Post by: 3nails on July 22, 2012, 03:40:12 PM
At first I had a hard time passing up smaller bucks because of the excitement. Over time and rattling in a LOT of deer I've found the patience to hold out for the bigger bucks. My methods now will usually only bring in the more aggressive deer and scare the crud out of the younger ones.
Rattling works BIG TIME! I thought I'd start a thread for deer that have been rattled in. I will gladly share techniques with anyone interested in a pm. Here are a few of mine from either MT or ID starting with my first one.
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Great pictures. Were these all on public land?All of those were on public land.
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Post by: 3nails on July 22, 2012, 04:42:39 PM
any killed in washington?? very niceMy Washington tag is dedicated to my true hunting love, blacktails!
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Post by: 3nails on July 22, 2012, 05:23:59 PM
with the seasons the way they are in washington, when have you found it to be most effective to rattle? if you had an ideal period, with respect to the season dates, when would it be? rifle or archery?I have been successful from around Nov 10th (earliest I have tried) to the end of Nov with no time seeming to be better than the other. Most important factor is KNOWING it works and not just trying. There's almost nothing like setting down the horns and hearing what seems to be King Kong tearing down the woods to get to you. Ears laid back, hair standing straight up, and pissed off!
Post by: windygorge on July 22, 2012, 05:54:52 PM
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Post by: windygorge on July 22, 2012, 06:12:04 PM
what was the date? time of year?
Post by: boneaddict on July 22, 2012, 06:32:14 PM
I find early better, but its really sporadic, when they are on they are ON! Its really fun having multiple bucks come in. Most of my whitetail shots are from rattled bucks. I miss way more than I get on film.
Post by: windygorge on July 22, 2012, 06:37:57 PM
My first time rattling a deer. Archery from a treestand. I would love to hear some techniques and tricks if you have them, cuz I am hooked!!!
washington?
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Post by: boneaddict on July 25, 2012, 08:00:04 PM
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Occasionaly a younger one with a bad attitude will come in and that can be quite funny
I smacked my antlers together at first light one crisp morning, and within about 10 seconds here comes this deer. FULL SPEED, off the hill, to the abandone reprod filled logging road I was on using as a lane. He literally locked up all fours and came within an inch of hitting me. LOL Not sure who was puckering more. He was about 24 inch,5x5 but had short short tines. I have rattled in that particular spot 5 or 6 times since then and haven't brought anything in.
I chose the spot as its a runway bottleneck (ridgeline type trail that the bucks travel and then cross the road. The logging road parallels it for a short distance. I was "wasting" time waiting for light in order to photograph. Actually glad I didn't have my camera set up as he would have slid into it for sure.
Post by: 3nails on July 25, 2012, 09:17:29 PM
You crash the horns and you just never know what's going to happen! Kind of wish you did have the camera set up. :chuckle:QuoteOccasionaly a younger one with a bad attitude will come in and that can be quite funny
I smacked my antlers together at first light one crisp morning, and within about 10 seconds here comes this deer. FULL SPEED, off the hill, to the abandone reprod filled logging road I was on using as a lane. He literally locked up all fours and came within an inch of hitting me. LOL Not sure who was puckering more. He was about 24 inch,5x5 but had short short tines. I have rattled in that particular spot 5 or 6 times since then and haven't brought anything in.
I chose the spot as its a runway bottleneck (ridgeline type trail that the bucks travel and then cross the road. The logging road parallels it for a short distance. I was "wasting" time waiting for light in order to photograph. Actually glad I didn't have my camera set up as he would have slid into it for sure.
Post by: boneaddict on July 25, 2012, 09:35:22 PM
Fun when moose do that too. You think how in the hell did an animal that big come up to you without you knowing it, especially when it sounds like a D8 cat when they decide to leave.
Post by: 3nails on July 29, 2012, 03:37:35 PM
1. Real antlers. Heavy beamed, long tines, eyeguards cut down to 1" to give a thumb grip.
2. Grunt tube.
3. Buck roar/wheeze/grunter.
4. Estrus can.
5. Ezee wheeze.
6. Breeze squeeze.
7. Pad to kneel on when ground is hard/frozen.
8. Good low light binos.
9. Gun with bi-pod.
The first step for me is to plan out my hunt the evening before. Every rattle location. (If I'm familiar with the area) I want to arrive at the first spot just when it's light enough to be able to judge a buck accurately. Ground shrinkage sucks! I also want to arrive without seeing any deer. Brushy areas are best and set up in a way that you aren't trying to draw them out of it. Rarely will a buck expose himself. I think too many hunters try to pull the buck into where they want them and not set up where the buck wants to go.
