cableguy119

Has anyone had any success with the scented candles such as "doe in heat" Just curious thinking about dropping a few dollars on them but am thinking about just sticking to Good Ol Tinks #69 scent bombs instead. Can I get some opinions on this dilemma?

jred

Cableguy,

Are these the ones that work like an insent? I wanted to grap a few of them my self the other day but didn't, thinking if they would really work.

However, I few other hunters grabing some supplies said they have used them and have seen deer come around while they are activated.

I will try them out and see, let us know if they work for you if you use them.

KEEP HUNTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS & GOD ALIVE, PASS IT ON!

dep214

i have been using the candle for several years.nothing works everytime. the candles work the best out of everything i use. you can smell those things hours after they are used.i had a small buck trying to smell the candle and spread his front legs so wide he fell. did not have the heart to shoot him. i think he was embarassed.

cableguy119

thanks for your thoughts the jury is still out in my opinion. So I think I will stick with Tinks for the time being maybe next season I might give them a try. Not enough time for me to hunt & try something I am not sure will work. Thanks

loanstarhunter

I tryed candles this year durring the bow season here in southeast Texas with no success. My biggest complaint is that durring the early morning hours the candle glows like a light house in the woods. Even inside a tin can it still put off a substancial glow. This may or may not be an issue but it seems to me it could be a bad thing. I think durring the mid day it is a good idea. I will continue to try it and see what happens. Good luck.

Happy hunting,
loanstarhunter

TxCowboy

I used some that I bought from the guys at www.whitetailproducts.com Like Dep said, nothing will work everytime. I used the candles about 3-4 times last year on the tail end of the rut with no success. However, I have put out liquid scents probably hundreds of times with no success. The scent candles definatly sent the scent into the air and into a lot of places that liquid scent won't go. It is just amazing how strong they really are.

Loanstar is right, they do put off a glow but I try to hang my candle on a limb with alot of leaves or other limbs hiding it the best I can. Once it is daylight you can't see it any longer. I whatched a bowhunting video from the show Closing the Distance (they are the guys at Whitetail Products) and they had a big buck come in and stick his nose right on the "lantern" holding the candle. You might give it a try! Good luck!

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Hunting the Piney Woods of Deep East Texas.

dep214

the type of scent the candle uses depneds upon you success also. using doe in heat when there is no rut will not work. i do put my candle in a can that still has the lid attached. i pull the lid almost all the way down. i usually pile some dirt around it also. i never have seen the glow.i can smell that stuff from over 150 yards away. last year it drew in a buck from over 400 yds away. he was just too small to shoot. i had used tinks for years and never did have any luck with it. i tried the incense sticks but they either went out or burned too quick. you can smell the odor from the candle for hours later. i have had the candles stop many dear in their tracks even though they did not come to the candle.