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That was with the Wildlife Research Golden Estrus?

Yes.

It is strong. I got the larger bottle of it and it smells through the sealed bottle. I put the bottle in a zip-lock bag and I can smell it through that.

This is the mutant buck that seemed to be really interested in the Wildlife Research Gold. I put the scent pad too close to my camera. Two nights in a row this guy and another 8 point came sniffing around. Last night I went out and the 8 point (not the one pictured) was sniffing around the pad. I had a Primos "The Can" doe bleat call when I went out to look at him. He saw me, watched, then took off full steam for the road. I sounded that call and he literally did a 180, ran back on the other side of my shed, and walked behind it out to where he was originally staring at me.




I've got Tinks out tonight and the camera set up.

Pour it on!

I put Tinks out last night. Not as much interest, at least on camera, though that pad was moved, too. Tinks smells more natural than Wildlife Research, but the Wildlife Research stuff will stink up a bigger area with the same amount as Tinks. I have no idea which is more effective. But I suspect you'll have to use less WR than Tinks. WR reeks.

I got a lot of does on camera last night and a couple of the smaller bucks that I hadn't seen in a few days. I'm not seeing any swollen necks and the bucks seem more interested in seed than in the does right now.

lol that ain't no chidt!

I've had pretty decent luck with Tink's,

Strangest thing, I was sitting in a tree next to a cattail swamp and heard deep grunting coming through the weeds. As I was mentally preparing myself for the giant buck that was coming, a doe walked in and started rubbing her head on the ground where I dumped it, grunting like crazy.

Weird.

I’ve had more success using Code Blue products than Tinks. Have tried most of them but rely on Code Blue exclusively now. I put some cotton balls in a prescription bottle and tape a clothespin on the side. Dump some estrous scent in it and clip it on a branch upwind of your stand. I use their Scrapemate scent in mock scrapes also works well in scent bombs like I described above pre-rut.

I used to us a 35mm film canister the same way, works good. I'll have to dig through a couple cabinets and see if I still have them. Lately use the scent wicks. I do remove them when I'm not in the stand and keep them sealed in a couple zip-lock bags but you definately can still smell them. My wife now knows to not open those little brown bottles in the house! Lol!

I put the Wildlife Research Gold Estrus out last night. Captured this guy sniffing around, left, then came back eating acorns This time the scent pad was not moved. Went out this morning to pull my sim card and could smell that estrus as soon as I stepped outside.





Got images of some smaller bucks early this morning.

I've had better luck with this:

https://www.peterickard.com/products/super-doe

damn, 80 degrees

It definitely amplifies the funk.

I had good success with Code Blue awhile ago but pretty much stopped using scents.

I was always paranoid that all the stuff on the shelf was old.

A buddy suggested Antler Ice which is fresh frozen urine and I'm going to try it this year for the first time I bought it frozen and I have it in my freezer.

I though I'd give it a try.

Anybody else use it?

I’ve had success bringing bucks in that I still use it. However, I’ve never seen it bring in a mature buck in daylight.

Never brought a buck in, have seen Doe refuse to cross the air streaming from it. I stopped wasting $

Iv'e got some Tink's from like 1979 still in the bubble wrap I'd sell for like $150 if anyone is interested. No refund sale , lol,

It's like wine, it gets better with time.

I did hear a story, may have been here on the 'fire, about a guy spilling a bottle on the front dash, down the vents, of the family mini-van.

I use this fogger spray Tinks. Works well, and covers a good distance.

Foggy Mountain Hot Doe.
Back in late 80s, killed a small buck that came right to it.
Found bottle almost empty in bag the next yr. Used it, another buck shot off it.

100" guys.

Same deal w HS Buck Lure Supreme #1.
Pop a 100" 8 with it.

Only mature buck Ive had come in during daylight, was to a scent dripper on a ridge. Wildlife Research stuff.

145" .....Know because he was shot a couple days later LOL ( but not by me ).

I quit using scents around 95.

Grunt call and or little bleat can, ill be rockin those come Halloween yes sir.