I find that rattling doesn't work so well up in my area. As it appears to go by how many deer are here. WhenI am in a different area farther down in southern Maine I find them to work great. Whether i am grunting or rattling it appears to go by that rule of thumb. How many deer are in the area. I once showed my brother who was in the southern part of the state how the grunt will work. This was after he told me they didn't. We walked from his place just down the road a short ways where it was no hunting. I showed him how to grunt them in. We was standing on the side of the road looking at them at the edge of a field andI started grunting. They came within bow range from us before they stopped. he couldn't believe it. So yes during the right time of year depending on deer numbers in the area they do and will work for you.