Once I have arrived to the spot I'll take off my pack, unload my possibles and sit and listen for a few minutes. During this time I'll check the wind. Nice to have in your favor but if it's steady in one direction it's not that critical. Once I feel everything has settled down and I'm done cursing the squirrel that just won't shut up, I'll usually start off with a bleat or grunt. If nothing close by responds within a minute or two I'll snort wheeze and wait again. If still nothing, out come the horns. I don't crash them but mostly grind them. I'll grind so hard that they'll get hot and burn a little from the friction. I'll rattle for 1-3 minutes pausing every 15-20 seconds to listen for crashing brush from a buck. Too many times before I started pausing I had bucks charge in, see me, and leave before I could even set the antlers down. While rattling I'll stomp on some branches, whack the ground with the back beams of the antlers (simulating hoof stomps), kick a log or do anything else I can do to make alot of noise. Nothing sounds more unnatural in the woods than antlers crashing with no other noise involved.
After I have finnished rattling I'll quickly get comfy with my rifle at the ready. Absolutely no movement now because you don't know if they are sneaking in or charging. They'll have your location surprisingly pegged even from a long ways off. No matter how tempting do not glass. Too much movement. Save the binos for judging an iffy buck that you won't mind scaring off if he sees you move. He's looking intently so be still!
I'll give a spot at least 30 min., longer if I really like the area. If nothing shows it's off quickly/quietly to the next spot. I never "hunt" to the next location. I don't even want to see a deer. Only deer I want to see are the ones comming to the horns. I've passed up many good bucks going from spot to spot that I would have killed had I rattled them in. I don't want to just "get" a buck. I want to rattle them in. No other way.
Rattling works and it works whenever you do it. I've rattled in deer the whole month of November. Calm, rain, snow, wind, it doesn't matter. A couple of years ago I rattled in a buck during a wind storm. Lodgepoles were crashing down all over the place. He was roughly a 145 class buck but it was early in the hunt and I wanted bigger. He had a bald spot behind his right shoulder and a unique rack. As soon as he got down wind of me he blew up. Never thought I'd see him again. Later on in the day and several miles away in a sheltered draw I rattled him in again! I decided to take him because of this but he busted me moving my gun. All that to say yes, you can rattle in the wind (just be louder) and you can rattle in the same buck twice.
This is just MY style. If you'd like to kill a buck this way you have to be determined to succeed and don't give up. Also, some of my funnest hunts are in new areas where you don't know where you are going to rattle until you step into it. Look at the picture of where my son is set up. It is no more tha 10 yds wide and 40 yds long. That's the type of area I feel a buck is comfortable stepping into. Some real aggressive bucks will charge into a parking lot but they are rare. I'm sure I'm leaving a lot out so I'll add more info as I think of it. If you've been successful rattling bucks please add your knowledge as well.
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Post by: TommyH on July 30, 2012, 07:40:37 AM
That answered a lot of my questions. Thanks. Is the mousetrap for good luck or did I miss something?
:yeah: :chuckle:
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Post by: Elkslayer on August 02, 2012, 11:26:54 AM
Here is a picture of one I took back in 1992, shot him at 10yrs in some very thick brush. he did'nt come running in but i could hear him tearing up the brush and grunting about 60yds out. Took him about another 10minutes or so to close the distance to where I could get a clean shot.
Scores 156 and some change!
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Post by: Bean Counter on August 02, 2012, 11:44:22 AM
lets hear your mule deer rattling strategy. :dunno:
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Post by: 3nails on August 02, 2012, 08:53:42 PM
3nails,I have no idea. Wish I had time to find a way.
lets hear your mule deer rattling strategy. :dunno:
any luck rattling a Blacktail? If said before in the thread I am sorry for asking again.I've tried very little. Maybe I'll try this year.
Post by: blacktail chaser on August 02, 2012, 10:48:26 PM
Post by: 3nails on August 03, 2012, 03:44:41 AM
Thanks for sharing all the good info!! My daughter and I really excited to try it out this November. Will post pics if successful.:tup:
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Post by: boneaddict on August 07, 2012, 07:21:31 AM
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Has anyone successfully got a mulie this way?
