Whitetail Scents and attractants

I "think" I have my tree stand set in a good spot. I found trails through oaks that lead to a bedding site, beyond this site the trail continues down to a water pit from an abandoned quarry. I set up my tree stand in an oak that oversees the bedding site and trail. I guess I'll find what I find. Just thought I'd ask if there was anything I could put on the ground to distract or attract.
 
What the heck saturate yourself in doe-in-heat or some other eustra-&* whatever product I figure it can't hurt.

Or maybe just open a bottle and chuck it from the tree stand.

Throw in abit of antler rattling to boot!

Sometimes it is nice to proactively hunt from a stand (bored to tears stand)
 
I squirted some some "Buck Expert" apple cover scent on the bottom of my boots and had two young mulie bucks sniffing away at the rungs on my ladder stand for like 3 minutes, it was amusing to watch as the mulie doe waited impatiently for them to catch up with her.
Cover scents for now as the Tinks I had on was ignored by all, even my buck pi$$ was walked past with no interest.
 
If your stand is overlooking the bedding area you may be too close.
I've had many deer come in to check a cotton swab with tinks #69 doe in rut, but it depends on what the deer are doing. This time of year "pre-rut" the bucks still seem to be more interested in food than checking does. Some guys have good luck with an apple "bake", cut the bottom off a can, fill with apple sauce and put a small candle in the other half to heat it.
 
I think right know it would be more a matter of using a cover scent. If they are not rutting they are not rutting, it might just be too out of place to have some of the doe in estrus scent around. but that's just me and my 2 cents
 
I agree, I have had zero luck in the past using stuff like Tinks. I spend more time getting my cloths and stuff scent free. I put all my outer wear in a big garbage bag with spruce or cedar branches for about one week before I go hunting. I also try to step in all the cow patties along the way to my stand so I leave no smell on the ground at all.
 
Grizzlypeg said:
I "think" I have my tree stand set in a good spot. I found trails through oaks that lead to a bedding site, beyond this site the trail continues down to a water pit from an abandoned quarry. I set up my tree stand in an oak that oversees the bedding site and trail. I guess I'll find what I find. Just thought I'd ask if there was anything I could put on the ground to distract or attract.
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is there any acorns left on the ground,you may need to have a few stands in mind as a back-up plan.are your trees red oak or white oak
 
Campbery said:
If your stand is overlooking the bedding area you may be too close.
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If they dont like your stand or you left some type of scent or if you take a kill to close to the bedding area will cause them to moved to a new spot. Father taught me that, WILDTV re-enforced it the other day too. They said atleast 100yrds aways from any bedding area. Truth to it?? I wouldn't doubt it.


Get a cover scent like everyone is saying, its better than your natural smell which will screw you over if there is a animal down wind
 
They are Burr Oaks according to the land owner. The leaves look like a white oak. I'm sick right now, and it will probably be a couple of days until I get back there. Hopefully any disturbance will be forgotten by then. I think you are right about the bedding area. As you can tell, I have a lot to learn.
 
I guided whitetails in Northern Alberta and have seen hunters use scents, decoys, etc and some which dont use any. Any difference? Sometimes no, but more than often...yes.

One hunter hunted a spot that had been decent. He ran scent lines and put a decoy on the cutline. That day he saw over 25 DIFFERENT bucks...the most for that stand BY FAR. Every stand he sat in, he had good numbers of bucks...often more than other hunters...

I became a beleiver....and will use scents when I go north this year. I dont think they can hurt, and if anything, they can slow down a moving buck in search of does. Obviously the time of the season, the intensity of the rut, etc, etc can play a bigger role....
 
My wife and I like using Tinks Smokin Sticks! You light them and they burn giving off scent. I have had deer walk up to them and sniff. I thought they would burn thier nose they were so close to it. My wife had one of her nicest bucks come in zig zagging back and forth with his nose in the air.
 
I'd like to add a decoy to my scent usage too. As well, I tried the incense sticks too while hunting north of Goodsoil Sask, All I got were coyotes:(
My brother Gilly tried the same ones up around Archerwill Sask with good results, two whitetail bucks,1 2x3 and 1 nice 4x4. I told him it was fluke and they have'nt worked for him since:p
 
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