A little rattle makes a big difference

I went out deer hunting this past Sunday morning with one of my friends in his woods. His area has many bucks running around and there have been many big bucks harvested from there. I actually shot my ten pointer out of his woods last year. It is a perfect place for deer hunting.

It was in the 40s that morning so we were sure the deer would be moving as cold as it was. We sat in his two man stand for about an hour and a half and then a doe came along. She came out of the thicket about sixty yards out. We thought there would be a buck not too far behind her but she was by herself. After about twenty minutes she moved on.

About thirty minutes later my friend’s dad says he can see two decent sized bucks about fifty yards away. His dad was about 200 yards from us so we figured the deer were at least that far. Not being able to see the bucks, we decided to rattle a little to imitate two bucks fighting to see if we could get them to come our way. My friend rattled for about twenty seconds when, all of the sudden, we saw those two bucks come sprinting through the wood to where we were. One was a pretty big seven point, the other was a smaller six point, and they were only about thirty yards out.

Unfortunately, they spotted us not to long after they came running up. They were both looking for a fight and their keen eyes picked us out. It is just like when there is a fight between two kids, all of the other kids come running to see the fight. I have rattled a few times before but never really had any success with it. A buck has to be within a few hundred yards for it to work so if there isn’t one close enough to hear it then it isn’t going to work. Rattling is a great way to get bring a buck closer but be ready to shot because they will come running.