Post by: sheep97 on August 03, 2015, 07:38:51 PM
This looks like it will be it since they shut down the woods for fire danger. No elk hunting.
Post by: grundy53 on August 03, 2015, 07:46:51 PM
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Post by: Bigshooter on August 03, 2015, 08:02:56 PM
Post by: benhuntin on August 03, 2015, 08:05:32 PM
Jack Pine Flats is a good place to start.lots of moose also
Post by: sheep97 on August 03, 2015, 08:48:12 PM
Post by: boneaddict on August 03, 2015, 08:51:54 PM
Post by: 3nails on August 03, 2015, 09:08:37 PM
Post by: Jimmy33 on August 04, 2015, 11:06:49 AM
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Post by: UBA on August 04, 2015, 12:06:34 PM
Post by: 3nails on August 04, 2015, 03:05:38 PM
When rattling over there is it more of a sit and wait game or move around and rattle? Tree stand all day or move like elk hunting?Here's a thread of mine from a while back. Hopefully there's some info for you.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,101693.0.html
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 04, 2015, 03:07:51 PM
Don't be intimidated by the country. I'm not sure if you are a whitetail hunter, but it is different than most think, especially in unit one
Read this and then re-read it. After that, read it again.
It's rough country but holds deer.
Post by: sheep97 on August 04, 2015, 05:49:38 PM
Post by: Bigshooter on August 04, 2015, 08:30:15 PM
Post by: grundy53 on August 04, 2015, 08:32:13 PM
There is the costal brush of WA and OR and then there is Northern ID brush. North ID puts costal brush to shame.:yeah:
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Post by: sheep97 on August 05, 2015, 11:57:47 AM
Post by: huntnnw on August 05, 2015, 10:06:40 PM
There is the costal brush of WA and OR and then there is Northern ID brush. North ID puts costal brush to shame.:yeah:
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:yeah: I always here westsiders tell me about under brush...well than you havent hunted up here..Ive hiked on the west side and nothing is like this alder,vine maple choked hillsides
Post by: huntnnw on August 05, 2015, 10:07:35 PM
since the family was unsucessful on the draws we are headed to northern Idaho for whitetail. I have always wanted to do this, and not drawing, this is the perfect time. I'm taking the boys and dad, should be fun. We are headed over to the Sandpoint area(Unit 1) for some scouting. If anyone has a general place(BLM, nat'l forest ,...) to start it would be much appreciated.
This looks like it will be it since they shut down the woods for fire danger. No elk hunting.
shut down the woods where you live or in ID? its not closed here
Post by: sheep97 on August 06, 2015, 06:49:41 AM
I grew up in western WA and retired from the USCG. during my enlistment I had the oportunity to hunt much of the west, from AK to AZ. Each area has its challenges. The alder and salmonberries of AK, the vine maple of WA, the reprod and berries on the Coast. I've hunted ID once and it has its challenges. I'm pretty sure elk there have 2 legs shorter than the other. EAch place is unique and you just have to find a way to adapt.
Post by: sheep97 on August 10, 2015, 06:09:43 PM
I need to do my homework. I've done a little rattling with sm success on blacktails.
Post by: 3nails on August 10, 2015, 07:09:25 PM
Post by: sheep97 on August 13, 2015, 08:36:37 AM
Personally I do nothing but rattling. I'm so addicted to it that I don't even want to see a deer apart from it. It'll work if you are persistent.
any videos on rattling that you think are good? what is the best source of info? My biggest questin is how long to stick around during rattling. I'm always afraid of moving out just as a buck comes in. The blacktail I rattled in came in like a bullet. So to me, it seems like a run and gun kind of thing.
Post by: idaho guy on August 13, 2015, 09:36:04 AM
Post by: grundy53 on August 13, 2015, 09:41:40 AM
read the link to the thread that 3nails posted. We rattle all the time for whitetails in north Idaho and what he provided is the best information I have seen. Forget the videos and just read what is in the thread:yeah:
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,101693.0.html
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Post by: LeviD1 on August 15, 2015, 01:54:58 PM
Thanks
Post by: 3nails on August 15, 2015, 03:43:55 PM
3nails. I read your thread but had some other questions if you didn't mind. Tried to pm you but your inbox is full.Don't mind at all! Should be room now.
Thanks
Post by: buglebrush on August 21, 2015, 08:48:50 AM
There is the costal brush of WA and OR and then there is Northern ID brush. North ID puts costal brush to shame.
Exactly. I hunt here because I grew up here. If I was starting fresh I would look further south. :twocents:
Post by: MountainTracker on August 22, 2015, 01:15:48 PM
read the link to the thread that 3nails posted. We rattle all the time for whitetails in north Idaho and what he provided is the best information I have seen. Forget the videos and just read what is in the thread
Yep this ^^^^
I hunt 10a, and after reading his thread I decided I wanted to take a deer rattling. That year I took one of my better deer, using his tips. It was possibly one of the coolest things I've seen hunting. I will be doing it again this year.
Post by: JLS on August 22, 2015, 03:02:38 PM
Why do you soak your antlers? Is it to give better sound quality? Can you coat them with linseed oil and achieve the same affect?
