Atlasman , I guess you haven' t had good luck rattling huh?

I would say rattling has proven it' s worth in the hunting woods! I' ve had bucks come from their bedding areas 75 yards away to check out the ruckus.

Atlasman your theory about the buck to doe ratio dictating wether a buck will fight for another doe doesn' t hold water from what I' ve seen. You forget one thing. If theres 20 does in the area and 5 bucks , the dominant buck will fight for all 20 instead of settling for 10!