I don't think I have killed any this way, but have rattled in and photographed plenty
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on August 09, 2012, 09:21:12 PM
I rattle this blacktail in last season....i was sitting just over the edge of a landing overlooking a huge clearcut....it was 12pm and havent seen anything for a couple hrs so i got out my 3pt rack from the previous year and started rattling, stomping and beating brush...i did it for about 5min....after glassing for 10 min this guy was standing on the timber line....he didnt make it much farther...this was the end of oct.
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Right on!
Post by: 3nails on November 02, 2012, 06:29:33 PM
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on November 03, 2012, 06:30:31 PM
Post by: runningboard on November 03, 2012, 06:48:51 PM
rattled this 1 in 2007, 120ish whitetail in a "as he lays" shot. posted story then, long ago.
by the way, used a "rattle bag"
Post by: SHADE on November 06, 2012, 11:01:27 AM
OK 3Nails, You got me headed home after work and putting the 4x4s in a bucket of water. Thanks for taking the time to explain this stuff. I will let you know how it all turns out when the deal is over. Its going to be arrows from the ground so far but if I can locate a good place it will be on a stand.
I have also used a small rope to a log to get some ground noise when rattling from the tree, but only small bucks and no second chances so far.
Good shooting and short blood trails...
Post by: coop2424 on November 11, 2012, 05:46:30 PM
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Post by: Jonathan_S on November 12, 2012, 05:56:46 PM
Rattled this one in last year..... came in about a minute after rattling. This was my first try and it worked out just fine!! I plan on trying again this year.:yike: :yike: beast!!!
Post by: 3nails on November 13, 2012, 06:49:26 PM
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Post by: 3nails on November 15, 2012, 12:39:36 PM
Post by: coop2424 on November 15, 2012, 12:46:48 PM
1 for 2 this morning. Passed on a 130 ish 4x4.
Very cool in Wa or ID? My bad I see it was MT. I have just had luck with little guys here in ID. I know there is at least 3 larger bucks I have had on trailcam but no luck with them..
Post by: Hornseeker on November 15, 2012, 01:45:24 PM
My buddy went out yesterday and saw a buck at about 500 yards... rattled, for his first time ever, and the buck snorts and runs 300 yards straight at him... then he noticed THREE more bucks coming in from different directions, then the 1st, a 90 inch buck, stood broadside and he killed it.
I am going up there tomorrow or Sat morn for sure and will be a little more patient...as I have no desire to kill a 90 inch buck. Would really like to get into a 130+ buck...
What part of Montana 3 Nails? Western I assume? I am clean over in Billings.
Pics to come hopefully! If it works, I'll get my daughter up there Sunday!
Post by: 3nails on November 15, 2012, 05:52:58 PM
This is just the thread i was looking for!Northwest. Heavy timber!
My buddy went out yesterday and saw a buck at about 500 yards... rattled, for his first time ever, and the buck snorts and runs 300 yards straight at him... then he noticed THREE more bucks coming in from different directions, then the 1st, a 90 inch buck, stood broadside and he killed it.
I am going up there tomorrow or Sat morn for sure and will be a little more patient...as I have no desire to kill a 90 inch buck. Would really like to get into a 130+ buck...
What part of Montana 3 Nails? Western I assume? I am clean over in Billings.
Pics to come hopefully! If it works, I'll get my daughter up there Sunday!
Post by: WVT on November 15, 2012, 06:11:24 PM
Good luck man, really enjoyed this thread.
Post by: grundy53 on November 15, 2012, 06:48:06 PM
Post by: Hornseeker on November 17, 2012, 08:15:12 AM
But, I did go yesterday... and.... it kicked ass!
I had to traverse a nasty patch of thick lodgepole to get into some aspen/willow thicket stuff I knew the whitetail would like. It was about 45 minutes in the dark, and just as it started to get light enough to see around me I noticed I was in an area of sparser timber and there was a fresh scrape at my feet. I moved to a spot I had a decent view from, got all set up, then gave two grunts... waited a few minutes and gave a doe bleat, using "the can"...which honestly I know NOTHING about...
I waited about 5 minutes, picked up the horns and started making a serious racket... about 30 seconds in and I see a flash of movement 90 yards down in the timber. I tossed the horns and got on the scope and it was a 120 4 point... maybe a hair smaller. Nice looking buck, but I had high hopes for the day. Anyhow, he ended up going out of site so I touched the horns together a bit and he came dashing back in to 47 yards! He never saw me..and slowly walked off.
