scent drag
03-09-2007, 06:32 PM
#6
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: milwaukee
Posts: 153
RE: scent drag
The 8 point I shot this past season came right into my scent. I was about to get off stand when I heard him coming. He covered over 100 yards in a matter of seconds and was under my stand sniffing my scent wick. He was moving perpendicular to my scent trail and when he hit it he made a 90 degree turn and followed my path right to the wick. Although I must admit that is the only time it has worked out that great for me.
03-09-2007, 06:47 PM
#9
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: milwaukee
Posts: 153
RE: scent drag
I've been hunting a hardwood plateau that is 200 yards wide that the deer have to cross. It's basically a strip of open woods with thick swamp on one side and feeding area on the other. I've seen them cross in so many different spots. I've even seen the same deer cross in 3 different spots on 3 consecutive days.
03-09-2007, 09:06 PM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cedar Park, TX
Posts: 957
RE: scent drag
I've used a drag a few times and had some luck, even watched and 8 follow the scent trail all the way to my stand. Ended up taking a hard angle shot (not good) that fortunately I missed. I take a cloth and tie a string to it with a loop on the other end. I use a string long enough that I can pull the string through the loop giving me a larger loop that I can put around my boot. I'll drag it until I get maybe 10 yards from my stand and then I will toss it away from my stand in the opposite direction from where I came. The day I watched the 8 come in I probably drug it too close because he came in too close for a good angle. [8D] I'll leave the loop at the end of the string large enough that its easy to pull off.