Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

What are you using foryour early season pre-rut scent routine, if anything? What are your thoughts on the high dollar vs low end scents? Are the differences really worth the cost?

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

Pre rut I use a vanilla scented lure to attract does to a shooting lane , bucks won't be far behind .

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

I don't but I do try and create an enviroment that makes them feel safe. Seems to be #1 on their hit parade.

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

The only "pre-rut" scent that I use is plain doe urine or occasionally buck urine if I know there is a dominant buck in the area. With the former I am not really trying to attract bucks but rather just relax the deer with a scent that they are familiar with. The latter tends to only work for me if I have a dominant buck close by.

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

kevin 1 ,that vanilla scent does not scare deer?i thought deer would be scared of any scent that is not normal in their environment.

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

Deer are curious by nature and like the smell of vanilla.
I myself use a scent called curiosity made by.

http://www.bobkirschnerdeerlure.com/directory_page.html

Although I want to see what Rush Creek has to offer.

http://www.rushcreekdeerlure.com

Patti the page is not working?

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

White oak acorn cover scent made from scratchsmells very similar to vanilla . Deer also like sweet smells . I haven't had any problems with them being spooked by it . Many of the curiosity scents you buy at the store contain licorice smelling anise , have you ever encountered anise in the woods ? I also use persimmon when they're in season , deer will come to that every time even if there isn't a persimmon tree for miles .

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

Would vanilla extract work? Just trying to be a cheapskate. lol.

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Muratus

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

Yes , I use it full strength on Q-tips or unscented tampons(hey , they work;)), but you can water it down up to 50% if you want to make a larger scent patch or trail. I get mine at a dollar store because I'm kinda cheap too . Don't buy the artificial stuff , get the real vanilla extract .

You can also make a simple sugar syrup and flavor it after it cools for making licks on branches or trunks if it's legal where you live . One cup sugar , one cup water , bring to a boil and cook until it gets slightly thick stirring constantly . Substituting 1/4 cup of brown sugar or molasses for part of the white sugar will make it even more attractive .

RE: Early Season Pre-Rut Scents?
 

do you put vanilla in that syrup?and have you actually had deer lick branches and stumps with that stuff on there?