I have used it and found it to be very effective on Hogs. In my experience, deer are indifferent to it, usually approaching out of curiosity. Hogs on the other hand will dig a 12″ hole in the ground looking for that smell; really pretty amazing.
I’m with you on that one. I don’t go into the woods LOOKING for trouble. If I was, I might as well douse myself in fish oil…lol. No, wandering around smelling like a tasty treat in griz country isn’t my idea of a good hunt.
I have tried it a few times for deer. On one occasion I had a number of deer pass right through the area with zero reaction…and I had enough of the stuff out that I could even smell it.
How do you put it out? Do you put out alittle on a wick or dump some in a puddle? I’m not in bear country so I’m not worried about them. I might give it a try……:D
I used it once while deer hunting one of the patches of woods between housing developments near where I live.It was very early morning with a fog beginning to burn off and a light variable wind.I was in waist deep brush alongside a young white birch wood just listening and watching,.
Suddenly the grass in front of me 15yrds out begins rustling and something is rapidly running directly at me but I can’t see what!!:shock: I have an arrow nocked and ready….the heart is juiced and I’m thinking WTF?. Suddenly this big fat coon comes blasting out of the brush in front of me coming right at me! I drew and released..caught him just back of the head…took 2 more arrows to put him away!! He had to be at least 15-20 lbs (at least that’s what he felt like as I carried him back to the truck..) Far as deer go..I don’t know but that coon seemed hot to trot for it:D
I have found that it will work initially. But it is a curiosity scent. Use it more than once in the same area and the deer wise up quickly. But, last year in three different areas, I had four different bucks come in to investigate the stuff.
