Human Urine - Mock Scrapes - Study

hvyhitter · August 20, 2012, 05:50:00 PM

I tried to get a small spike away from the bottom of my tree by unzipping and letting go on top of his pointy little head, he jumped back about 10 ft on impact then stood and watched were the stream was hitting the leaves. He was on alert for about 5 mins then went back to feeding ......right under my tree.......... I've been doing the mock scrape thing for about ten years and it seems to work for me..........

LimBender · August 20, 2012, 06:01:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by bama:
Wonder what the people who read this stuff 1000 years from now will think about us

That it has Shakesperean overtones - "To pee or not to pee."

Arwin · August 20, 2012, 06:02:00 PM

I've pee'd in MANY mock scrapes and attracted deer.

Seems to work best after drinking a ton of coffee????

A few years ago my daughter was hunting with me near a swamp. She needed to water the tree's so I turned my back and let her do her thing.

Next thing we know, this 10pt buck comes FLYING out of the cattails and towards her! I literally had to jump between the buck and her and yell to chase him away. TRUE STORY!! :eek:

Needless to say, she won't tinkle in the woods now without back-up.

TxAg · August 20, 2012, 07:14:00 PM

When i pee in the woods, i worry more about the sound of splatter than the smell of it.

owlbait · August 20, 2012, 08:06:00 PM

Yep that dribble,dribble, stream,pause dribble, stream, dribble dribble,pause, drip puts them on alert that a MATURE hunter is nearby!

Cyclic-Rivers · August 20, 2012, 08:11:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
Thanks for posting this. I have long been a supporter of 'pee where and when you want' but sometimes I have had to do otherwise just to keep the peace.

I am like Bjorn.

Sometimes I pee; sometimes I keep the Peace

I have hunted as a guest with people that go way to far to hide their waste.

USN_Sam1385 · August 20, 2012, 08:56:00 PM

If someone has been spending $25 a pop on a synthetic liquid that works no better than their own urine, it might make them feel a bit duped.

They are inclined to consider the free option careless in order to justify the depleted funds.

But who knows... All I can go off of is what I have observed. I have spooked a many deer.

It was always from either my scent or movement. And most of the time MOVEMENT. Amazing how often deer show up when you fall asleep and sit completely still

A full bladder makes a man rather squirmy.

olddogrib · August 20, 2012, 09:48:00 PM

This horse has had more lives than a cat and keeps rising from its ashes like the Phoenix. To each his(her) own, tote what you like, but this notion was dispelled years ago. I'm "old school" enough that I was a slow convert, but I haven't carried a jug for along time and I've killed deer standing directly below me in my wet leaves. I've also seen them come unglued from the same place, but never when the time of day had the thermals in my favor! I would not debate that there may be things you eat that make your urine smell funky. (asparagus comes to mind) I like to "camoflage" mine with hint of leftover Budweiser to trick them into thinking I'm an "easy mark"! LOL
I.P. Freely

August 20, 2012, 11:28:00 PM

I used to take a camo thermos of coffee out to my stick blind every morning, I use to have a cleared spot so I would not crunch leafs and stick to go head the call that was about six feet from my blind. From that I have learned two things, 1. Always take your bow with you to go pee and 2.It is real tough to shoot a deer that is coming straight at you.

Green Mountain Boy · August 21, 2012, 08:58:00 AM

This is awesome, I've sat in my climber wishing I hadn't forgotten my pee bottle more than once! I'm just going to let it rip in October! Nothing quite so satisfying as peeing from height, sorry ladies!

Downwind Lefty · August 21, 2012, 09:38:00 AM

I have a buddy who's a biologist and a avid bowhunter and he gave me the technical explaination once - but in short - he's goes right from his stand. Something about when the oxygen hits the urine, it's all good.

He did say its worse to go in a bottle then when you open it - he said you can smell the difference.....

So I'm in the I go where I got to go club. And I also go in scrapes.

Quickblood · August 21, 2012, 09:44:00 AM

USN_Sam1385 · August 21, 2012, 10:06:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Downwind Lefty:
I have a buddy who's a biologist and a avid bowhunter and he gave me the technical explaination once - but in short - he's goes right from his stand. Something about when the oxygen hits the urine, it's all good.

He did say its worse to go in a bottle then when you open it - he said you can smell the difference.....

So I'm in the I go where I got to go club. And I also go in scrapes.

Never knew that it changed scent in bottle. Might explain the previous members observation when he poured urine out of bottle.

Uncle Buck · August 21, 2012, 10:35:00 AM

years ago the host of a show called Michigan Outdoors filled a quart jar with his own pee and then poured it out in a field that deer were known to frequent. Not only wew they unafraid, several of them rolled in it like a dog. this was on film, not heresay. The bad part was he was sued by a deer scent company for some statments he made about them based on his observations. he lost.

owlbait · August 21, 2012, 10:39:00 AM

Yep, Fred Trost (R.I.P.) sued by the scent company. Also did a test with straight ammonia. Guess we all have to make our own call on when or how to answer nature's call.

Fish Finder · August 21, 2012, 10:47:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by owlbait:
Yep that dribble,dribble, stream,pause dribble, stream, dribble dribble,pause, drip puts them on alert that a MATURE hunter is nearby!

And here I thought it was the smell of asparagus this whole time!