Hi all
Im a week away from my annual hunt in Illinois. I arrive on the 23rd with my first day of hunting the following day. This hunt will be on private ground and will be the first week of hunting for my property. I'm going a bit earlier this year due to family commitments and the fact that the last 3 years, I've had the mature bucks locked down as early as the first week of November. Im hoping to catch them on their feet a bit looking for that first hot doe.
My question for y'all is when do you start seeing results from rattling? I have grunted in plenty of bucks but have never had much luck with the rattling horns. Was thinking I was going to sit quiet for a day or two to see what was happening as far as deer activity, then get progressively more aggressive with my tactics. Looking for opinions and suggestions....oh, btw, I'm not shooting bucks below 150 and am fine eating tag soup i that's how it works out.
josh
Im a week away from my annual hunt in Illinois. I arrive on the 23rd with my first day of hunting the following day. This hunt will be on private ground and will be the first week of hunting for my property. I'm going a bit earlier this year due to family commitments and the fact that the last 3 years, I've had the mature bucks locked down as early as the first week of November. Im hoping to catch them on their feet a bit looking for that first hot doe.
My question for y'all is when do you start seeing results from rattling? I have grunted in plenty of bucks but have never had much luck with the rattling horns. Was thinking I was going to sit quiet for a day or two to see what was happening as far as deer activity, then get progressively more aggressive with my tactics. Looking for opinions and suggestions....oh, btw, I'm not shooting bucks below 150 and am fine eating tag soup i that's how it works out.
josh