Well, that was cool as hell. That was it though. I ended up jumping a bigger buck and taking a foolish running/brush shot at him. There was snow on the ground and I tracked him for a long time to ensure I didn't draw blood. I tried rattling about 3 other times for about 1/2 hour each and didn't get any reaction...
Fun stuff though...maybe tomorrow.
Post by: 3nails on November 17, 2012, 06:12:11 PM
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Post by: 3nails on November 17, 2012, 06:26:43 PM
Let's see your daughters buck Jeff! I'm having withdrawals already and havent even made it to the happiest place on earth yet....I'll text you a pic. Hard to post pics from the cabin using an iPad. :chuckle:
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Post by: Hornseeker on November 19, 2012, 02:15:31 PM
I did not hunt whitetail the rest of the weekend...but may try again Friday....
Post by: 3nails on November 19, 2012, 02:58:44 PM
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Post by: TommyH on December 21, 2012, 12:26:48 PM
My least fav sound comes from the squirrels designated to rat me out at almost every rattle site.
:chuckle: :yeah: Every time I touched the horns togather! Tried it a few times but didnt have any luck.
Post by: jess on December 21, 2012, 04:25:11 PM
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on December 21, 2012, 07:25:18 PM
Post by: 3fingersunder on December 23, 2012, 08:56:38 PM
3nails
Great topic! Rattlin is something I'm passionate about!
There is nothing like it! When you have one of those big boys coming in with his head low, ears back , hair on his back standing strait up, kicking dirt on a flat out charge! You've experienced won of those awe inspiring moments in the wild that keeps us going back! I had one buck come in so fast I barely had time to get the gun up! missed him when he came barreling past me at about 4' close enough to see the raw aggression in his eye! He was looking for a battle! shook me up so bad I had to sit and recover from shock!
I completely agree with your technique. They won't come in aggressive if your not in the brush. Even then most times they sneak in and when you get up to leave you hear them thump off. Ive always still hunted between rattling stations but I like your idea of going directly to your rattling station and trying not to see a deer on the way there. Have you developed any techniques for those circling bucks ? I can hear the buck circling me to get down wind but if I move he sees the movement and leaves in a hurry! Any advice would be appreciated.
Post by: 3nails on December 23, 2012, 09:41:50 PM
A few years ago in Idaho I got busted twice with antlers in my hands. The first time one charged in and out before I could do anything. The next time I just looked to my right and there was a bick buck staring me down at thirty yds. I dropped the antlers, grabbed my gun and missed him. That was the year I learned to pause for 3-4 seconds for every 20+- seconds of rattling to listen. It's hard to hear over the rattling. I almost always hear them comming now before I see them. There's nothing like the "King Kong" buck who comes in knocking down trees, running into dead falls, straight through brush, etc. Can't wait for next year!
Post by: 3nails on December 23, 2012, 09:43:42 PM
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Post by: 3fingersunder on December 27, 2012, 11:40:23 PM
I tried to send to send you a private message but for some reason it doesn't want to go through.
I can't post any pics of any bucks I've killed rattling because I haven't killed any rattling. I've had two shots at big bucks that have come in and Ive missed them both!!
I've passed on other small bucks. I killed a good buck in washington last season and a good buck in Idaho last season. The wa. Buck I killed snow tracking ( another tactic i love)and the Id. Buck I ambushed. The Idaho buck looks like a twin to the buck that you have on the wall. It has the same split brow tine on the left and wide brow tine on the right. Send me a PM and I'll try to send you some pics i will get someone to help me figure out how to send them
Post by: 3nails on May 31, 2013, 09:52:34 AM
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Post by: TommyH on May 31, 2013, 10:46:12 AM
I am thinking about doing a rattling class/seminar later this summer. If anyone would be interested let me know so I can figure out how big of an area we'll need. I'll probably do it even if only 5 hunters are interested. There's just too much to it to share online.
Would love to learn something new! Im in!
Post by: LittleJohn on May 31, 2013, 10:51:19 AM
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Post by: Alan K on May 31, 2013, 09:10:58 PM
I am thinking about doing a rattling class/seminar later this summer. If anyone would be interested let me know so I can figure out how big of an area we'll need. I'll probably do it even if only 5 hunters are interested. There's just too much to it to share online.
