OK...I may be shooting myself in the foot here...but...
10-21-2004, 04:43 AM
#11
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: OK...I may be shooting myself in the foot here...but...
Sunset... you can put out anything and we guys will come running to your stand.[8D] I would think apple juice would work great. I use a couple smashed and rubbed on nearby trees in a couple spots with apple trees close by. It seems to make a nice cover scent/detractant.
10-21-2004, 05:00 AM
#12
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: OK...I may be shooting myself in the foot here...but...
Sunset ,
do you remember me telling you at your Gathering about attracting 4 does with persimmons on a handwarmer ? Yes , it does work , and so will vanilla . Vanilla smells kinda like white oak acorns . Food scents generally attract does and younger bucks , the big boys won't usually come to them unless their's a doe in heat there too . If anise(licorice) will draw them I guess nearly anything that makes them curious might . Try various scents on your herd in the off season to be sure .
do you remember me telling you at your Gathering about attracting 4 does with persimmons on a handwarmer ? Yes , it does work , and so will vanilla . Vanilla smells kinda like white oak acorns . Food scents generally attract does and younger bucks , the big boys won't usually come to them unless their's a doe in heat there too . If anise(licorice) will draw them I guess nearly anything that makes them curious might . Try various scents on your herd in the off season to be sure .
10-21-2004, 06:09 AM
#14
Join Date: Sep 2003
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RE: OK...I may be shooting myself in the foot here...but...
beleive this or not i was in cades cove in tenn. i took a bag of green apples with me.They say dont feed the deer but i couldnt stop myself i cut the apples in 1/4s and had em almost eating right out of my hand....the kicker is when i ran out all i had was 1 of those big bags of cherry lifesavers in the car my wife said give em some of these...well having hunted for over 20 yrs i told her she was NUTS thats not a normal food for them no way they would eat a lifesaver LOL. be dammed if this doe and her 2 fawns tore up like 30 cherry lifesavers they actually had red slober dripping out of there mouth i was rolling LOL.Guess my wifes not to nuts after all.
10-21-2004, 06:19 AM
#15
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Location: BUCKEYE STATE!!
Posts: 6,024
RE: OK...I may be shooting myself in the foot here...but...
Sunset... you can put out anything and we guys will come running to your stand.
Speaking of scents......I ran over, (no not killed), I tried to vere off & miss this big ole skunk with my momma huntin van....I missed him....Did he care that I spared his life? He sprayed my van....Well, four days later, I still have that scent on (and permeating in[X(]) my van. On the good side, I have excellent cover scent when I drive into my hunting area LOL....On the bad side, my daughters girl scout troop refused to ride with me to a function. LOL (wait a minute, that's an upside too....
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