do yall have any advise????????
10-26-2003 | 12:28 PM
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Fork Horn
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From: Taunton MA USA
RE: do yall have any advise????????
Rattling can work great at times but it can also work against you so you have to be careful. I have found that if done right it will bring in the dominant buck like a magnet. At the same time though it may cause smaller, less dominant bucks to shy away and just try to sneak a peak from a distance.
I' m sure everyone will have a different idea of " this is how you do it" but as far as technique goes here are a few tips that I' ve learned over the years in the field and on video. In no particular order....
1. For starters hunt the wind and do it from the ground. This allows you to have enough cover to break some twigs, rough up the leaves etc. without beeing seen which is important in making it sound realistic.
2. Don' t overuse it. If you get busted by the dominant buck you' re done. He usually won' t come back into it again.
3. Use real antlers if possible. If you do use them be sure to cut the brow tines off to save you' re fingers/wrists.
4. Don' t crash the antlers together. Deer don' t fight like bighorn sheep. Once they lock up they twist and turn and scrape their antlers around. Scrape the base of the antlers together a lot as well. This gives off a nice grinding type sound that you would find in a real fight.
5. When you finish a rattling session slide the antlers off of eachother, don' t just stop. This makes it sound like the deer pulled their antlers apart instead of just stopping mid fight.
6. Do some grunting and pound the ground with an antler to sound like a deer stomping it' s hoove as a warning before the session. You can also pound the ground afterwards to make it sound like one is running off. (questionable though) Some people use a snort/wheeze call before/after too but I never have.
7. Once you finish, get in position to make a shot. Everytime I' ve ever rattled a buck in it has come in within 1-3 minutes after the session with it' s head high and ready to fight.
8. Watch you' re downwind side. A less confrontational buck, or smarter and more leary buck will try to sneak in behind you and " smell" who is fighting.
9. Get progressivley louder and faster as you go.
10. My sessions usually last about 2-5 minutes at most depending on the area I' m in. Too little and it won' t be enough to attract much attention. Too much and the deer may be on it' s way in and bust you due to your movement. Plus deer don' t usually fight for extended periods of time anyway.
10. Get some videos on the subject. Reading it on a MBoard is great but seeing someone do it and explain why each step is important is another. One of the best video' s I' ve seen on calling in deer is " Fatal Calling" . It' s so old I don' t even know if it' s still around but I' m sure there are others just as good out there now.
I' m sure everyone will have a different idea of " this is how you do it" but as far as technique goes here are a few tips that I' ve learned over the years in the field and on video. In no particular order....
1. For starters hunt the wind and do it from the ground. This allows you to have enough cover to break some twigs, rough up the leaves etc. without beeing seen which is important in making it sound realistic.
2. Don' t overuse it. If you get busted by the dominant buck you' re done. He usually won' t come back into it again.
3. Use real antlers if possible. If you do use them be sure to cut the brow tines off to save you' re fingers/wrists.
4. Don' t crash the antlers together. Deer don' t fight like bighorn sheep. Once they lock up they twist and turn and scrape their antlers around. Scrape the base of the antlers together a lot as well. This gives off a nice grinding type sound that you would find in a real fight.
5. When you finish a rattling session slide the antlers off of eachother, don' t just stop. This makes it sound like the deer pulled their antlers apart instead of just stopping mid fight.
6. Do some grunting and pound the ground with an antler to sound like a deer stomping it' s hoove as a warning before the session. You can also pound the ground afterwards to make it sound like one is running off. (questionable though) Some people use a snort/wheeze call before/after too but I never have.
7. Once you finish, get in position to make a shot. Everytime I' ve ever rattled a buck in it has come in within 1-3 minutes after the session with it' s head high and ready to fight.
8. Watch you' re downwind side. A less confrontational buck, or smarter and more leary buck will try to sneak in behind you and " smell" who is fighting.
9. Get progressivley louder and faster as you go.
10. My sessions usually last about 2-5 minutes at most depending on the area I' m in. Too little and it won' t be enough to attract much attention. Too much and the deer may be on it' s way in and bust you due to your movement. Plus deer don' t usually fight for extended periods of time anyway.
10. Get some videos on the subject. Reading it on a MBoard is great but seeing someone do it and explain why each step is important is another. One of the best video' s I' ve seen on calling in deer is " Fatal Calling" . It' s so old I don' t even know if it' s still around but I' m sure there are others just as good out there now.
