bow season is in october here in mississippi.. was wondering what calls to use during early season, rut season, and post rut.... hunt mainly wooded lots w/ trees.. buck to do ratio is about 1:17 buck to do.. not too good but it works... what would you suggest, thanks guys

going after dominant buck, doe or anything??


I hear the rattling will call any deer in. More so in the run and post rut. A loud Aggresive rattling will attract a dominant buck along with other deer. According to the American hunter, 57% of all deer rattled in are undetected by the rattler, so watch it!! lol

Also, a doe in heat call will call does in very well in the early rut, along with the rut, and post rut, but attracts a lot of younger bucks during the pre rut. If you plan on getting a dominant buck, I found that useing a doe in heat call followed by a real low pitched grunt tending call with a mix of dominant scent and doe in estrus scent, REALLY pisses that big buck off lol! He comes a running. These are from my experiences.

My hunting grounds have about the same screwed up ratio as you do. To date (seven years here) I have called in one spike and possibly turned one ten point with a grunt. He ended up coming back in and running some does I didn' t see sneek in. That' s it. I bring calls with me, but anytime of used them on deer just out of range, they either ignore them or run off tail low.