![]() I always have a call around my neck with my binoculars as standard equipment when hunting deer. That was an exceptional time that I have not since repeated.The rut was in full swing and I hiked into an area that was undisturbed and the bucks were cruising. Grunt tubes work great.Called in whitetails and mulies.I have one that works on inhale and exhale.I usually just blow it but one mule deer buck I killed at 30 feet wanted to attack me when I inhaled and exhaled rapidly as if to simulate a buck breading a doe.He came toward me with his head down slapping his antlers against the buck brush as he approached me with his back arched and hind legs tucked under ready to charge and fight.His hair was all bristled up on his back up to his neck.It was quite a sight.At about 30 feet I called one more time with a short grunt as the call was in my mouth as I was aiming at him.He stopped and lifted his head as I was standing on the deer trail as if to say WTF and blam,down he he goes with a bullet through his chest into his heart.Nov.20th in full rut.I passed up a lot of bucks to get this one.A nice heavy 4 point with sticker point as well.Played around calling other bucks in all week where we were camped. I have never had any real consistency with doe calls except to get some deer to look up in thick bush, or calling in bears with them I start by almost tickling them together and dont get too agressive I use a smallish set of 4x4 wt antlers and dont go too crazy for blacktail. But I know for fact that my biggest blacktail and second biggest whitetail came into light rattling/ soft grunt. About 10 minutes later I heard a distinct grunt, looked and a heavy 4x3 blacktail buck was coming in, thick neck and stiff legged. ![]() Gave a couple light rattles followed by a couple soft grunts. Was about 9am, very quiet clear cool morning. I may get a chance to actually get out hunting but not sure but want to be preparedĪrctic LakeI shot my biggest blacktail ever several years back on 31 Oct. Could you fellas recommend some deer calls to be used during the rut. Mixing in a few buck grunts and doe bleats with this aggressive rattling can help in attracting big blacktail bucks.Did not want interfere with a similar thread so started this one. I’ve not had many small bucks commit to this sequence, which is why I don’t use it very often in the pre-rut or post-rut timeframes. This is more of a dominant, intimidating sequence, that simulates two big bucks fighting during the peak of the rut. The video below shows how I like rattling when targeting big, mature blacktail bucks. Here’s a video demonstration on my early and late season rattling sequence, where I’m not looking to call in the most dominant blacktail buck, just any legal buck. Fool a blacktail buck’s ears and nose, and your chance of filling a tag greatly increases. These weren’t the biggest bucks in the area, but they were big enough, and lots of fun.Ĭombining rattling with the use of deer urine, can make a big difference in getting wily bucks to commit. Most of the blacktail bucks I’ve rattled in over the years have come around Thanksgiving until December 2nd. At this time I believe most of the biggest bucks have often gone back into their small, core area, licking their wounds from the rut and not wanting to risk injury or death for a slim chance to breed with a doe during the 2nd rut. After that, I go back to less aggressive rattling, but include more grunts and doe bleats, since this is a time when insubordinate bucks are still active. ![]() I’ll use this aggressive approach until about Nov. By October 31, I’m getting very aggressive, as I feel this is the best time to bring in a mature blacktail buck. Starting around October 22, I like getting more aggressive with the rattling sequences. This is because most bucks are in pre-rut mode at this time, meaning they are traveling, checking out does and sizing-up bucks the’ll soon be fighting for breeding rights. Due to constantly changing hormone levels in blacktails in October and November, catching a buck in the right mood to want to respond to your calls, is as important as the calling, itself.įrom mid-October until about the 22nd or so, I like using a subtle rattling sequence, with very little or no grunting. My success has come down to persistence and timing being in the right place at the right time. As with calling all big game, there is never a guarantee a blacktail deer will come to the calls or rattles. In 1979 I rattled in my first Columbia black-tailed deer, and have been hooked ever since.
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