Do you think they will be moving this evening?

[TheBrokenBone]

Do you guys think in middle tn it will be a good evening to hunt didn't see any yesterday

And is it too late to raddle antlers

 

[McCoy]

Should be a good evening especially with this nasty weather moving out. I know I definitely won't be rattling.

 

[jlmustain]

I wouldn't rattle on public land. There was a post yesterday by someone who saw some fighting near Nashville. I saw movement this morning, and I'd say a lot of the movement today will be food-motivated, so I doubt anything besides a call to a deer not in range is necessary or helpful. My guess is that they'll move like normal.

 

[Deck78]

Interesting that you guys won't be rattling, I wouldn't either, but in Williamson county yesterday morning I saw 2 seemingly mature bucks wearing each other out in a field around 0830. Had me scratching my head

 

[TheBrokenBone]

I'm on our family farm not public land does that make a diffrence I seem 1 chasing last weekend

 

[jlmustain]

Nothing is blanket, but as a rule the deer on public land hear rattles and calls far more frequently and tend to be spooked by it. Also, rattling is generally a tactic for earlier in the rut. Again, though, you never know. If you're feeling it, go for it. Trial and error is a great teacher for me.