I have been using the Knight and Hale Pack Rack the last few years and have been pretty pleased with it's sound and compactness and I like the way it nestles together to not be noisy in a pack.

 

Yup same here. I rattled in the 165" 15 point buck I shot last year. I didn't see him I rattled at a different deer I saw making a scrape and he came in on a string.

 

I use K&H rack pack as well. Works well, holds together tight so no rattling around when it's not suppose to.

They make 2 sizes. Or at least use to make 2 sizes, standard and magnum. I use the standard. Anyone use the magnum?

 

I think they all work ok. The best bet is to make the real deal though. As for fake stuff, I went to the store with some buddies and tried them all and did blind folded tests. They honestly all sound very similar. I would say...so much so that if a deer would come in to one of them....he would come in to any of them. Because of that, the simply rattle bag gets my vote for convenience.

 

Dangle rattling is all we use these days. Ground pounding, leaf rustle and the sound of deer fighting on the ground (not up in a tree) All three elements of what a real deer fight sounds like.

 

I do the same thing. I have a stick on the ground on a tight rope up to my stand in most of my spots. It's heavy enough that I can thump it on the ground, or just rustle some leaves. Works on all deer, rut or not. Just like any other calling method though, don't overdo it.

 

I am going to stick with the good ol' ruttin buck rattle bag. I've had great results with it over the last few years. I got a black rack this year as a gift. It sounds pretty good as well but I like the convenience of the rattle bag.

 

my full size Primos plastic antlers have produced several bucks, but the Primos Big buck bag has done zippo! Major pain taking the full size ones! I tried out the K&H Pack Rack at the store and wasn't impressed, but I'm not a deer! MIGHT have to give them a go!

 

I have the pack rack magnum and the regular one but they just do not sound that realistic to me. Maybe they do to the deer.. sounds like some of you guys are having success with them. Maybe I will just stick with those.

 

I bought a model similar to these two years ago, super easy to mimic everything from tickling the horns to full blown fight.
They are light weight, compact and sound incredible.
https://www.fieldandstreamshop.com/...e-pack-rack-rattling-system-deer-call-16knhapckrckrttlshbg/16knhapckrckrttlshbg

 

HS heavy bag. They have larger rods in the bag, I've called in a few good bucks with it.

 

Knight and Hale works in Kansas .

 

I'm happy to see the rack pack love because mine will be in the mail tomorrow only its black and called rogue pack. I hope it's the same thing only black

 

I like the black rack. I've only used it a few times but have had good results.

 

I been using the pack rack last few yrs with success....


Tim

 

Rattle bags with wooden pegs are what I like.

 

I've had some luck with this contraption. It's called the Upwind Rattling System. I bought this twenty years ago and I wish I had bought two to have one for a backup if this one ever broke. So far, so good. The idea behind it is to set it up fifty or a hundred yards away from your location so you can remain downwind of where the sound is coming from.

I've used real antlers, bags with both wooden and plastic dowels, the Knight and Hale Pack Rack and some other stuff as well but this works as well as any of them.

I like the idea of dangle rattling but wonder if it generates enough sound. This thing is spring loaded so you draw the striker though the paddles by tugging the cord and the spring carries it back, striking the paddles once again. I can tie it off to a sapling or a small evergreen and get noise and motion at the same time.

 

What in the world lol

 

I use the black rack. I have rattled in bucks in Kansas, Kentucky, and Ohio with it.

I could never get a buck to come in with the wood in canvas bag or the pack rack

 

This is what I have:
https://www.amazon.com/Knight-Hale-...0/ref=sr_1_3?s=hunting-fishing&ie=UTF8&qid=1508203612&sr=1-3&keywords=pack+rack

Most compact rattle I've found, and the ability to be a lot louder than a rattle bag and most of the antler imitations.

 

Another vote for the knight & hale pack rack

 

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I was just curious what everybody is using. My primos bag ripped on me last year, but I never had much luck with it anyways. I was thinking about the pack rack, but I was intrigued by the rocky mountain rattle cage:

https://www.scheels.com/p/rocky-mou...ttle-cage-deer-call/18101800055.html?cgid=hunting-game-calls-deer-calls#start=6

Does anybody have any experience with one of these?

Thanks in advance