Every so often, I fall for a deer call, and or deer urine. Since 1959 I have taken close to 100 bucks, and numerous does, mostly in New York, and now sucessfully in NC. At no time can I attribute a deer response to a call or urine.
The buck I shot this year, crossed a scent trail of urine, again with no response.. He was in rut out cruising! For the 99th time I swore to myself never again..... Who knows! I have tooted on deer calls, and I've only felt silly.
I attribute whatever success I've had, to being in the woods as much as I can during the rut.. I also try to understand how the deer move on my property. There is snow in NC... I will better understand how the deer move close to the season ending, because of this snow!
Michael Waddell? As an old press and media guy, I wonder just how much he realizes, his over exposure is? I have no interest in "putting the smackdown", on a game animal!