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<blockquote data-quote="TheOG" data-source="post: 5712311" data-attributes="member: 21870"><p>I carry a rattle bag with me. I have only rattled when I am fairly certain there are bucks in the area, or I can actually see them from a distance. I only rattle when my tree is near some very thick vegetation or a recent blow down. I feel like a buck will be expecting to see two bucks sparing or fighting, so when he doesn't, there needs some kind of reasonable explanation that will cause him to be curious and approach.</p><p></p><p>My biggest buck was still bachelored up during the first week of October. I located a bachelor group and moved to a tree that was upwind, but blowing slightly off from where they were bedding, and hanging out. I did about three quick but soft grunts, and about 15 seconds later, I did about 5 seconds of really light rattling (I read about this tactic in an article years earlier). The 1.5 and 2.5 year olds came bursting out of their hideout, and then a 3.5 and a 4.5 came out too, but really slow and cautious. After all of the deer calmed (about 20 minutes), they were all walking around sniffing the ground and air. The 4.5 year old got too close to me and got him.</p><p></p><p>I have called in bachelor groups using the same tactic since then, but either there weren't any mature bucks in the group, they didn't present a shot I could take, or they busted me.</p><p></p><p>I try this every time I think there is (or may be) a bachelor group nearby during the first week and a half of the season. Occasionally it works, but I usually learn something useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheOG, post: 5712311, member: 21870"] I carry a rattle bag with me. I have only rattled when I am fairly certain there are bucks in the area, or I can actually see them from a distance. I only rattle when my tree is near some very thick vegetation or a recent blow down. I feel like a buck will be expecting to see two bucks sparing or fighting, so when he doesn't, there needs some kind of reasonable explanation that will cause him to be curious and approach. My biggest buck was still bachelored up during the first week of October. I located a bachelor group and moved to a tree that was upwind, but blowing slightly off from where they were bedding, and hanging out. I did about three quick but soft grunts, and about 15 seconds later, I did about 5 seconds of really light rattling (I read about this tactic in an article years earlier). The 1.5 and 2.5 year olds came bursting out of their hideout, and then a 3.5 and a 4.5 came out too, but really slow and cautious. After all of the deer calmed (about 20 minutes), they were all walking around sniffing the ground and air. The 4.5 year old got too close to me and got him. I have called in bachelor groups using the same tactic since then, but either there weren't any mature bucks in the group, they didn't present a shot I could take, or they busted me. I try this every time I think there is (or may be) a bachelor group nearby during the first week and a half of the season. Occasionally it works, but I usually learn something useful. [/QUOTE]
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