wicked wicks?

[gringol]

Here in FL, deer are notoriously hard to pattern.  They may travel in the same general direction every day, but the "trail" may be over 100 yds wide and food is literally everywhere.  Will these wicks tend to get the deer to focus more travel through that one location?

[drewsbow]

Craig : It might be just a little early yet , might get some action later on.

[gringol]

Ttt

[Craig]

drewsbow, thanks for the info.

[drewsbow]

I usaully start my scrapes in august or september, seems the bucks start to show more interest that time of year. Drew

[TxAg]

This is a cool idea. Might give it a whirl.

[Kamm1004]

I agree with drewsbow, many say bucks will use a licking branch and scrape all year and I agree, i've never used wicked wicks but the natural licking branches around here don't really see heavy traffick until september or so. I'd imagine wicked wicks would be the same.

[Justin Falon]

Like I said, it will forever change the way you hunt big bucks!  You gotta try this!!!!

justin

[Craig]

We will see.

[Kamm1004]

Originally posted by Justin Falon:
Like I said, it will forever change the way you hunt big bucks!  You gotta try this!!!!

justin

Man! I really hope we can get the same results you're getting with them!

[Bobby Urban]

Just an FYI from another hunter who has been playing with this stuff for a few years.  I have had mixed results on the trail cams but still working on my technique for set up and so on.  I will be trying the "wicks" technique beginning next month through the season with the few cameras I have and see what happens.  

I really like the idea and how easy it is to freshen up the wick.  

Here is my "tip of the day" for those who care:

There is a product on the market called, "Cold-Eeze" that you can get in any drug store.  It is some sort of natural spray that from my results seems to limit or shorten cold effects just as described and I use it when flying to keep my immune system in check - well here is the better news!!

The pump spray top fits perfectly onto a bottle of Smokey's lures and makes for a sweet delivery system that is virtually scent free.  I was fumbling with surgical gloves and Q-tips to make my mock scrapes and now just a couple pumps and, whola, all good.  

Obviously you want to clean the pump up a bit before using but I have not noticed any decline in response to my set-ups since using these due to residual scent from the cold eeze and it makes for a simple method of letting off a controlled amount of scent while heading into the stand or from the tree itself.  

Bob Urban

[PBNJ]

Thanks Bob thats a nice little find! Always learning from this place...PBNJ

[Jayrod]

thxs i will try that also..thxs for sharing

[gringol]

Just ordered some.  They come with an eyedropper.  Should be real easy to apply and make it last.

[katie]

I found a nice set of 4x4 sheds about 3 feet from my wick that I placed late last season.  I left them up but have not freshened them since late winter.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Hmm..............There is no help on saving the deer herd in my area, poachers take most of them. Pickings are slim, but nonetheless I manage to get my meat in the freezer.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

The Wenzel Boys have a great spot in Iowa and Illinos, so you cannot excpect the same results in your area. Their deer herd has been managed on private property for the past 20 years or more, now they are reaping the goods of sound management. Kudos to the Wenzel Boys, I wish I was a part of it!

[Kyle Lancaster]

I and some close friends have had alot of success with the wicks in VA where we have alot of hunting pressure. The wicks seemed to draw the deer to them and I observed much more intense buck sign over our lease than in years past. Of course, that could be coincidental, but I'm looking forward to start freshening them in July.

[b.glass]

I subscribed to "Bowhunter" just so I would get the next installment of the articles asap. It is hard to find the magazine around here for some reason. If they are on the newsstands as we speak I wonder why I haven't gotten my copy. I am getting ready to hang a wick soon. Getting excited!

[Papagallos]

I love this thread.  I'm definitely going to try it on a property that hasn't been hunted much.