Need some rattling tips:
11-16-2002, 06:02 AM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Adirondack Moutains USA Member since sept/02
Posts: 1,639
RE: Need some rattling tips:
I usually get into my stand and then wait for about an hour then i make my first rattle for about 15 sec. Then i only rattle about every 1/2 hour after that. You should watch a video or talk to someone that has rattled though before you try it. If you don't rattle the right way you'll end up just sending out a warning to the deer of where you are.
11-17-2002, 12:46 PM
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: GRAND RAPIDS MN USA
Posts: 41
RE: Need some rattling tips:
Rattling can be very effective if you live in an area where the buck to doe ratio is low, like Texas, up here in MN it's about 50-1 so the bucks do not need to compete and will avoid a fight unless it is a big dominant buck, and will usually go downwind from the rattling and try to figure out what you are and will nail you and spook. The trick is to not let them pinpoint your location, you want them to look for you, and if you can put yourself in a tree next to some water so a buck is not able to go downwind of you, your chances are better, now remember every state is different, like model722 says every half hour, the few times I have had luck with them I used Loman dynamite sticks, higher pitched sound carries farther than normal, and has the sound of two younger bucks fighting, so they do not intimidate a bigger buck. When you use them during pre-rut just tink them a little to sound like sparring two or three times, during rut simulate a fight from 15 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes. good luck!!!!!!
