I have killed and called in several others for others to kill with horns. I love it, but you have to choose your set ups carefully. I rarely ever rattle where deer can see any distance. There was one exception, and that was the buck I killed Nov 6, 2006. It was windy as heck, so I took the horns with me in case I saw one at a distance. When I first saw him, he was 250+ yards, I killed him at 13 steps. It took 45 minutes of coaxing, but it was one of the more memorable hunts of my life. I only rattle a few times each year these days as I hunt from a stand mostly, it is MUCH more effective from the ground IMO. The deer I killed year before last was rattled in, and I rattled in two coyotes the day before that...killed one, cut the other. I started rattling along with my childhood hunting buddy back in the 80's after seeing Noel Feather's "November Madness". It has never disappointed me...I've even had does come to it! I NEVER tickled tines, I beat the horns together as hard as I can when I do rattle. All or nothing as I've never had any luck with the tickling thing. Make it sound like a fight, break brush, kick leaves, raise heck, and it may surprise you more often than you've historically seen. I LOVE rattling, but am pretty selective on when and where I do it, a little of the right medicine goes a long way.