RE: Rattling??
deermaniac, I can't help you in specifics to your area question. However rattling success or lack of it has everything to do with the need of competing to breed...AKA buck to doe ratio! If the area has an out of check buck to doe ratio then the bucks really have no need to scrap as they can run over the hill and have their own girlfriend (s). So if you can find this info from other sources or observation then you'll have a better idea if rattling will be effective. However you can always try!!!
As to the snort/wheeze call I have used it, when a deer has not made me (either by visual or smell). I have used when I bumped deer or when deer happened across my location and I was wanting it to calm down. It has worked but it also has blown up in my face, as it gives that animal or animals your exact location.