i use rattlin where i live in ne pa, i heard it works better in the south, but if you do it at tyhe right time i get good results

In my experiences, rattling is effective. Here in Arkansas, especially while the rut is going strong, rattling can be your best friend, if you know how to do it correctly. Slaton White's article in the October issue of F&S on rattling is the textbook example of how to rattle. I'm in my early 20s now and my father has preached rattling techniques to me since I was old enough to hunt alone. During my freshman year of college, my dad had missed a 140 class 12 point in the morning, on a hunt that he had rattled. He drew the buck across a 600 yard field just by grunting and rattling. That afternoon, I set up in the woods opposite to where my dad had been that morning and proceeded to rattling. Not 30 minutes, the same mature buck my dad had missed came trotting in to catch the action. I highly suggest rattling next time you are blind hunting or on the ground.

I haven't had much luck on ratteling. I think way back and I have rattled in one buck, and it was one of the biggest buck I've ever seen.