How do I use Tinks 69?
 

This'll be my first bowhunting season this year. ( I am normally waterfowling) I am getting all of my new gear ready. After reading a lot about scents I decided to go buy some. I will be hunting in the 3rd week of October in the Upper Penninsula of MI. (season opens Oct. 1) I would like your thoughts on how to use it - i.e. use scent bombs, drag it behind me, spray it on a tree, shoes, surround my stand w/ scent??????

I could use some advice

Thanks in advance

Yoopper Hunter

RE: How do I use Tinks 69?
 

I don't think scents are a cure all for everyday use.

I only use them as a tool to address a specific problem if it seems useful. For instance if the deer I want is staying in impenatrable cover, I might try to use it in combination with other tactics to draw him out for a shot.

I only use it in combination with other tactics, deer don't normally just smell a doe. They also expect to hear or see something. Give them a combination to suggest what they expect to expirience and just like a hot teenager they will see what the want to find. Most times just a little flash of white, a rustle of leaves and a sniff, and a freight train couldn't stop him until he gets close enough to figure out something funny is going on.

RE: How do I use Tinks 69?
 

For years I have used tinks 69 in conjuction with a buck grunt or doe bleet and thats all, I have used this simple method and have killed a 10 point buck and two non typical 8 points and 2 does. Seems its worked out fine for me. The best way to use tinks 69 is get a couple empty film canisters or empty medicine bottles, tie a piece of string about 18 inches in length around the bottle or cannister using a piece of tape to secure it to the conatiner this will leave a about a foot long tag end which you should loop the end so you can easily hang it from a tree limb inside the cannister or bottle put 2 or 3 cotton balls inside of it and poor enough tinks 69 so that the cotton balls are completely saturated and that there is no loose liquid in the container, a little is ok, now put the lid of the cannister or bottle on and now you have a no mess no spills and the greatest part you dont have to worry about getting urine on your hands. when you get out to the woods put 2 or 3 of these I call them scent bombs out hanging from trees about 3 or 4 feet from the ground set them out about 15 yards away from the tree you have your stand in or 15 yards away from your blind or where you are gonna be sitting if ground hunting remove the caps and you are ready to go just make sure all of them are in your line of sight I kinda think of it as catfishing you have a couple scent bombs to watch like having a couple lines to watch when fishing. My ten pointer I killed was during full rut I blew on my buck grunt and next i heard something running through the woods branches crunching twigs snapping lol nothing was getting in his way next about 40 yards infront of me he comes out of the woodwork hes sniffing the air I was darn it he smells me next he starts runnig towards my stand then stops just under one of my scent bombs he touches the scent bomb with his nose I wasted no time I stuck a arrow through him. he ran about 40 yards out of sight then i heard a crash of leaves smashing and twigs snapping then it was silent i knew he was down , I got down from my stand retrieved my arrow which was sticking straight up out of the ground where he was standing put it in my quiver and then located the buck it was the greatest My first buck ever and it was a perfect 10 point Missouri Whitetail with a 22 1/2 inch bread basket and 7 1/4 inch brow tines.

RE: How do I use Tinks 69?
 

get some of their hanging wicks and hang at various distances from your stand. also makes good yardage markers

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I know there are people that swear by Tinks69 but I have seen too many deer run from it after getting a wiff of it. I switched to Bob Krishner's Silver Top and I have deer walk up to the canister and lick the darn thing. Either way, use what you believe will give you and edge, what works for me may not be your choice of scents. Try them all and see what happens.

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I don't bother with scents never have and never will.. wind direction and clean clothing are the only things I pay attention to.

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Thats classic!:D I use tinks as well, and i have seen mainly does deter from it, 2drop supreme is great attracts all deer.

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Hey guys if you want to save some money and great wick to boot....woman unscented tampons. I am not kidding work like a charm, comes with it's own build in hang system (string), wet swells up for max air flow(just be careful about sticking in bottle as it will also make a good cork!) and is biodegradeable (not that I suggest you ever leave garbage in the woods). I am not agreat believer in scents but do use them on occasion mostly when I rattle but believe me these little ponies work like a charm...best of all for me they're free (just sneak a few from the wifes supply...if you need lots plan ahead;)).