When and where, my dad and I will surely attend if you'd have us! We've been hunting Idaho whitetails since I attended UI, but just last year attempted rattling for the first time. Not really knowing what I was doing, I got into my stand (not new to this), and waited for an hour to let things chill out a bit. Rattled for about a 30 second off and on sequence, and had a spike creep in about 3-4 minutes later. I (somewhat embarrassed to admit) let the air out of him. Partially because he was the first deer I've rattled in, but also because the snow had melted, we had one day left to hunt, and I was going to take home some delicious WT meat for the second $300 tag in my pocket!
It was AWESOME, and I hope to soak up all the information I can on it!
Post by: splitshot on May 31, 2013, 09:19:57 PM
Post by: grundy53 on June 04, 2013, 01:41:06 PM
I am thinking about doing a rattling class/seminar later this summer. If anyone would be interested let me know so I can figure out how big of an area we'll need. I'll probably do it even if only 5 hunters are interested. There's just too much to it to share online.
l'd be interested. I hunt whitetails in Idaho and would love to learn how to rattle them in.
Post by: gfull on June 04, 2013, 10:29:53 PM
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Post by: hillbillyhunting on September 13, 2013, 11:38:52 AM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 14, 2013, 10:35:19 AM
how efficient is rattling in BT? do you use real horns or those little bags of plastic sticks?any killed in washington?? very niceMy Washington tag is dedicated to my true hunting love, blacktails!
Post by: 3nails on September 14, 2013, 12:04:58 PM
Any more on the class? I didnt read through the entire thread so sorry if you are repeating, but do you rattle blacktails 3nails?Still trying to put something together. I haven't put much effort into blacktails. I have a method for hunting them that works so I'm afraid to mess with it. :chuckle:
Kc- I use shed antlers. Those bags and the plastic antlers are garbage imo.
Post by: irishevox on September 18, 2013, 06:47:39 AM
Post by: hillbillyhunting on September 22, 2013, 08:57:21 AM
Any more on the class? I didnt read through the entire thread so sorry if you are repeating, but do you rattle blacktails 3nails?Still trying to put something together. I haven't put much effort into blacktails. I have a method for hunting them that works so I'm afraid to mess with it. :chuckle:
Kc- I use shed antlers. Those bags and the plastic antlers are garbage imo.
Thanks :tup: Keep me posted on the class :tup:
Post by: TommyH on November 06, 2013, 08:09:59 AM
Post by: jackelope on November 06, 2013, 11:23:16 AM
:bumpin: :bumpin: Any luck this year?
Probably not yet...
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Post by: ktucker on November 14, 2013, 12:07:35 PM
It was my first try, so I was experimenting and tryin everything I could dream up.
ktucker
Post by: Ridgerunner on November 14, 2013, 12:16:31 PM
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Post by: bullcanyon on November 18, 2013, 07:23:37 AM
Thanks for all the tips 3nails.
Post by: kglacken on November 27, 2013, 08:36:29 PM
Post by: boneaddict on November 28, 2013, 07:27:19 AM
You ever rattle in a Doe with a buck on her tail?
I've had doe come right up to me and by me I think in the hopes I'd shoot the buck off her ass that was running her to death. Ive had it a couple times when I was discovered out there, shed make a bee-line for me with him in hot pursuit.
Post by: 3nails on November 28, 2013, 09:58:51 AM
Rattled in a spike on my first set up ever today in Idaho. it was fun to just have him come in. Also had a spike bull come in too. anyone ever had that happen? :dunno:Not me but I'm always wondering if it'll happen. Rattled in and killed a coyote this year. Can't wait to rattle in a wolf or lion in Mont. or Id. :mgun:
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Post by: TheHunt on August 05, 2017, 07:01:36 PM
I posted a video from the class we did in a new thread.
I will look for it. I did rattle a 2X2 blacktail two years ago and killed it. 20 feet.. Snuck right up on me. I never knew he was there until I looked look over the log and saw his little antlers. It works on blacktails just don't let them sneak up on you.
Post by: Okanagan on August 05, 2017, 07:45:36 PM
I posted a video from the class we did in a new thread.
I will look for it. I did rattle a 2X2 blacktail two years ago and killed it. 20 feet.. Snuck right up on me. I never knew he was there until I looked look over the log and saw his little antlers. It works on blacktails just don't let them sneak up on you.
Some barge in and some sneak in downwind, whether whitetail, mule deer or blacktail coming to a call sound. Be grateful for the bold ones that barge in but set up for the sneakers. :)
Three Nails is good at rattling and good at showing how he does it.
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