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I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« on: January 06, 2010, 04:39:53 PM »
decided to try my hand at rattles early last month about the first of december. This buck came in after just several minutes of rattling and a few grunts. he was about four hundred yards when i first spotted him coming, and I didn't call or rattle while he was on the move.

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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2010, 04:43:16 PM »
still listening for me
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2010, 04:46:49 PM »
he is about sixty yards away still
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2010, 04:52:18 PM »
that last picture he was really paying attention to me, i thought he may have winded me, or heard to much clicking and whirring from the camera.... anyways he walked off into a draw in the sage, I waited a moment and hit the rattles briefly grunted once. and he came in at me got within about 25 yards or closer.
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2010, 04:59:54 PM »
Sweet pics.   That looks like the Buck I killed this....... or last years hunting season. Yhanks for sharing.
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2010, 05:08:34 PM »
what unit? could be same buck I think the draw tag for late archery season was still open
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2010, 05:20:30 PM »
No....I don't think so. I killed mine in Nov.    Stevens county........Rifle
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2010, 05:22:24 PM »
Nice pics. Mark

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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2010, 05:26:02 PM »
thanks... yeah this was in okanogan county gmu 239
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2010, 07:32:00 PM »
really nice pictures!!! Good job and thanks for sharing.
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2010, 07:35:41 PM »
Nice photo!  I see your from my home town.

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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2010, 10:30:54 AM »
Love that photo with his nose up in the air!

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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2010, 11:14:36 AM »
Nice sequence of photos.

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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2010, 11:19:06 AM »
Sweet Pics!
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Re: I rattled in my very first whitetail....nothing big but fun
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2010, 04:19:08 PM »
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