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Author Topic: Deer scents  (Read 1310 times)

Offline MCS

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Deer scents
« on: November 01, 2020, 04:50:28 PM »
Do you guys buy fresh Deer scent every year or do you use last years cans or bottles?

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2020, 06:09:23 PM »
Never could make up my mind, whether they work or don't...
Kinda like,  :dunno: Guess it couldn't hurt? If I have a bottle, I might use it, no matter how old.

Think I'm taking a lid  :coffee:
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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2020, 07:36:14 PM »
More often than not, I don't use them, because I have no real confidence in them. However, I do play around with them sometimes. If I have some left over from the previous year, I will use it.
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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2020, 08:05:15 PM »
Only deer scent I use is Evercalm.  Back when I was young I tried different "lures" but rarely got any "reponse". 
But I've had deer walk up to my tripod and sniff the Evercalm I smeared on the leg and then go back to eating acorns down wind. 
I have confidence in it and I think like most things that is key.
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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2020, 08:52:20 PM »
Yup! What he said :thumbsup:
I only shoot WOOD arrows... My kid makes them, fast as I can break them!

There is a fine line between Hunting, & Sitting there looking Stupid...

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2020, 09:05:02 AM »
I only use a little 'Hot Doe' scent when I'm trying to be the first hot doe in the area when the bucks are in the mood and the does still are not ready.  I use the bottle up in a few hunts.  I guess it wouldn't hunt to use old scent as even real deer smells get old with time.   :dunno:
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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2020, 03:10:27 PM »
I have had very good luck with Mrs. Doe pee have had multiple bucks track it past my location.  Has been the only scent i have had any deer react to.  They claim you can freeze it and use it the following season.  I have had best results using it right away but it has worked the following season.
« Last Edit: November 02, 2020, 04:06:31 PM by bowmaster12 »

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2020, 04:06:46 PM »
Bowmaster 12 do you buy fresh scent every year or do you use old stuff.

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2020, 04:07:19 PM »
And thanks for all the replies guys.

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2020, 04:20:06 PM »
I usually bought it in a smaller bottle keep it refrigerated and didnt have much if any left for the next season.  If i did i would freeze and use that early in the season.  Once the bucks antlers are hard and velvet shed they are ready.  I also do my drags in reverse. Once i started doing that i saw more success.

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2020, 08:37:49 AM »
James Valley doesnt go bad if refrigerated
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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2020, 10:57:49 AM »
Deer pee everywheres I don't think putting out more of it is going to make any difference to the deer if so bucks would be running around checking out every spot , doesnt happen . Last fall I put James Valley scent out there was snow on the ground and the rut was on not one track in the snow came over to it and I watched bucks walk right down wind of it from about 20 feet and they didn't even look in that direction . The only lures I have had work were glandular types .  I once took the full bladder out of a doe that we had just seen breeding with a buck latter pouring the urine from it around my stand ,the deer didn't pay any attention to it  !

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2020, 12:27:49 PM »
I don’t use it , I think no scent is better . Besides how many does in estrous would it take to stock all the sporting good stores ?  :biglaugh:
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Offline Dave Lay

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Re: Deer scents
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2020, 10:26:21 PM »
Everything around here is synthetic now with CWD in our state, they have outlawed actual live deer scents so who knows what is in those ? Or even if they go bad
( were they ever good ?) with time 
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