Vanilla?

[hardtimes]

Well then...I guess I will be giving it a try this fall. This is pretty cool. I hope it works well.

[Bladepeek]

Not to hi-jack a post, but a Forester in Germany told me about anise seeds. I know the scent of my mom's anise cookies drove me crazy.  I put a few seeds in a cloth and tied it closed and dragged behind me on the way to the stand. Had a very aggressive Roe buck follow the trail and lick the little bag where it was tied to a rung of my tree stand ladder (that I had climbed bare-handed). Sounds as though either might work.

[slayer1]

There is a guy here that swears that vanilla is a better attractant than corn. He cuts the vanilla with water and puts it in a spray bottle. He just sprays it on the ground and sets up his camera on it. He gets tons of pictures. The ground starts to look like a salt lick after awhile. I guess the deer get to a point where they eat the dirt.

[Terry Lightle]

Have used it as a cover scent with success

[JamesKerr]

I have used it for years with much success.

[drewsbow]

I use it from a scent company and it has been good to me .

[iohkus]

Bet it smells better than fox urine!  

[joe skipp]

My boots are always covered with Cover Up's 4 Day Vanilla Formula. Been using it for years and I'm starting to really like the 4 Day Formula in Sweet Earth.

[Paul/KS]

Originally posted by iohkus:
Bet it smells better than fox urine!    

Or raccoon pee...  :rolleyes:  

So what is the suggested mix ratio of extract to water..?

[RodL]

Would bears also be attracted to vanilla? I would hate to attract bears to my area when I'm trying to get a whitetail!

Rodney

[Rick Perry]

quote:Originally posted by Paul/KS:
 

quote:Originally posted by iohkus:
Bet it smells better than fox urine!    

[Tim Finley]

We used to use gallons of it for bear attractant best thing there was !

[iohkus]

Guess I better not put it on my person in bear country.  :eek:    

[Slickhead]

Try distilled water plus pure vanilla and anise extract
1/2 the anise as vanilla as its potent

spray area in front of set up or above on a limb.

At kitchen craft they sell a pump sprayer (you pump it up and what liquid is inside is now an aerosol. There about 5 bucks and worth it.
You can make your own buck bomb with urine, attractment ,etc.

[Bud B.]

I tried some today as a cover scent to check my area and check the salt lick. I'll check the area once more a week before season opener Sept 8th. If the area shows an increase in activity then I'll say it works. I know I sure could smell it.

[Bow man]

We use a Vanilla acorn Mix at times. Has always worked great
 http://www.awayhunting.com/products/1576

[joe ashton]

I wonder in states where it is not legal to bait if vanilla would be considered baiting and cause the local hardworking DOW officer  stress.  I would not want that,

[iohkus]

That's a tricky one, might be left to interpretation. Probably best to call and ask.  

[eflanders]

I've tried various ways to apply it and have not noticed any real benefit.  However, it didn't spook the deer and I have heard from some that it works as a calming scent.  In my limited tests I didn't see any reaction positive or negative from the deer to it.

[Roger Norris]

One year I mixed a gallon of apple cider, a bottle of vanilla extract, and a handful of mortons salt, and a small bottle of blackstrap molasses in a big pot....brought it to a boil, and poured it all into a 3 gallon jug I had. I dumped it all over a couple rotted logs in my hunting spot. The critters (not just deer) destroyed the logs.