I'll let you know after Thanksgiving break. Guys on here have been having lots of success with the things. I'm gonna buy a dripper this weekend and try it out on Thanksgiving break in a few weeks. Of course it'll be on Nov 23-27th which is typically "post-rut" in Arkansas, so if it works then I'd say that they work, pre-rut and post-rut most affectively. I figure during the rut most bucks could care less and have their minds elsewhere (if you know what I mean.)