Alright fellas..i know that we talk about this alot..but i got a few questions for ya? I am currently in the process of debating whether or not to try new things...since pre-rut is right around the corner.. I am currently using "Trails End #307" deer attractant...has anybody ever tried this....I have little luck..but my buddy uses it and swears to it..that it works everytime.... Im also in the process of thinking of using "mega Tarsal" to use as a drag line ..would that scare deer away..maybe the smaller ones, or what im not sure....i dont want to ruin my hunt before it starts... So the question im asking you guys...is when and What product should you use...and what are you guys using this moment, if anything at all.
Well for what it's worth to you, I have heard people having luck with Trail's end. As far as "everytime" I think your buddy is very optimistic. lol I don't think anything on whitetails is going to work everytime. I have had very little success with scents although I have witnessed 2 deer out of many many times actually come and stick their nose to my scent bomb. So they can work but I have learned not to expect magic. The right situation and the right deer they can definetely hold them up long enough for a shot. Mega Tarsal is a territorial scent that may bring a buck in looking to see whos around. Will it scare of other deer? Possibly I have had does freak at the smell of of some of the Doe in Heat products. It's all a matter of the individual deer and timing. Give it a try and let us know if you have any luck. Besides trying Active scrape for the first time this year I only use a cover/attractant scent that I have had awesome luck with. Thats all I use now. Not saying any others are bad, I just never had results on a regular basis that I at least witnessed. My one scent that has proven success and that I really really think helps me as I had have several deer feed right over where I walked in on only minutes earlier. Good Luck experiment and try thats all we can do.
Thanks tribal....i appreciate the input..i think i might try that mega tarsal tonight when im headed to my stand....hopefully its not to early...but ill give it a shot
I will throw my 2cents in.. personally, I wouldnt use natural scents that are bottled and stored. The bacterial breakdown from feces and what not that gets mixed in during the collection process creates an outhouse type smell affect on the urines once they have been stored in a bottle over time. I have been using synthetics for over 10 years now. They work amazing if applicated correctly and put in the right location, the thing I like most about synthetics is that they never break down and smell rotten. In the mid 90s I did extensive testing with many different bottled urines including all the big name brands and compared the reactions from deer that I witnessed versus the synthetics. I watched does and bucks back then react negatively to the bottled urines, especially those that had obvious bacterial breakdown. Hands down the synthetics out preformed and showed NO negative reaction by the deer, I have still YET to see a negative reaction to my scrapes over 10 years later with the synthetics. My trail cameras have really confirmed that. Finally I make sure that I get NO human scent directly on or near the scrape or licking branches that I treat with urine and forehead gland scent. Finally I am not saying bottled natural urines WONT work I am just saying some of those products really do not smell like the natural urine in a scrape due to protein breakdown. Those little 4 oz bottles can be spendy too and I like to use 8 oz at a time in my scrapes, with the synthetics i use I get much more for the $ too. Good luck!
I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum on this one as shed. I think natural scents are the way to go so far as if you use them while they're fresh. Isn't that the whole idea of buying fresh scent, to use them while they're FRESH. A couple of my friends just recently started their own scent company. It's low level and just run from their house. He's a Biology major with a lot of study in chemistry and the organic breakdown of molecules such as in urine. Of course he's going to say this with it being his own company, but he says that shelf urines have all kinds of unnatural preservatives in them that degrade the quality of the product. They bottle their urine and it's refrigerated from bottling to delivery, and they don't sell any products that are more than 2 weeks old. My Dad and I have each had pretty good luck with using it, whether it be on mock scrapes, drag lines, or scent wicks. I guess it all depends on what you want to use and what you've had luck with. To each his own.
