Just curious if anyone uses these things, such as Tinks 69 etc. To what degree do you think these things work? I wouild use them only in the rifle season in the first week of November, and the shotgun season in the first week of December.
Buck Lures?
- Thread starter Cletus
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I'm glad you asked this. 4 Days ago I went out to my stand for an evening hunt. I had a drag rag attached to my scent free Irish setters dipped in Tinks 69 doe estrus. Not even an hour into sitting, I watched a 4x4 whitey trot across the field, halt at my trail and run nose down, 15 yards from the base of my stand. In all he was nose down following my trail for about 200 yards or so. I passed on him hoping for a larger one. I forgot to grab my drag which I hung in a sappling 4 feet off the ground, today I went out to drag a tree across some A-holes trail he drove into my field with, My spot is posted and private, I am the only one there. Any way, I went to get this drag rag I forgot 4 days ago, and it was on the ground 20 feet from where I left it and was chewed liked a piece of gum, All traces of the rag were gone except for the area knotted to the cord I used. I guess the rutty bucks love this scent.
I'm sold on it after 5 years of buying it and never using it.
I'm sold on it after 5 years of buying it and never using it.
saskhunter
CGN Regular
- Location
- Sask to B.C.
That's an interesting story,forsure. I have never had luck like that with tinks but have had some moderate success with the james valley paste. I used to take it and break off a branch as close as I could to a scrape and then dip the end of the stick in the jar and this would leave a blob on the brach about the size of a small peanut. The reason I like this james valley stuff is that it will not freeze up. Any liquid at -30 is going to freeze. This stuff seems to stay as a gell. I am sure the liquid even frozen still has some scent but I believe this gell is the way to go? Just my 2 cents!!