Best real scent I have used for doe estrus "Still Steamin'". I hear others rave about Code Blue scents as well. Stinks 69 no such luck though. I used Hawgs & they trashed a mock scape I made last fall, this is a synthetic. Never did take an animal with it but must have liked something about it as it did see action.

I will say the usage of scent is only good if you use all the other things in combination to be successful. No different than calling or rattling, you must account for wind direction and scout so you know what to expect and the best place to employ whateever technique or scent you choose to use. Equally like everything else it ain't 100% foolproof, sometimes works and other no way.

RE: How do I use Tinks 69?
 

I put it on a sen bomb that came with my tinks and hang it on a tree limb

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I would flush it down the toilet.

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they make scented ones???? I just take my wifes and hope she dont notice any are gone i never smelled one before i didnt realize theres scented and unscented lol but they do work great for hanging doe pee off a tree.

RE: How do I use Tinks 69?
 

i just take a film canaster and put 2 cotton balls in there and pour the tinks in the film canaster but i poke holes in the film canaster first

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I've never had any luck with attractants. Scent elimination is what I strive for.

Hunting Lure Strategy by Lou Storiale
Purchase two bottles of doe-in-heat urine attractant like Tinks#69
Obtain a gallon of water and empty 1/4 (roughly 30 ounces) of the water OR
... or pour hot water into a gallon jug about 3/4 full (Hot Water Is Best)
Empty both bottles of doe-in-heat urine into the gallon jug and mix well
Take 2 wash rags (preferably without scent or at least ones that are clean)
1 Rope about 4 feet long should thread through the corner of each rag
Dip and drench both rags in the mixture of hot water and doe-in-heat scent
When near your hunting spot, drag the rags to your hunting spot from several destinations approximately 75 meters from your hunting spot to a designated area 30 yards from your tree stand or hunting blind. A Star pattern is best, all leading to the designated shooting area.
* The rags should be placed about 30 yards from your tree stand in an open or semi-open area in a clear shooting lane.
* The rags should be placed approximately waist-high preferably in a bush where wind can pass through the rags to carry scent through the woods or hunting area. In other words, you do not want to let your "drag rags" get stuck on the side of a tree trunk (I've had it happen).

Deer scents and drag rags should be used in this manner during the chase period immediately prior to the rut.

This strategy does not mean that a deer will immediately walk up on your drag rag, but there will be deer coming in over the next 3 days to see what the hot scent is. Personally, I have used this method with great success, including my first buck taken with a bow, personal records shot by friends in 3 different states.

In the Midwest United States this time is, approximately between October 21st - November 14th, depending on when the rut occurs.

Best scent is to keep your scent from direction you want TO HUNT, PLAY THE WIND.

You have to be very careful using scents. Especially doe in heat scents. Use it at the wrong time and you will likely scare more deer than draw in. It is normally only effective those very few days during the peak rut. October is too early IMO to use it.
I rarely use scents and hunt under the opinion that no scent is better. If I did my scouting and hung my stand correctly I do not want my quarry to know I am even on the planet.
When I occasionally do use a scent I use Trails End. I shot 2 buck using this scent and both times they had their nose buried in the ground where I had the cotton ball placed when I slid a broadhead thru their vitals. Both time this scent was used the first or second week in November.

Throw it in the trash and put your stands where you see plenty of deer sign!

Good lord someone call Ripley's Believe it or not, cj and I 100% agree on something! :biggrin:

Stinks 69 is fine and dandy if you are after a stupid, uneducated, 1.5 year old buck. Or just like to sit in your stand and watch the squirrels play because you spooked off any deer in wind range.

If you want the best scent in the world, collect the urine from a doe taken last year or a buck and his tarsal glands. If buck and glands, soak glands in urine for 2 hours previous to hanging, hang about 5 feet up in a bush if possible, make a mock scrape under and pour some urine in there. If there are any bucks around, and they are starting to run bucks out of the area, THAT is when you will attract a beast! Or at least the beast in YOUR property!

If you are using urine collected from a Doe, scent wicks or whatever will hold it for the wind to catch it and hang again around 4-5 feet with a mock scrape under. Depending on the cycle the Doe was in when taken the previous year is when you would want to put this out. I.E. If you took her and she was in estrus (during rut) then that's around the time you want to use it. If you took her pre rut then that's when you use it. Post rut, same. These are time proven methods.

