Peanut Butter

MCS · September 07, 2014, 06:28:00 PM

Anyone ever use peanut butter to attract deer? Did it work for you?

macbow · September 07, 2014, 06:34:00 PM

I"ve never used it. Illegal in Mo. To bait deer.
When hunting in Wisconsin had a guy tell me he used a,whole jar screwed to a,tree. He claimed they love it.

MCS · September 07, 2014, 06:44:00 PM

I watched a guy do that very thing today. If it works it's a great idea. I would think he would have all kind of critters at his stands though.

riverrat 2 · September 07, 2014, 07:27:00 PM

I tried it. The only issue I had was everytime I'd head to my treestand I would have to stop and trowel out a double finger scoop of it for myself.

Serious though I have heard they love it as well. I may try it this year,but worry that the woodland creatures will just rifle through the stuff. It aint cheap when there going through 1 jar a day. Don't know though,maybe it would last a while. I heard one guy rigged up a timed plexiglass door in front of the jar opening. I also heard he had deer waiting for the door to open. Then they would lick like crazy for a few minutes,door closes,then cycle repeated. He said the deer KNEW when it was almost peanut butter time though. I don't know if he was full of the bull...but an interesting story anyhow. rat'

2bird · September 07, 2014, 07:33:00 PM

Yes I use it and I screw it to the tree as said above... They will lick the jar spotless. They will eat a jar pretty quick though, but it is effective and they smell it from long distance and will come to it.

September 07, 2014, 07:36:00 PM

i tried it for bait on a trailcam setup, hoping for some cool pictures of deer with theyr tounges wrapped around a limb covered with it and corn stuck in it....it was a good idea, but it stormed that night and washed it all away...might try it again.

RAGHORN 3 · September 07, 2014, 07:57:00 PM

Crunchy or Creamy??? :D

Matty · September 07, 2014, 08:25:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by RAGHORN 3:
Crunchy or Creamy??? :D

Duh! Crunchy hands down!
Skippy of course...

dhermon85 · September 07, 2014, 09:25:00 PM

Skippy? Choosy deer hunters choose JIF!

M60gunner · September 07, 2014, 09:58:00 PM

Do not know about deer but rats love the stuff. So far have killed 10 rats using PB as bait at this location.

tracker12 · September 07, 2014, 11:13:00 PM

My neighbor uses it with great success. I'm just not sure how he keeps the raccoons off of it.

Slickhead · September 08, 2014, 09:32:00 AM

Instead of cutting the end off the jar, drill holes in the end and on the bottom of the jar.
As the warmer temps warm the jar,it will drip and ooze out
Deer and other animals wont empty as fast.
Squirrels absolutley love these.
But deer do also.
You can also just smear on a tree.

Blackhawk · September 08, 2014, 10:08:00 AM

Add a banana to it and I might come to the bait. :D

What about bear? It's legal to bait deer in WA, but a no no for bear?

Do you think a game warder would believe that you were only hunting for deer? :p

Legolas · September 08, 2014, 10:32:00 AM

Squirrels would clean it out before a deer had a chance. Right?

Paul/KS · September 08, 2014, 11:01:00 AM

Add a banana to it and we might get a trail cam photo of Elvis..?

MCS · September 08, 2014, 11:54:00 AM

Thanks guys.

stack · September 08, 2014, 12:52:00 PM

Try Jolly Rancher green apple suckers. Deer go crazy for these thing even chew on the sticks.

mec lineman · September 08, 2014, 01:06:00 PM

Bear will go nuts over it. deer and coons too. you can smear pnut butter on a small tree head high and look out!

Marshallrobinson · September 08, 2014, 01:44:00 PM

I hunt public land, so I cant use the real thing. I use a peanut butter lure that works very well.

Scott E · September 08, 2014, 01:45:00 PM

It would be funny to watch a deer with peanut butter stuck to the roof of its mouth. I might have to try this just so I can get a video of it.