RE: Call Can / Doe Bleat
I used it quite a bit this fall and it worked sometimes and it didn't at other times. There were times bucks would totally ignore it and then a few times it pulled them closer to my area, but then they remained just out of range. I think a lot of that had to do with no decoy. I think if a buck can see below your tree and figure out that there is no doe there, then they aren't going to come closer? Really think cover might help in this scenario.
As for cadence, I usually did them back to back for a series of about 8 or 10 bleats. No more and no less.
Also, after you call, put it away and really focus. Sometimes a buck will just slip into your area and at times they are hard to detect.
I have not had any success calling in a buck during the late season.
TBO