i live in south ga and have never tried rattling for bucks. can anyone tell me if they have tried this and it actually works to bring in bucks.

I rattled in 3 bucks on 10-26. We got some cold weather here in NY so the bucks are wound up a little early.

It works, but like many of the scents out there, it has to be used at the right time according to the rut conditions in your area... If you have never seen it done properly, I would recommend buying/renting an instructional video before you try it...

I rattled in my first buck nov 2006, he came in with his head down, rubbed a pine tree, made a scrape on the ground then met the 170 gr winchester silver tip out of the old model 94 30-30 at 35 yrds.

i want to say i tried rattling for a buck yesterday and i may not have shot the deer but i did have him answer my calls so i am very excited about that.

Rattling works well for those that have enough mature bucks on their property. We don't, so rattling only spooks them. In all of my years hunting, I have only heard/witnessed one real buck fight, in SC. We have way too many does and not enough older bucks for any of our deer to have to compete for breeding rights. It's all the bucks can do to keep up with the does in our area.