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I tried a few times with no luck. Thinking about trying again the rut is coming.
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Is that for sitting in blind with variable wind? You must study area and wind then hunt.
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I've used Tink's my whole life, and have seen it work. I believe it depends on how pressured your area is, plus other factors. When things are right, a buck will follow a drag rag scent trail until something spooks him.
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I think scents work but never seen it work on mature deer.
I’ve killed a hand full of deer using them never anything older than 2. I’ve also seen mature deer spook from scent.
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I hang a open bottle in a tree downwind
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...my first thought as well. I doubt if I'll ever be able to not grin at any passing mention of Tink's 69.
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I've used scents for years starting with Pete Rickard's Original Indian Buck Lure nearly 50 yrs. ago. Only had it work one time when the does were visibly hot, it attracted a group of does and later on a 7pt. buck came in right at dusk. He was trailing the scent left by the does.
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My ol man swore by that Indian buck lure
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I have an old plastic film cannister filled with cloth and a good dose of Tinks soaked into it with a pc of string taped to the cannister. I don't use it much but will if sitting watching a game trail. I was doing this very thing this fall when this fellow appeared and was headed right to the scent.
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I used to be into scents seriously. I will say that two of my biggest bow kills were bucks following a scent drag with tarsal gland . On the other hand, I've seen several deer run away like scalded cats when they hit a scent line.
Back in 2001, I acquired my farm. We closed the deal 9/13/2001, two days after 9/11. I had never hunted it before. I decided to pair my kit down to the minimum and hunt as simply as possible. I came away that year with a buck and a doe, and only stopped because I was out of freezer space. I've never gone back.
Can somebody tell me the story of RoundOak? I'm unfamiliar.
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Not sure which one I want to try Tink's, Code Blue, Trails End 307, Black Widow, Buck Bomb and a few others. Some swear by them some say a waste of money. If I don't have luck with it this year not going yo buy it anymore.
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IMHO!
It's not like Magic in a can, but on some occasions and in the right place at the right time it has worked for us over the past several years. Several variables to consider like wind and set up and My Son and I also thinks it makes a great cover scent especially Bow hunting when you need to get up close and personal. IMO!
HS 58
I Learned a long time ago to Separate My Want's from My Needs!
A man's Gotta Do What a Man's Gotta Do!
Know Thy Self!
TRUMP DID WIN!!!
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Funny story- I’ve posted this one before. I climbed up my tree one morning and forgot to put out the Code Blue Estrus. I grabbed the bottle and dribbled a few drops to the ground. I bet it wasn’t 30 seconds and I hear a buck grunting and leaves crunching. An 8pt came right to the bottom of my tree sniffing the scent. That bottle was at least five years old. I take the lid off and set it on the ground. I’ve had doe come stick their nose right to the bottle.
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Been busted many times by using scents. I quit using them years ago. Best scent = no scent.
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I used to be into scents seriously. I will say that two of my biggest bow kills were bucks following a scent drag with tarsal gland . On the other hand, I've seen several deer run away like scalded cats when they hit a scent line. I used to be into scents seriously as well. They work, I have certainly killed my share of Bucks using them. But I haven't used them for many years now. I have had Young bucks and smaller Bucks follow a drag line right to the base of my tree. But I have never fooled a Big old mature Buck with a scent. My Top Five Biggest Bucks have been killed without the use of any scents. Imo, The Big boys got big because they are very wise to scents. They know the difference, They use the wind and thermals with almost every step. It seems every decision they make is with the wind in there advantage. Yes they do get stupid in the peak of the rut. But the rest of the time they are very clever. If a company would come up with a formula that would change the direction of the wind when you opened it, I would be there best customer. Jmo, from my own experiences. Ymmv.
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