Hunting with scent
08-06-2008, 04:28 PM
#12
Site Buck Guru
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
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RE: Hunting with scent
ORIGINAL: BobCo19-65
Greg, you taking some sort of truth serum lately?
Good stuff.
Greg, you taking some sort of truth serum lately?
Good stuff.
I think that sharing tips and stories are a much more enjoyable way for us to learn about the sport we all have a passion for rather than another ugly, argumentitive debate. [:'(]
Anyone else have any success with scents?
08-06-2008, 05:46 PM
#13
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Posts: 509
RE: Hunting with scent
Thanks for listening!
I still use scents during certain times of the year but instead of using them as attractants, I use them as distractants. I try to place them where they will make thebuck stop and turn his head away from me so I can get off a good shot. I have since worked on the nervousness thing and seem to have a grip on it now!
08-06-2008, 06:29 PM
#14
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Hunting with scent
I try not to use scents but occassionally experiment as well.
2 of my more memorable scent success's busted me before I was ready.
The first, in my early to mid years on a Monday morning I made a mock scrape and added doe estrous urine scents. I hunted that day and stayed away Tuesday. I figured I'd hunt that scrape Wednesday morning and as I was installing my treestand on my tree I heard rustling. I turned and a gorgeous buck stood on the scrape with his nose to the ground. I was caught dumbfounded and he looked right at me, turned and said bye bye.
The second, I was headed into a stand location in mid afternoon. I had a drag rag on my ankle and had traveled some 200 yards through the woods when again I heard rustling but behind me. I turned to see another gorgeous buck, nose to the ground trailing me. Of course I froze, he spotted me and said bye bye.
I have other minimal success's with scents but I watched more does turn inside out to flee scents than I've had success's with bucks coming in.
I try NOT to use any but still experiment to this day.
2 of my more memorable scent success's busted me before I was ready.
The first, in my early to mid years on a Monday morning I made a mock scrape and added doe estrous urine scents. I hunted that day and stayed away Tuesday. I figured I'd hunt that scrape Wednesday morning and as I was installing my treestand on my tree I heard rustling. I turned and a gorgeous buck stood on the scrape with his nose to the ground. I was caught dumbfounded and he looked right at me, turned and said bye bye.
The second, I was headed into a stand location in mid afternoon. I had a drag rag on my ankle and had traveled some 200 yards through the woods when again I heard rustling but behind me. I turned to see another gorgeous buck, nose to the ground trailing me. Of course I froze, he spotted me and said bye bye.
I have other minimal success's with scents but I watched more does turn inside out to flee scents than I've had success's with bucks coming in.
I try NOT to use any but still experiment to this day.
08-06-2008, 06:46 PM
#15
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 1997
Location: Cheasapeke and Delaware Bay Region
Posts: 10,485
RE: Hunting with scent
ORIGINAL: GregH
No truth serum.
I think that sharing tips and stories are a much more enjoyable way for us to learn about the sport we all have a passion for rather than another ugly, argumentitive debate. [:'(]
Anyone else have any success with scents?
ORIGINAL: BobCo19-65
Greg, you taking some sort of truth serum lately?
Good stuff.
Greg, you taking some sort of truth serum lately?
Good stuff.
I think that sharing tips and stories are a much more enjoyable way for us to learn about the sport we all have a passion for rather than another ugly, argumentitive debate. [:'(]
Anyone else have any success with scents?
. Great stuff Greg, enjoy your writings.
08-06-2008, 07:36 PM
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northwest MS
Posts: 515
RE: Hunting with scent
Greg H,
I love reading your post. You are one of them that makes me think "damn, why didn't I think of that before". I guess when I have another 15 or so years under my belt of hunting, maybe I will retain some of your shared knowledge. Great advice.
Chris
I love reading your post. You are one of them that makes me think "damn, why didn't I think of that before". I guess when I have another 15 or so years under my belt of hunting, maybe I will retain some of your shared knowledge. Great advice.
Chris
08-06-2008, 09:15 PM
#19
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Hunting with scent
Great story man!! I've tried and done the same approach as you explained and have had success doing it with a few bucks but none of the bucks yet have been worthy of me shooting. One of my favorite story's to tell is when I had a 1.5 year old come with in 10' of a tarsal gland, he damn near ran out of his skin the other way. 10 minutes later after he ran away 30 yards or so another deer (doe) came out of the cat tails and that 1.5 year old took off again thinking she was a buck, he was in the next county in no time!
Good stuff Greg.
Good stuff Greg.
