A waste of time: I beg to differ. In my area,we do not have a good ratio of buck to doe.I can set and see 15 does in a mornings set.what the ratio is,I'm not sure( I would say 10 to 1)

every year,not just once in a while."EVERY YEAR" I rattle in several good bucks in our B/P season.that is the rut in my area.
I do not beat them like killing a snake,I just make sure you can hear it at 100 yards,just tickle them mostly.

<font size=4>It does work if the ratio is not high</font id=size4> I'm sure it works better if you have 1 to 1 or 1 to 2.
try it if it works,good ,if not try again later.

I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.