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I typically just sit quiet the whole time. I've never had any luck rattling, but have had some younger, smaller bucks come in to a bleat can/buck grunt combo.
 
I use the doe bleat a lot almost season long. If I'm hunting a bedding area and suspect a buck is laid down close by, I remain silent and also do not use doe estrus or buck urine.

This time of year I also use a tending buck grunt
 
I never use calls. Never had luck with them and in my area it seems to actually repel them away.
 
I sit quiet mostly. I may do a series of doe bleats and grunts once or twice during the hunt but don't like the thought of a big deer circling down wind and not seeing it.

I will bleat and grunt at a deer going the opposite direction. I bleated at 2 of my top 3 scoring deer as they appeared to be walking away. Not sure if that's what worked but both ended up at 40 yds.
 
preachermantom said:
How many sit quiet the whole time?

How many use grunts, rattle, bleets all the time?

How many use them occasionally?
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I never sit quiet whole time. How much i rattle, grunt, bleat all depends on a lot of factors. Some of the factors are:

Time of year
Terrain feature I'm hunting
Is the spot a feed area or rut funnel
Deer movement in general
Weather
Hunting pressure

Movement has been slow to non-existent this season, but picking up now. I called most all morning. Every 15 minutes or so.
 
Years ago I called a lot of bucks in with a grunt call. These days I sit quietly. No calls, scents, or anything fancy.
 
I use the can call and grunt call on occasion but don't go crazy with it.
 
muddyboots said:
I don't use them. Fixing to start. What can it hurt.
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If I hunted the same permanent stand or box on private land, I'd be much more selective about calling.

I'm running and gunning on public and calling a lot and often is fun. If I see deer and I'm in a good spot I can ride the hole and sit there all day.

If I'm seeing deer in the distance, I will cut the distance and move to get within range of the deer. Climb up and settle in.

If Im not seeing much sign or deer after sitting for a few hours I might move 1/4mile or more. Then immediately after hooking up I get into some calling. Time of year depends on how aggressive I get.

If you are in big woods areas with vast amounts of swamp or timber, moving every few hours and calling more often I believe will get you more buck encounters.
 
I have grunted a few bucks into range before. One big nine point I grunted from an adjoining property to ours . I have rattled some that I thought may have come to the sound but could not swear to it . I try to be careful when rattling though ....don't want to run deer off . Time of year has alot to do with it and the mood of a buck does too . I've called some and they come in on a string and others look your way but have no interest at all . Don't use scents at all anymore.
 
I never use them, I should probably start.
This year I've worked towards only carrying the necessities with me, it helps when I walk 1000 yards in by GPS.
 
All the above. How much depends on current circumstances. Sometimes I probably look like a fool. Other times I look like a statue. Just depends
 
It depends, I've spooked deer by using calls, I've called them in with calls. But in answer to the question, I'll use doe bleats every 30 minutes or so, then I'll be quiet. Blind calls usually, it's mostly sporadic at best.
 
So it's all dependent on the time of the year for me. Early and late season I am mostly quiet a grunt or doe bleat here and there. From about mid October through the first week of December I will rattle and use calls more. Usually I use these tools between 0930 and 1500 when the action tends to settle down. What I have learned about rattling is that in my experience 75% of the time they will come in downwind of you. So they may be coming in but if you get winded you are toast. I also do three short sequences of maybe two minutes with each sequence getting a little more aggressive. I usually will do a sequence, about a three minute break and look around and rattle again.
 
grunt or doe bleat occasionally. Used to rattle a decent amount quit several years ago. Still do it some. Grunts work. Bleats and rattles a lot less of a success rate. Deer make noises most of the time people are close enough to hear them. I've heard 3 different bucks grunt this year. I've been fortunate to see buck fights and reap buck fights are absolutely brutal. Now sparing that light rattling type sound happen a decent amount. For the most part I have a lot of faith in my setups just need time for them to work.
 
I've only had one nice buck come in to blind calling (maybe he did), so I usually just sit quietly. I will use a grunt call to bring one closer that I see at a distance — have done this a number of times where I can watch him and see how he is reacting. Have also used grunt call to keep one in front of me that shows up before legal and trying to keep him in sight till time. And use grunt call to get them to stop for the shot.
 
I'm as quiet as possible going into my hunting area and leaving my hunting area and try to do nothing to draw attention to my location. If there were some magic way for me to just float in completely silent and scent free so that no deer ever knew that I was there that would be my preference. Hunting known travel corridors during the rut. Trying to be there at the right time while being as invisible as possible is my goal....not sugesting that rattling and calls dont work...in certain circumstances Im certain they do...I just choose to not draw attention to my location when the thought is that they are hopefully coming through the area anyway.
 
TN Larry said:
I sit quiet mostly. I may do a series of doe bleats and grunts once or twice during the hunt but don't like the thought of a big deer circling down wind and not seeing it.

I will bleat and grunt at a deer going the opposite direction. I bleated at 2 of my top 3 scoring deer as they appeared to be walking away. Not sure if that's what worked but both ended up at 40 yds.
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I don't like to blind call either. But, have bleated and grunted at several to try and get them closer.
 
I don't do any blind calling but have called in a couple good ones with the can call. Also have called coyotes in with it.
 

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