Peanut Butter for Deer Lure
 

On another forum (for NJ), I was given a tip that Peanut Butter is a good lure for deer in Jersey. I never heard this before. Anyone else ever try that? I will definately be trying to this year.

the setup was to nail the cap to a tree and then screw the bottle back on with a hole cut in the bottom. Sounds good, and seems like you can set your shot up perfectly with that set up.

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Don't know about Jersey law but wouldn't that be baiting?

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you are allowed to bait in nj

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It's all good in NJ, and well worth it. I have seen 10 deer at a time over a bait pile. For bowhunting, it helps a lot. although I am not a big bait pile guy, I don't mind using natural food plots or something as small as this. I am not looking to have 10 deer in front of me because all they can find to eat is my corn.

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I new someone who had penned dear, there was one buck that went totaly nuts for it.

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Best way to attract deer is a decoy. I used one for many years now and it is impressive just how they come right in to check it out. Mine is a doe feeding with movable tail.

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I read about using peanut butter last year and smeared some on a stump and also I poured molasas on another and both stumps were cleaner than before I put it there, I heard the best way to use it is to drill a hole in the top lid screw it to the tree and cut off the bottom and they will lick it clean

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I tried doing that a couple of years ago the deer left it alone but the squirrels loved it

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if the racoons and squirrels get to it they wont leave nothing for the deer. your better off with corn. find the thickest patch of scragly brush and scatter it. dont put it one one pile. if your lucky it will last a couple days.

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I've seen it used in video hunts, corn is your best bet or sweet potatoes(my choice). Corn in a feeder will trian them to come at the sound of it dropping. This is in respect to thier numbers in your area and also if there are alot of acorns they won't hit the bait as hard. when the deer vanish find oaks with acorns and you'll find deer!

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I hunt the Pine Barrens... unfortuantely, no acorns at all. I was gonna collect them from home, but I figure whats the point? They've never seen them anyway. anyone think it will still work? The other problem is I will only be there once a week, so I re-stocking is really not an option, other than when I am actually hunting. I am trying to get a few bags of corn though.

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you can make a gravity feeder pretty cheep out of 6 or 8 inch pvc pipe and that will make your corn last longer if your worried about theft. also it's lot more work but if there are a lot of people in your hunting area sweet potatoes last longer an blend in with forrest floor a lil better.

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I've seen the PVC feeders before. Actually had to take some off of land I owned in upstate NY once. Someone put 3 up just inside my property line from State Land. They work well. If I get time to get corn, I am going to set some up.

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believe it or not there are acorns to be found in the pine barrens. they are what i call scrub oaks. they are about waiste high and are loaded with small acorns usually along the sides of roads or fire trails. you will also find red oaks and a few white oaks. the red oaks are bitter and they wont feed on them as much as the sweeter white acorns. the problem is if you throw out a 50 or 100 lb bag of corn the deer will move in and have it cleaned up in a day or 2. you need to scatter it in the thick brush to make them work for it. if you just throw it out in the open it will be gone quick plus in the open when you draw your bow you will get busted. better off throwing it in the thick stuff and make some small shooting lanes.

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thanks for the advice. there's lots of under growth where I go, and if it didn't get struck and burnt up over the off season, I know exactly which really tall tree I want to focus on.