I did not start this thread, but have wanted to ask this question myself.  Thanks all for the valuable feddback!

Put some in a tuna fish can sometime on a Sterno container.... brings in bears from miles around. of course bacon grease does pretty good too.

Bears love the stuff!

Craig, have you not had yellow jackets attracted to you when using it as a repellant? I have.

Used it for the First time back in 2000 when i still shot wheels, had 9 deer come through on me that morning on state land, all were lip curling like crazy and bobbing there heads, ended up killing two big does that morning, 4 weeks later on a night sit half mile down that road i used it on my boots to walk to my stand, 20 mins before close i had the biggest buck i ever got to release an arrow at, came in nose to the ground, on the scent trail like he was following a doe. Well i killed that buck at 20 yards, now he hangs on my wall.  It does work, don't know why i stopped using it. Guess like all thing unnatural in the deer woods, if you use it to much , deer will start taking caution to it.

Keeps gnats away too!

I use it every year works great !!!

Is there any consensus on what recipe works best? Just cut with water and spray seems easy enough...

Sam,
No have never had that experience with yellow jackets.

I use it in the early season seems the does like it. 2 years ago seen more bear than deer,  seems they like it also. Peanut butter and honey sandwich for lunch and vanilla  sent no wonder I got to carry a pistol now days.