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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: duckman18 on July 31, 2023, 06:56:49 PM

Title: Rattling
Post by: duckman18 on July 31, 2023, 06:56:49 PM: Is a good old set of deer antlers the only thing for rattling or is there a decent product out on the market? Looking to get something for this coming fall.
Title: Re: Rattling
Post by: kodiak06 on August 09, 2023, 07:25:58 PM: I like antlers but, I've rattled bucks in with a rattling bag as well. I think if the bucks right, he's coming either way.
Title: Re: Rattling
Post by: dilleytech on August 20, 2023, 08:47:22 AM: There’s lots of fake rattling products on the market that work.
Title: Re: Rattling
Post by: elkboy on August 20, 2023, 09:10:34 AM: I personally like a good pair of natural antlers (brow tines sawn off for your hands' sake), since you can thrash or rake brush and saplings with them as well as rattle. Also, you can add some pattern to the rattling to simulate a pair of bucks "locking up", pushing, and "breaking apart". But people can and do rattle bucks in with rattle bags.
Title: Re: Rattling
Post by: 3nails on August 20, 2023, 09:49:41 AM: I personally believe in the real thing. I've tried synthetics with zero success. Rattled in probably north of 200 with a set of sheds I found about 25 years ago.
Title: Re: Rattling
Post by: Cougartail on August 20, 2023, 11:22:23 AM: Quote from: 3nails on August 20, 2023, 09:49:41 AM
I personally believe in the real thing. I've tried synthetics with zero success. Rattled in probably north of 200 with a set of sheds I found about 25 years ago.

Any cats show up while rattling? Still trapping the bobs?
Title: Re: Rattling
Post by: 3nails on August 20, 2023, 01:24:22 PM: Quote from: Cougartail on August 20, 2023, 11:22:23 AM
Quote from: 3nails on August 20, 2023, 09:49:41 AM
I personally believe in the real thing. I've tried synthetics with zero success. Rattled in probably north of 200 with a set of sheds I found about 25 years ago.

Any cats show up while rattling? Still trapping the bobs?
Not that I'm aware of. :chuckle: Coyotes though, and I can't not shoot them. 8) Yep, still getting bobs.