Tink's 69
 

We've all seenthe tv commercials, but does anybody use the stuff? What's everybody's opinion on Tink's and other scents?

RE: Tink's 69
 

Personally iv tried alot of scents and tinks 69 is one of the best i use. I just put it on a cotton ball and stick it on a tree.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I've never had any luck with any of the scents, I'm not wasting my money this year on them. Scout and hunt the wind, is anyones best bet.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I won't use anything out of a bottle. Tried a lot of em, never seen it bring one in.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I think this year i am going to try some scent........at least cover scent for the walk to and from the stand. Also, i am going to be big on storing my gear and keeping everything as "non-human" as possible..........Is that possible? LOL

RE: Tink's 69
 

I've personally seen scents work and other times they've been ignored.I will use them less this year

RE: Tink's 69
 

never had much luck with any Tinks product.:)

RE: Tink's 69
 

The only scent that I have seen workI dont think a guy can buy anymore but it came in small plastic bottle and smelled really good..we used to get it in Sparta Wi at the east side Kwik Trip store, but i cant remember for life of me what the name of it was. But 3 minutes after putting it out, and if there was buckin the area, hed find it right away. if i remember right the bottle was semi clear, had a black lid and yellow lettering. I think it was liek a .90 ounce or a 1 oounce plastic bottle. Now that stuff worked. Cant seem to find it any more.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I have tried Tinks and most others without much success, I think the preservatives they use in the deer urine must change the natural odor. Two year ago, my boys and I started using products from Southern Whitetail Scents products and have harvested some really nice bucks using their products.We use the doe P for a cover scent and their Hyper Heat (freshly collected estrous) during th rut. Their stuff has no preservatives, is collected fresh during the current hunting season and is refrigerated to inhibit bacteria growth. check um out at www.southernwhitetailscents.com

RE: Tink's 69
 

I have use Tinks in the past and have had mixed results. I have had some good deer come in but I don't know if it was because of the tinks. When I would first introduce it to a new area it seemed to work ok. I don't know this to be fact, but, since they have changed from glass to plastic it doesn't seem to work that well for me. I will be switching to a brand that has no preservitives in it this year.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I've had pretty good luck with Tinks 69...I think the key is to use it during the right time...I have had my best luck during the pre-rut, which is October here in NC...One location that I hunt is about 200 yards in the woods, beside one of our crop fields, there is an old logging road that runs through the woods, with two bedding areas close by and a good stand of white oaks which are usually dropping during this time of year...There is one holly tree that always has a scrape under it...I pour a half a bottle of Tinks in the scrape and hang 3-4 scent bombs (35mm containers with a cotten ball in) along the trail....At the end of the logging trail is a pine tree...I setup the area with Tinks and leave the area for 3-4 days....When I come back I drag a cloth with Tinks on my boots and hang my climber in the pine....

As you can tell, this is a good area to hunt because the does leave their bedding area and feed on the acorns before they hit the field...This is an area that I have hunted since 1975...I usually see deer, even without the Tinks...But...I see more bucks and bigger bucks cruising for does with the Tinks and since the scrape is already there I am just sweeting the pot...In addition, the area is pretty thick off the logging road, typically the bucks cross the road and stop, giving me a good shot while they are getting a nose full of Tinks...

RE: Tink's 69
 

IF IT'S OUT THERE I HAVE USED IT. RECENTLY I HAVE HAD HALFWAY DECENT SUCCESS WITH PRIMETIME'S STILL STEAMIN'. IT IS A LARGER BOTTLE TOO SO YOU GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR "BUCK". ALTHOUGH WHENEVER I CAN I'LL USE SOME SCENTS FROM LOCAL DEER FARMS, MY THEORY IS IT IS FRESHER AND HAS LESS ADDITIVES.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I wouldn't have shot my buck in 2004 without tinks. It was a very, very windy day, like 35 mph. I put some tinks in an intersection of two draws. About 2pm that afternoon I see a buck coming upwind, I could tell he had a purpose. The tinks wasn't right in the middle of the littel draw it was kind of on the side of the hill a bit. He was walking right up to the tinks. He busted me when he was about five feet away from the tinks. Luckily, he went right into my only good shooting lane!
It's not going to work all the time, but it does work! No doubt. The stuff I was using was the gell.

RE: Tink's 69
 

Been using Tinks for alot of years. I have mixed feelings about it though. Last year I found something that worked really well though. Doe In Heat Candles. I bought them on Ebay just figuring it would be something to mess with and to my surprise they worked very well. I bought 3 more for this years season.

RE: Tink's 69
 

At one time I think Tinks worked very well. Just my opinion but I think the same thing that happened to RUT happened to Tinks. Success at sales brought on the manufacturer diluting the contents. Tinks IMO doesnt work nearly as good as it used to.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I have had no luck with " Tinks " I like to use " Cronks ", " Foggy
Moutain ", Or " Indian Brand " up here. " Tinks " just doesn't seem
to have it.

RE: Tink's 69
 

I think scents are hit and miss, just like rattling/calling. It all depends on the mood and the situation. I've had times that I've put scent out in a cannister, walked 20 yards back to my tree and started climbing and had bucks bust me. Other times, had them walk directly downwind of it and never even turn to smell.

Of all the lures, I like tinks and Bob Kirschner's line of products. He's a local guy here in PA and makes some great stuff. I used his last year to make 2 mock scrapes behind my house and the bucks rip them apart every night after I doctored them up.