When do you use the buck roar tube? I looked up some stuff on the Ezee Wheeze, is that the one you use initially? I have a Primos Li'l Shotty, when would I use that call? When in your sequence do you use the doe bleat?
Do you try to set up with a clearing or some other natural barrier on your downwind side?
Thanks!
Post by: Bean Counter on August 22, 2015, 03:26:31 PM
Post by: 3nails on August 23, 2015, 03:15:17 PM
Sweet! That was the whole purpose of starting the thread. I hope you rattle in a brute this year. I may be in 10a as well this year.read the link to the thread that 3nails posted. We rattle all the time for whitetails in north Idaho and what he provided is the best information I have seen. Forget the videos and just read what is in the thread
Yep this ^^^^
I hunt 10a, and after reading his thread I decided I wanted to take a deer rattling. That year I took one of my better deer, using his tips. It was possibly one of the coolest things I've seen hunting. I will be doing it again this year.
Post by: 3nails on August 23, 2015, 04:16:51 PM
3nails, your inbox is full again, so I'll post this here:After a year of sitting around they dry out and get clanky. This is also too loud. A couple of years back I could hear a friend rattling from WAY too far away. Like a mile away! You are going to blast out anything close and any buck further out is going to have a hard time locating you after the rattling has stopped. They could also be on the run to your location and get freaked out as they get close. My brush breaking and antler stomping are just as loud as the rattling. It would be very unnatural to hear just antlers. Also, heavy beamed antlers are a must, imo. I don't know if coating them would have the same effect. :dunno:
Why do you soak your antlers? Is it to give better sound quality? Can you coat them with linseed oil and achieve the same affect?
When do you use the buck roar tube? I looked up some stuff on the Ezee Wheeze, is that the one you use initially? I have a Primos Li'l Shotty, when would I use that call? When in your sequence do you use the doe bleat?
Do you try to set up with a clearing or some other natural barrier on your downwind side?
Thanks!
My sequences vary greatly depending on terrain, weather, and time. On a typical session I'll bleat and wait a couple minutes. If I don't hear or see anything I'll snort wheeze. Wait a couple more minutes, snort wheeze and start rattling. If it is windy or rainy or I am trying to get a quick one in before last light I'll go straight to rattling. Once I've rattled and waited AT LEAST 20 minutes (should wait 30) I'm done, time to move to next location. NEVER bleat, wheeze, or make any noise after you set down the antlers. Rifle has to be ready (like holding a shotgun over a dog on point) and you must be sitting in a position where you don't need to adjust to get comfy. I'm here to tell you this is harder than you'd think!! And gets harder every year I get older. :chuckle:
90% of the time I'll set up with a tree to my back. Maybe brush. I want nothing in front of me but you've got to take what you get. There's virtually no such thing as a perfect location. My favorite spot is a timbered draw with a brushy flat. I'll set up on a knob and do my thing. Keep an eye out on your down wind side because you never know what the air current is doing 50 yds away. This may sound odd but I like to face the direction I feel a deer is most likely to come from, gaze open eyed with my mouth open, never moving my head. I'll pick up any movement from the side easily this way and for some reason I hear better with my mouth open. :hunt2: The brushier the better. Big bucks don't like openings so I don't try to pull them into one.
Rambling now but here's another tip. If you rattle in a nice 4 pt (120"-) don't shoot! Several times I've passed on bucks like this and had a brute step out right after. My only weekness to this is if I have a kid with me. All my judgement falls apart and I smoke the little guy! :dunno: :chuckle:
Sorry if I'm all over the place. Just talking rattling get's me all woozy with adrenaline.
Post by: Bango skank on August 23, 2015, 04:23:21 PM
Post by: 3nails on August 23, 2015, 04:35:36 PM
These comments are just for general info. Not necessarily directed at anyone.
Post by: 3nails on August 23, 2015, 04:39:09 PM
How long do you soak your antlers? Just put them in a bucket of water overnight? How often do you soak them? My rattling antlers are a couple years old, would thry be fine for a week or so if i soak them for a day?I'll give them a 24 hr soak before I go. Maybe re-soak them after a week. Try and keep them out of the bitter cold and away from the moisture sucking heat of a tent stove. My antlers are 15 yrs old or so and still going strong.
Post by: cem3434 on August 23, 2015, 05:05:27 PM
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Post by: 3nails on August 23, 2015, 07:47:59 PM
I'm not much of a whitetail fan, but I would head mount that buck in a second. Awesome whitetail 3nails.I would too. I've got that one and a much bigger one ready to go. Or I can trap this year.......
Post by: Carp Commander on August 23, 2015, 08:29:39 PM
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Post by: MountainTracker on August 28, 2015, 10:44:11 PM
Sweet! That was the whole purpose of starting the thread. I hope you rattle in a brute this year. I may be in 10a as well this year.read the link to the thread that 3nails posted. We rattle all the time for whitetails in north Idaho and what he provided is the best information I have seen. Forget the videos and just read what is in the thread
Yep this ^^^^
I hunt 10a, and after reading his thread I decided I wanted to take a deer rattling. That year I took one of my better deer, using his tips. It was possibly one of the coolest things I've seen hunting. I will be doing it again this year.
Because threads are better with pics :)
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