[The30PointBuck]

Are bucks receptive to grunting, rattling and estrus bleeting in Mississippi?
Or will this spook them or make them weary of looking in?

 

[mossyman]

All depends on a variety of factors…rattling doesn’t work in my area but I have had success using a doe bleat and grunting. I don’t use those a whole lot but I do have them on me if the need arises.
Deer can be like turkeys sometimes…what works one day will make them run out of the country the next.

 

[randywallace]

Deer can be like turkeys sometimes…what works one day will make them run out of the country the next.

That's a fact. I believe a few deer are still running from the first time I ever tried a snort wheeze. Tails went flying in every direction.

As for grunts, I have never witnessed a negative reaction. That isn't to say some didn't respond negatively that I didn't see. Plenty of them either didn't respond at all or just went back to what they were doing after a brief glance in my direction. A few responded positively.

 

[Mr Drysdale]

I have only rattled one buck in in all my years of hunting. I actually think I may have grunted in a few. The can has been more productive than the others.