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09/27/09 09:12 PM
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Tres
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Anyone had luck rattling in bucks early on in bow season? 
![[Linked Image]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Alaska/i-WSddPKG/0/c077d64b/Th/IMG_2809-Th.jpg) "Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."
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Re: Rattling
[Re: Tres]
#929823
09/27/09 09:20 PM
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westexhunter
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yep, i think it was a fluke though, irion county
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Re: Rattling
[Re: westexhunter]
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09/27/09 11:20 PM
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TxHunter87
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i may be wrong but i think it works best where there is a good doe to buck ratio
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Re: Rattling
[Re: TxHunter87]
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09/28/09 01:05 AM
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FinFowlAndWhitetail
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i think rattling works as long as bucks have hard antler you see them "sparring" all the time pre rut, rut, post rut, up until they drop their antlers i think how agressive you get with your rattling will determine success. imo just a little light rattling cant hurt and will very possibly help early in the year. but you wouldnt want to sound like a sure enough @$$holes and elbows all out brawl out there, save that for the rut
Everyone should have something to believe in, I believe I will go hunting
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Re: Rattling
[Re: westexhunter]
#930204
09/28/09 01:32 AM
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Wes70
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yep, i think it was a fluke though, irion county +1
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Re: Rattling
[Re: Wes70]
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09/28/09 03:32 AM
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Tres
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yep, i think it was a fluke though, irion county +1 I was rattling last year early into bow season and about 30 minutes after I stopped a big 10 walked in and out of sight within seconds and proceeded to beat up a tree about 30 yards away, all I saw was the top of the tree shaking for about a minute. Not sure is he was investigating the rattling or if it was just a coincidence.
"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."
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Re: Rattling
[Re: TxHunter87]
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09/28/09 04:41 PM
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BYPATHofNIGHT
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i may be wrong but i think it works best where there is a good doe to buck ratio I agree...one of the more important aspects of rattling. If there are numberous does available, rattling just doesn't seem to work as well. Where there is a lot of competition for them, the bucks get more aggressive, IMO.
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Re: Rattling
[Re: BYPATHofNIGHT]
#931271
09/28/09 06:01 PM
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sqiggy
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I've seen'm sparrin the second week in Oct. I tried it one time in the middle of Oct and a doe came right in.
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Re: Rattling
[Re: sqiggy]
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09/28/09 06:27 PM
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rifleman
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I've seen'm sparrin the second week in Oct. I tried it one time in the middle of Oct and a doe came right in. Thats cuz our east tx does are EASY. 
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Re: Rattling
[Re: rifleman]
#931314
09/28/09 06:29 PM
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6InARowMakeItGo
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thier not easy there sluts! same difference I guess, lol
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Re: Rattling
[Re: 6InARowMakeItGo]
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09/28/09 07:23 PM
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BowHuntinTX
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Most of my sucess with rattling has been in the first two weeks of november and then late december... Never had any real luck with rattling during bow season.
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Re: Rattling
[Re: 6InARowMakeItGo]
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10/09/09 12:24 AM
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little minnow
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I have had quiet a bit of luck rattling, but it has always been closer to the rut...usually around thanks giving. I have rattled a few in as early as october, but they were usually just curious smaller bucks.
Josh Richards
Fossil Creek Tree Farm, Nursery and Landscaping
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7744 Blue Mound Rd.
Ft. Worth, TX 76131
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Jesus
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Re: Rattling
[Re: little minnow]
#952610
10/09/09 11:57 AM
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stinkbelly
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I am about to start rattling. I have several good bucks sparring every eveing. Unfortunately they are always out of range. Possibly I can get them to come in closer to see how else is playing. I called one in on Wednesday night. He wasn't totally convinced so he stopped about 50 yards out and eventually turned back.
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