I tell ya, I'm done with the scents out there on the market. I'm convinced they do more harm than good. Every season for the past 7 or 8 years, I'm consistently used them during the last weeks of the season, when I knew the bucks were getting fired up, only to have them ruin my hopes for a hunt. I have been more or less testing them, for my own personal knowledge the past few years, and I can conclude, at least for myself, it has cost me more bucks than it has helped me tag.
Last nite was agood example. I hung a scent bomb in a scrape, just a couple drop of that BF-Pre Rut stuff, and it sent two bucks heading for the hills. One was a nice 7, and the other was a great looking 8. Just watching their body language, I could tell they didn't want any part of the scrape, and I could tell they didn't wind me. It just seems no matter what brand I try, how I present it, or what deer comes in contact with it, they end up skirting my position. Last nites result happens to me at least 3 or 4 times a season when I scent out, the other times I just don't see any deer. If I run a clean set up, I have no problems with deer avoiding me. If I use scent, I'm left scratching me head. So tonite, my fanny pack is going in the wash, and all my scent junk is going in the trash. I'm going clean from now on.

I've had bucks come into estrus wafers this year and stop and scentscrape that had doe pee put out around it. Could have killed both.

I've been having the same feeling a bout sents and sounds( calls ). no luck w/ either ever!!!

Thats wierd.............I have a mock scrape and a scent driper in this tree with Hawgs BF pre-rut.........I'm not sure its the scent that made them visit this spot. But it certainly doesn't seem to scare them away!!

You are probably doing it too early for your area. Try it again in 2 weeks. It could also be that the bucks you saw running think the dominant buck is around and wants to kick their a#$. In a few weeks they won't care.

I used to use the stuff --often with good success. I haven't used scents for years though.

An archery dealer I know who sold the stuff at his store questioned why bucks would come to a few drops of estrous urine at your location when real does were depositing large amounts of estrous urine all over the woods! Made sense to me!

They are hit and miss ... along with just about every piece of Archery hunting product sold! From Bows-Decoys and everything in between. Though I have not had, as far as I know? as many problems with using scents as you, they have at least stopped deer for me, if not got them curiously closer. <I almost always use Tinks>. Deer Calls though, they either come in closer, keep going or RUN away from me! Decoys ... HAHAHA I have used my old man's decoy and have never had to much success with it ... BUT i have had alot of laughs! But i am sure there are guys out there who have had wonderful success with decoys (not that LMAO in the stand is not totaly Un-successful). Are you using rubber gloves and boots when applying these Scent brands? Handle and apply scent like it is ACID. Bring Ziplocks and seal used gloves, bottles ECT off after using them in the field and set them on the Ground near your stand. Scents are a catch 22. But can be effective if used right ...errr carefully. The more you walk around by your stand the more chance you have to contaminate your prime spot with human odor. But if extreme caution is taken, Scents can pay offf big time! Sounds like they are detecting human odor or it could be the area your in, what the deer have been exposed to. To many hunters using scents wildly deer will start to associate with Humans. But if you are having that many problems, and are doing things VERY cautiously, i wouldnt use 'em either.

Sent you an email Mikey s.