Funny but we boys in the north hear that only the southern deer respond to rattling. I have tried it off and on and can only say for sure that I called in 2 deer. I have read that far more deer respond but you never see them because they will cut down wind and bust you. I guess the set up is important to guarantee that you can see for a ways down wind. The buck doe ratio needs to be in check for it to work really well. Up north we have way too many does and not enough bucks. There needs to be competition between the dominant bucks to get the best condition going. I have read to rattle hard and often and on other articles they say to go soft and sparingly. Not much help but try it a bunch of times and sooner or later it will work. Pretty exciting when you hear them coming and finally see them.