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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Zwickey-Fever on October 30, 2019, 07:56:43 PM
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I would like to hear what deer lure/scents you guys are using this year with the pre-rut just starting. I use James Valley Full Rut, or Mrs Doe Pee. I have a great testing ground here out back and some scents work better than others and some don't work at all. But I would like to know your go to scent for this time of year. Thanks for your input.
JMG
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Evercalm is all I use as a deer scent. I often use skunk scent as cover scent.
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I stop using it years ago. Seemed like a waste of money.
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In an extended effort to keep CWD out of La. we can only buy certain "certified" deer scents. I don't use them so I haven't notice which brands are available here. Like Gcook I do use skunk scent though.
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Fox urine mostly. Play around with other scents but with mixed results.
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I stop using it years ago. Seemed like a waste of money.
This^^^ Never seen a deer follow an artificial scent trail.
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Stopped using skunk many years ago as a cover, think about it when does a skunk spray, when there is danger or he is defending himself. It's an alarm scent.
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Stopped using skunk many years ago as a cover, think about it when does a skunk spray, when there is danger or he is defending himself. It's an alarm scent.
Kinda wondered about that myself....
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I stop using it years ago. Seemed like a waste of money.
This^^^ Never seen a deer follow an artificial scent trail.
Here’s the only way I use scent...I buy a fresh bottle of doe in heat “estrous” like code blue a small bottle because you’ll throw it out after 3-9days of using it and buy new next year. I use a car, or a bike, not walking, and I’ll drag the scent “rag” from far to where I want the deer to go and refresh a few times with a spray. You pretty much have to use it during the actual action period, so like Nov 7-?. But only do it a few times during that time unless you’re hunting new deer. I drag across fields with the intent of intercepting traveling bucks, and they’re all NOSE at this time...and they’ll follow that scent line like you can’t believe. Not all deer will follow it, but when they do it’s awesome. I watched a big buck track a scent dragline with his head up high, never lowering his head because their nose is crazy good, and my buddy proceeded to miss it after it came from 1/4 mile away on that scent line.
I do this on occasion based on the situation. A couple years later in the same spot I rattled up a giant from over a 1/4 mile away to 8 yds...gotta be versatile :goldtooth:
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I do it very similar to overspined. I use drags after only during the small window of pre rut. Halloween to maybe be 4th/5th. When they’re actually in rut it’s a waste. To comment on the above osts, I also believe skunk is an alarm scent and don’t use.
Ever calm has never worked. Flat out waste around here. I’ve used any types w good results from kirschners silver top, Robbins x rated, more commonly James Valley and this year I’m trying Smokey’s. Have yet to though. Drags if used sparingly and on fresh deer at the right time can work wonders
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Do a search for Smokeys....Gene and Barry are using his and his Wicked Wicks.....
I've had a bit of results too....
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Here’s the thing..99.999% of the time I use 0 scent. I don’t like touching it, carrying it, messing with it, and it’s sort of a strange thing to use scent collected by a deer farm. If it disappeared I wouldn’t care. But, it can work in the right situations and I’ve used it in a few rare situations because nothing else would work.
As far as cover scents...it’s been explained that we smell cookies, and animals smell the individual ingredients in the cookie, I’ve tried cover scents as a kid and found it not effective IMO. I would think skunk is the only one that could actually overpowering but who knows.
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Agree with Terry Smokeys is the best i have seen his preorbital and the interdigital in a scrape is a deadly combination
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James Valley. Stinks so good!
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You're already using the best! James Valley all the way..
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Of the James Valley, which do you find works the best ?
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James Valley Wall Hanger
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While I try it every year (cause who knows, it may work) it never really HAS worked for me :dunno:
Last year was the only year I’ve had a deer clearly come in following a drag line BUT that was me dragging the tarsal gland from a buck my dad shot the day prior during the rut NOT store bought
That all being said I’ll be buying some to try this weekend as our rut is starting to get moving, I’ll be buying the fresh/frozen stuff at the store
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I never had any luck with James Valley Wall Hanger, actually I have seen Wall Hanger spook mature bucks here. But I have seen bucks come running on my drag rag laced with James Valley Full Rut and Lethal Weapon.
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This is my cheap trick. Pine incense.
No smell other than wood smoke.
And the deer come in down wind with no hesitation.
They burn for an hour and cost about .25 a stick.
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Lethal weapon, the gel is better than the liquid, lasts longer and has other glandular stuff in it. Be careful though! If you get it on you it will stink forever!
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Used them as a "kid" as I thought I needed some such, but haven't messed with them in over 20 years. See and kill more deer than ever so not likely to delve into it again.
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Back in the '80s I used fox pee I got from a friend in the GA G&F. I had deer and foxes follow my trail into my stand on quite a few occasions. Other than that I never had luck with attractants. I have used scent eliminators but could never tell if they worked or not.
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I once observed a buck breeding a doe it was during the gun season and someone in our party killed the buck and the doe I dressed the doe and the bladder was full I figured oooboy I got the real stuff here, I went home got a clean quart jar and carefully poured the urine in . Then I poured it on the trails and on my blind for bowhunting, bucks came by and never paid any attention to it . I figured it must be more than just the urine and really, deer pee everywhere .
When I was young I used to buy Bucks Buck Scent it came in a small brown bottle was some kind of a glandular scent very strong smell kind of a thick mixture . It cost a dollar at the time. I used to put it on the soles of my boots before I walked to my stand ,deer were really attracted to it. I once had a 5x5 come down the trail with his nose to the ground I had dabbed a stick in the bottle and dropped it under my stand he stopped to smell it and my arrow went through him.
I quit using it when I had a bottle in my pants pocket Carol washed and dried my pants and the lid came off in the drier. I heard her gagging in the laundry room when she opened the drier door, I had to get in there and clean it out. I also had a bottle of coyote urine on the dash of my truck that froze and broke and ran down my defrosters that was worse .
Some lures work some don't the gland scents seem to work the best. I don't believe any of the deer urine scents are worth buying . I also don't think the spray that is used on clothes stops human odor.
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Baking soda works to "minimize" scent as well as anything and is more affordable. Elimination is next to impossible.