Rattlin Bags?
 

Is anybody using these. They look to easy to be effective. I would like to add rattling to my hunting, but I haven't been able to find any sheds to use. Any advise will be helpful. Thanks
Craig

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

my opinion on the rattling bags and the synthetic antlers is that they are junk. they do not sound the same as real antlers. the antlers i use are off an old 8 that my dad shot a while back. compare the 2 [synthetic and real] and there is a difference in the "pop" when the antlers are rattled.

is there some one in the family that can give you antlers off an old buck they shot?

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

you may also be able to get some real antlers off ebay

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

Unfortunately I am not a member of a hunting family. I am one of the few that hunts seriously. I keep hoping to see a set at a yard sale, but no look yet.

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

I have rattled a couple bucks in with a rattle bag but I to prefer the sound of the real thing. I think the rattle bags are good for light rattling like you would do in the early season but for good all around rattling I prefer real antlers.

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

well here you go kelincp. hope this works for you!

REAL rattling antlers ebay auction

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

When bowhunting, i use rattling bags. The one i use is filled with odd shaped wooden dowels of different lenghts. If you are light rattling they are not bad. For more aggressive rattling i use real.

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

Thanks for the link Shootem. They look just right.

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

I had a friend who was renting a home which included a shed. Anyway, someone before him had shot a six pointer and put the antlers on the wall. So, just before he moved he gave me the antlers. I used the hack saw to remove them from the plaque, and drilled a hole for a sting. Now what I do several weeks before hunting season, I take those anterles and place them in a bucket of water to add mosture back into them. Then, when I'm in my stand or blind and I get boored, I start playing with the antlers and occausionally the bleat. Gives me something to do.

T

RE: Rattlin Bags?
 

I have used them on & off for years & sometimes they work & sometimes they don't - I like them better than antlers because they are so easy to carry.