ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

I try not to use scents but occassionally experiment as well.

2 of my more memorable scent success's busted me before I was ready.

The first, in my early to mid years on a Monday morning I made a mock scrape and added doe estrous urine scents. I hunted that day and stayed away Tuesday. I figured I'd hunt that scrape Wednesday morning and as I was installing my treestand on my tree I heard rustling. I turned and a gorgeous buck stood on the scrape with his nose to the ground. I was caught dumbfounded and he looked right at me, turned and said bye bye.

The second, I was headed into a stand location in mid afternoon. I had a drag rag on my ankle and had traveled some 200 yards through the woods when again I heard rustling but behind me. I turned to see another gorgeous buck, nose to the ground trailing me. Of course I froze, he spotted me and said bye bye.

I have other minimal success's with scents but I watched more does turn inside out to flee scents than I've had success's with bucks coming in.

I try NOT to use any but still experiment to this day.