Do they work for you????

[jason]

I was watching some hunting shows on tv recently, I believe it was bucksmasters. I caught the tail end of the hunt, right before the hunter got his buck. He was hunting a bean field, and it must of been pre rut or rut. He had a tinks scent bombs in the field. A little buck came up to it. He was curious about the smell produced by the scent bomb. He smelled it a few times, but by his body language, the smell made him very uneasy. The young buck troted off like he knew something wasn't right.
The second incodent happened to a friend of mine during bow season a few years ago. We use to use the film can set up with the cotton ball. Well he had a film can out with estrus scent in it. A group of doe's walk on the trial he had it on. One doe caught wind of it, looked at the can and kicked it! The doe began to weeze and ran off.
I experiment ever bow season with the proper scents through out the bow season. But have found that deer don't really care for them. I haven't had negative results like it scaring the deer away. I've seen young bucks stick there noise in the air smelling my doe pee, or estrus, and not giving a hoot about it. They just keep on walking by.
What have you guys discovered from using scents? Have you found it's made them uneasy at some points?
Good hunting

jason

 

[Buckhunter]

I've never had a negative reaction from using it but it has never been a deciding factor in me harvesting a deer.I just never have had much luck with it so I spend my money on other stuff I don't need!

 

[deadeye]

I have taken my fathers experience's on this one. He has had it hurt his hunt more than once. Basically it is when a buck is following a doe. The doe gets to the "scent bomb" (which is a film container with a cottonball and scent) and gets nervous/spooky and takes off. The buck follows suit and goes by too quickly to get the shot off. He got tired of that happening and stopped using it. I had never had good or bad results when I used it.

 

[Maggs]

I've had 1 1/2 & 2 1/2 yr old bucks attracted to it but last year it cost me a 160" buck that turned & left when the doe he was following came on it and got hinky. If I hadn't put it out she would have walked by at 5 yards and he would have walked right under my stand. Not too hard a choice for me to make this year. Maggs

 

[BACKDOC]

I've used tink's and other scents with mixed results over the years. On occassions I've had them bee-line right to the scent. Other times, I've had deer get to the scent and jump 5' in the air when they got a whiff. Over the last five years I have been using Buck Magic. The does come into my area and actually bed under my stand. It seems to give them a sense of security. I have shot a buck with his nose in the scent (15yds)every year since I have started using it. I am not a salesperson for these guys or anything. I just want to share what has been successful for me with my fellow Iowa archers.

Dr. D.

 

[Ghost]

After years and years of messing around with a wide variety of expensive scent products I have come to the conclusion that the best scent to have around is "NO SCENT AT ALL".

Many have good results with scents and many have bad results with scents, I prefer to focus on masking my own.

Good luck with your own scent expermentation!