Scents to use for the first few weeks of archery?
 

I will be hunting in PA during archery, season starts early october or late september, what do you guys use as far as scents to attract deer in you area? I used to use this one deer-farmers pre-rut scent but I really havent had much luck with it.

RE: Scents to use for the first few weeks of archery?
 

I use tinks no. 1 doe pee and tinks buck pee. The back of the tink's package recommends using the smoking sticks, but I haven't heard anything good or bad about them.

I hope this helps.

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I've tried just about everything without any positive results.

I would suggest just trying to stay scent free and forget about attracting scents

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I agree with Double Creek, using scents the begining or early season is really a waist of money but if you must, use a buck scent coupled with some like calling..it's better to go as scentless as possible and set up on travel routes to and from feeding/bedding areas....but that means preseason scouting.

PS, PA's season starts Oct 2nd so your legal.

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if ur looking to take a doe usually a doe bleet works real good early season cause fawns are still with there mothers...

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Pa hunter here....never found any scents to work in early season. even tried using pure vanilla as an attractant for shooting does, never worked though. stay scent free and be a big "bump on the log" untill the last 2 weeks, then use the estrous pee, estrous bleat and grunt call, works like a charm on the love sick bucks! ;)

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PS, PA's season starts Oct 2nd so your legal.
Yea, I did not know the exact date yet, b/c I have been really late in getting my license do to the fact that I am broke and need an out of state license since I moved to Jersey two years ago.

I have always had great success in the late season ranging from 1-5 buck in the morning sit and really dont see much in the afternoon. I have been using plenty of scent-free stuff since I have started archery and I remember my first year getting to see a fawn come through, but it is rare for me to see anything the first few weeks.

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apples or peanutbutter if its legal where you hunt

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I doubt if the rut scents would work this early. Have you tried any curiosity scents? Something that smells like acorns or corn or some other food source.

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Like the others said: BE SCENT FREE. Do not alert the deer that something has changed. If you must use something, go with regular doe pee (non-estrous).