I've never even thought about taking my "Brutus" out with me in the early season. Interesting question.

It's a possibility, though, as my neighbor caught two 130-class bucks a couple nights ago on his trail cam on his farm pushing each other around pretty good. They just may be establishing their pecking order enough to want to come investigate...

I could tell you one of my sob stories from two years ago about one of the bucks drawn in by my Carry-Lite... RIGHT at dark, I had a 170-class enter the field I was sitting over about 100 yards to my left. I grunted at him trying to get him to come over, and he picked up on the deke instantly. He made a beeline for it, and circled it just like he was supposed to. He was as big as a horse, with tall, white antlers... but I just didn't have enough light to shoot. Never saw him again that season... though I've never heard of anyone killing him. Maybe he's over 200" by now...