#2033924 - 08/17/10 11:03 AM
Re: Deer Cover scents!
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it just has so many variables attached to it as well. pressure is a key, landscape ect..... i have had deer come in directly down wind and never even suspect i was there, then some days i have had one blowing at me a mile away some how. I personally want to add as little scent in the woods as possible.
BSK i have had a similar experience before. I had a BIG white oak acorn in my pocket one time and decided to just throw it out in front of my stand. about 4 days later (after a GOOD rain) i had 2 does come through feeding and sure enough when they got to that acorn it was like a shot went off!! they ran away quick and never looked back. that was a lesson learned for sure.
then again i have had plenty of times a deer goes right over where i peed or spit, just never know what a wild animal will do
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#2033954 - 08/17/10 11:27 AM
Re: Deer Cover scents!
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BSK i have had a similar experience before. I had a BIG white oak acorn in my pocket one time and decided to just throw it out in front of my stand. about 4 days later (after a GOOD rain) i had 2 does come through feeding and sure enough when they got to that acorn it was like a shot went off!! they ran away quick and never looked back. that was a lesson learned for sure.
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#2034008 - 08/17/10 12:05 PM
Re: Deer Cover scents!
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hahahahah touche!
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#2034716 - 08/17/10 08:13 PM
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Great point Brian, I have read success stories for years as to the effectiveness of scents....even our ancestors used them in some form or another. it seems in the rut at times that scent has definitely worked for some folks. Do you use them? If not what type if any do you use?
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#2034973 - 08/17/10 10:38 PM
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I always have some old deer that can avoid my cameras even if they are left out for weeks at a time, but I can go watch them almost weekly in certian fields in the summer. I believe that they are traveling with their nose to the wind and smelling the camera before they get to it in most instances.
Here is another good example. I have some friends with a high fence farm 2500 acres. They will at times have out 60+ cameras and they will never get any photos of certian bucks, nor will they ever see them during the hunting season. But every year they will find their sheds.
I do love to use tarsal glands from deer from other areas. I'll either call around or try to pick some up at the check in station. I believe that a lot of deer know the scent of deer in their areas but when you introduce an outsider they get more aggressive than usual. I might be completely nuts for thinking that but I have seen much better results using tarsal glands from deer that are not associated in that area.
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#2035289 - 08/18/10 08:29 AM
Re: Deer Cover scents!
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Great point Brian, I have read success stories for years as to the effectiveness of scents....even our ancestors used them in some form or another. it seems in the rut at times that scent has definitely worked for some folks. Do you use them? If not what type if any do you use?
I use no attractant or cover scents. I just try to keep my own scent to a minimum.
For every "attractant" success story, I can give you three examples of where it scared the crap out of deer. Try something enough times and eventually a deer will respond positively. However, is this proof "it works?"
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#2035295 - 08/18/10 08:30 AM
Re: Deer Cover scents!
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I always have some old deer that can avoid my cameras even if they are left out for weeks at a time, but I can go watch them almost weekly in certian fields in the summer. I believe that they are traveling with their nose to the wind and smelling the camera before they get to it in most instances.
Are you using black-flash cameras?
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#2036232 - 08/18/10 07:18 PM
Re: Deer Cover scents!
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I have pics of does and even bucks trying to anticipate the "flash" of the camera as they try to approach the salt. i do believe there is some merit to them being flash wary but i dont hunt where i have the salt so i dont worry....If/when using them for game trails/scrapes i have been concerned....
I have many photos over the years where when a buck is rutting and on the prowl it is plainfully obvious that "he" didnt care the least about where or when that silly flash was going of ...you could tell he was on a mission.
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#2036505 - 08/18/10 10:13 PM
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I always have some old deer that can avoid my cameras even if they are left out for weeks at a time, but I can go watch them almost weekly in certian fields in the summer. I believe that they are traveling with their nose to the wind and smelling the camera before they get to it in most instances. Are you using black-flash cameras?
Yeah, he has a Reconyx RC60.
I believe this happens in alot of cases. Though, I have found that the best way of catching these old bucks on camera are either on old logging roads right before the rut really kicks up, or on specific terrain features (close or in) to plenty of cover during the chasing phase in the most obvious places. Just about all of the ones I have are chasing does or they are cruising with their noses to the ground. It is in these locations where you can catch them off guard. When they arent looking for or chasing does, it is much harder to catch them. I have had my success gettin pics of these older deer in these specific locations and most are at night. Alot of them are in places that I overlooked, for years at a time! And I just happened to put my cams in a "random" spot from either me not wanting to walk far or me being short on time and just putting them out. Well, those spots werent so much "random" after that . I think the key to these spots are them being "untouched" or atleast "overlooked by hunters" - therefore, locations that are not hunted.
Oh, this thread is about cover scents .....Well, no I dont use them. Unless it is a real tarsal gland.....something you cant buy 
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