Originally Posted by atlasman

My suggestion to you would be to forget rattling all together.......it is a waste of time.

Unless you are in an area where the deer herd has a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 buck to doe rattling is just background noise to them. You may on occasion peak a curious response from a buck but more then likely he is just checking it out and not looking to fight.

Bucks don't have to fight for does in most areas because the populations are so out of whack that they have 10 does each to have an orgy with if they want. Why fight when you can just keep walking and bag a doe around the next corner??

Grunts(soft) and a estrous bleat can are far more effective IMO due to being more natural sounds that the deer are used to and respond to more often.