Rattling is a unique method of hunting that requires dedication to the success of it. I'm 100% dedicated to it. In 9 days of hunting in Montana and maybe 40-45 set ups I rattled in 3 bucks. Pretty slow this year but it was worth it! Give it a shot. You never know. I don't believe you will give anything away because it is a natural sound.  :twocents:

Thank you both.  I wasn't sure how late in the season it started losing its effectiveness.  I will give it a try tomorrow. 

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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #42 on: November 29, 2014, 04:44:19 PM »
 I might add that I wouldn't "spar". That's long done. Violence still rules the land!
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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #43 on: November 29, 2014, 04:50:13 PM »
I might add that I wouldn't "spar". That's long done. Violence still rules the land!

So, by not sparing, does that mean that you are just raking trees or tickling the antlers, or did I miss something completely?

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Re: Lets the start a whitetail rattling thread....
« Reply #44 on: November 29, 2014, 05:04:10 PM »
 No. I mean really get after it! Break branches, slam the backside of the antlers on the ground.... Make a ruckus. Any hot doe right now draws a lot of attention and THERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!
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