Just had two small bucks pass through. A basket rack 6 and a small 4 pointer. Must not have minded the smell of sweat and blood from where I shredded my finger climbing this morning.
Had a small 8pt come by grunting. I heard him way before I saw him. I've seen two other small bucks cruising. I'm going to get down around 9:30 and get in some palmettos and make racket and rattle next to a clearcut. I've found rattling works awesome when you get on the ground and make all the noise you can while rattling. It's much more natural than from a tree stand. My father in law in Ohio once told me, " If you're not out of breath when you're done, you're not doing it right." Lol, once I started doing it this way, it's amazing how many bucks we have rattled in versus maybe 2 in all the previous years. Of course if I dont post again on this thread you know it didnt work.
Thought I heard one trot down opposite ridge and jump the creek but the sounds vanished after that. Never saw or heard anything after. Tried a few bleats and grunts.