While I have not tried it myself,I have been with hunters in Va,WVa and Texas who have successfully rattled in deer. I,personally,have had success with grunt calls,especially at first light. I have one of those "bleats in a can" jobs but have never used it.

If I can bring in a deer with my grunt calling,then I assure you they're effective. FWIW,and I have no stake in the company,the below is one of my favorite grunt calls and it really does sound spectacular,with little effort.

It's on sale now,too.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Hunting-Game-Calls/Big-Game-Calls%7C/pc/104791680/c/104725980/sc/104212980/Hunters-Specialties-True-Talker-2-Deer-Call/727882.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhunting-hunting-game-calls-big-game-calls%2F_%2FN-1100094%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104212980%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253Bcat104791680%253Bcat104725980

Last edited by isaac; 10/11/11.
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