kwaldeier...the "can" is a doe in estrus call. sure a doe might come to the call for some reason or another...but its a call that is supposed to sound like a doe ready and wanting to be bred..which is supposed to make a rutting buck come looking for the "ready" doe he heard...

darian...only thing i can say is find the does and areas deer frequent and hope that your in the right spot at the right time. theres been studies on deer movement and bucks will roam MILES in search of does. sure the deer can be a little less weary and more active during the rut. but like you said..it can be a crap shoot. sometimes ya win...sometimes they do! its a great time to be in a tree where deer frequent though..they are on the move and more active now then ever in daylight hours. im in the same boat. been to busy all this week/weekend to hunt..but hitting it pretty hard all this coming week(my last of the season!!) but im beating myself on where i wanna be...its gunna be a crap shoot. hopefully i pick the right stand at the right time. i got atleast 4 or 5 stands i wanna hunt this friday and saturday. id like to sit on stand all day but i doubt i do lol. i just cant sit all day unless im seeing deer. so ill probably get to hunt 4. 2 mornings..2 evenings. hopefully i do good pickin! good luck!! if your in a tree and theres deer in the area your doing good!