Use of Scents
08-18-2007, 01:33 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Charleston, SC.
Posts: 674
RE: Use of Scents
Has to be the rite time of the season, sents will work. I will tie a drag rag during the pre-rut.
I killed my 2 best bucks with a grunt and doe bleet though. Both bucks past me a were way out of shooting range over 80 yds. I killed both of them at about 10 yds, after hitting the calls a few times. They both came rite to me.
I killed my 2 best bucks with a grunt and doe bleet though. Both bucks past me a were way out of shooting range over 80 yds. I killed both of them at about 10 yds, after hitting the calls a few times. They both came rite to me.
08-18-2007, 05:22 PM
#5
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Posts: 13,082
RE: Use of Scents
I used some buck urine last year utilizing some mock scrapes.....I found it worked pretty well. I had quite a few bucks (admitedly they were all 2 and a half or younger) bury their noses in them.
One in particular was fun.....He walked into my set up from upwind and I could tell the instant he caught wind of that scrape...He stopped, pointed his nose in the air licking it, and whirled around.....Walked right to it and just buries his nose in it......I could hear him snorting from the stand......That was pretty cool.
One in particular was fun.....He walked into my set up from upwind and I could tell the instant he caught wind of that scrape...He stopped, pointed his nose in the air licking it, and whirled around.....Walked right to it and just buries his nose in it......I could hear him snorting from the stand......That was pretty cool.
08-20-2007, 04:23 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,840
RE: Use of Scents
Use of scents? Absolutely! Everytime I use them? Absolutely not. No particular scent I believe will work everytime you put it out. However depending on the time of year and deer habits at that time ex. Rut, early season, post rut they can greatly increase your odds.
08-20-2007, 06:42 PM
#8
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 5
RE: Use of Scents
If you are hunting smaller parcels of land, the deer that call that land home KNOW the other deer in the area..each has a particular smell (just like humans). More times than not, scent attractants like doe in heat will spook deer. In fact if a doe walks near it, she will usually BLOW..then your hunt is over!
08-26-2007, 07:48 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lake County, Il
Posts: 2,205
RE: Use of Scents
Attractant scent such as apple, acorn, vanilla, Early Season
Reg Doe urine, anytime
Buck urine, pre-rut thru the rut
Estrous doe urine, rut only.
Yes non-estrous does will avoid estrous does. Doesn't matter if they're familiar or not.
Reg Doe urine, anytime
Buck urine, pre-rut thru the rut
Estrous doe urine, rut only.
Yes non-estrous does will avoid estrous does. Doesn't matter if they're familiar or not.