Probably 90% of those bottled scents out there will attract nothing but immature bucks that haven't learned any better or just your wallet. The 10% that are worth a damn are the ones that are 100% whitetail doe urine collected from 1 doe per bottle and collected properly and at the proper time. They are more expensive in comparison to the wally world specials but if used correctly and at the proper time they do pay off.

Don't believe the haters!! Do my strategy and you'll be posting a respectable buck on this forum...

How many deer have you killed in the 15 years you've hunted?

LOL@ "haters". Yes I'm a hater of products that have a huge marketing strategy toward UNEDUCATED young hunters that flat out DON'T WORK! Sure it will draw in a curious young deer. So will human urine! Ever tested what's actually IN a bottle of Tinks 69? Any guesses as to what's in there? I'll give you a little hint, IT AINT WHITETAIL DOE URINE!!

I'm gonna have to retract my previous statement, just so we can argue about something on every thread here....

Just kidding. I'd say more like 99% of those bottled scents are good for nothing but young, curious deer. If you like watching spikes, you can make a fake scrape with a garden rake and pee all over it yourself. They'll come check it out just the same, and it won't cost you a dime. Better yet - sometimes they start using it, which could potentially bring in a decent buck.

A good friend of mine had a deer farm. A hobby of his. But he would tell anyone who wanted to bring their scents over and hang them on the fence and see what happened. Some years the big boys would come to one scent and then the next year there no interest. and vise versa. I have come to the opinion that some things trigger the deer's interest. Right scent right time kind of thing. I can offer you no success stories. I have used scents from time to time. I could be doing it wrong, or the wrong time. I can tell you I used a scent that claimed to be Wisconsin deer only, I walked up to a tree and set it out as I was pulling my tree stand out. In about 10 minuets an 8 pointer walked up from down wind right to it. Not a young buck either. I would guess 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 year old. I could not accurately comment on weather or not he was intelligent. I sure wasn't. He was 30 yards from me and I didn't bring my bow. I believe I was the dummy.

Now that's using deer scent! I occasionally cut tarsel glands from deer and that is the only scent I have used for many years. I consistently get whitetail by staying as scent free as possible, hunting according to wind direction, and sitting motionless in my desired setup as long as possible. This strategy has never failed me.

I used to use scents and I will elaborate on them. Buck urine and non-estrus deer attractant has gotten responses from dominant bucks before, just not positive. These rare responses are a snort wheezing buck that makes a lot of movement noise in dense cover. I have tried rattling and calling or nothing and no success. Maybe there is a trick but I doubt it. On the other side I have called in curious and calm bucks with calls, without scent, so I quit using those kind of scents. I have used bottled estrus scents and seen bucks many times, but the bucks were just passing through like normal business and never acted any different. Bottled estrus scent seemed to be an extra expense to me. Some people swear buy it and I honor their opinions.

To the OP. For mature bucks, think about setting up on an active rub and scrape line and not getting busted. You know he is going to be coming through, unless he is chasing a hot doe, and he will be extremely wary. If you didn't give him any indication that anything is different in his surroundings and he will show up.

I'm going for it again. I'll send the pics of the deer I shoot, hopefully with Video. I only have 1 tag, so it depends on the trigger finger. Both of these deer were killed while using a combo Tinks 69 and Code Blue.

Remember all this stuff like fishing lures are made to catch you first???? then maybe what there made for, most are a JOKE!

So Storiale, You the owner of "The Fight House" here in Illinois (Chicago)?

I was going to post that I wonder whose office that was but I figured why feed the troll.

The only "deer scent" I have had success with is Special Golden Estrous. I have only used scent a lot when I first started out hunting and what I have noticed that if the deer population has a high doe and low buck ratio (where I hunt) more than likely it will do no good or just scare the deer off. The best thing to do during the rut is find the does and you will find the bucks. But one thing I use that I have success with every year is the Primos Can a a grunt tube and not one of those deep growling grunt tubes, just something that is very subtle. Save your money and leave the scents on the shelf, spend more time scouting, and stay on the does. If you are looking for a scent that will bring a deer in by curiosity use vanilla extract. I have shot a few deer during archery and during the rut either smelling it or just down wind of it sniffing the air. It works as a curiosity and cover scent but a little goes a long way.

First go in the bathroom, take your wifes perfume.
Pour it down the sink drain.
Fill it with Tinks 69, put the lid back on.
Then wait for the Scream.

And run like ( well you know ) lol