Okay guys,and gals. You are in your stand, before sunlight is breaking , what do you do.....besides nap??
Rattle??
Bleat??
Grunt??
I rattled this morning AFTER light and had a 4 pt. come in within 10 minutes.
 
your thoughts?? 
What have you tried??

I  get settled and open my ears real wide...
Try putting your rattle antlers on a rope and dangle them in branches near  ground level it drives bucks nuts and keeps them from looking UP...WCW

That's a thought...dangling .....my set up may be challenging with that as my ladder is on a pretty steep hillside. I am 25 yards off a bench and right at eye level, but could bring them to look down the hill....THANKS BW
 

Put out a turkey decoy near that hillside stand so they see it when walking in  - sometime they trot off but generally come back outa curiosity. They stare at it- think they are waiting for it to move. Nice for bow turkey too- carry a call.

B  W  Its pretty early in the season I would get to your stand/blind about 45 mins/ 1 hour before sunlight. As far as using calls, rattles, even hot scents. I would wait for a few. never had any luck this early. Know cover scents are a must.  Although I had this new guy to my area  blow his grunt call every 20 mins or so and driving me CRAZY  LOL I'll bet he didn't know every time he blew that thing the deer would run to me, But were all yearlings    Good Luck and BE SAFE
 

+1 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
BH
 
Can also try running some fishing line over a few trees and down to a low branch, and shake it when rattling. It's very effective if you have a Buck decoy under it. But like BH1 said, it's still a bit early

i quit using scents all together. some may work but in my woods they dont. all scents have additives in them. whether to preserve them or what ever, but none of them smell exactly like the real thing. same with rattling. pieces of plastic hit together doesnt sound like bone antlers. and like they said, if you are rattling you should have something hanging to the ground to thrash the leaves alittle. makes a huge difference. most of all, play the wind and dont over hunt your stand. all the big boys know.

^^^^^ agree The best scents are to get a doe early and drain her pee into a air tight container, But you will have to use it within a day or two then it just turns.  Got totally  soaked last night to watch a few young deer run in circles just making me dissy  LOL

I don't make a sound in the woods before legal shooting time..
 
You never know when Brutus will come running and if it's to early to shoot you just might have lost your one shot at him.
 

I don't know about collecting the urine of a doe but, I know about removing the scent glands that doe rub togeather while they urinate to wash the scent onto the ground. Placed into zip lock bags the scent released can be regulated into the air. Place one in the freezer while using one, which will last several days or, just freeze for next year.

The darker the glands, the better but, the doe need not be in estrous as the scent of musk is still strong enough to catch the attention of the boys.

Just something I learned back in the day.

Word of caution; do not hang the gland from a 'ladder stand' unless you'r looking to test your safety harness. Just sayin'....