I learned a "trick" to rattling ,if u want to call it that.
I get to my stand a half hour before first light and rattle and gruntin the dark. it's amazing how many bucks and does alike will respond. I'm not sure if it has to do with the darkness.I think so. Maybe it's because they can't see as far.
You really need to try it a couple times. I use scent bombs to keep them in close till shooting light. It doesn't always hold them but if the deer are in the right mood they'll stick close.