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any one use it in the woods i heard a he said she said type thing that sm1 saidit works as an attractint

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[8D] I KNOW A GUY WHO I HUNT WITH AND HE BRINGS IN THE WOODS ANIP SIZE BOTTLE OF VANILLA EXTRACK IN THE WOODS AND POURS IT DOWN TREES, AROUND HIS AREA AND FOR SOME REASON IT HOLDS THE DEER INHIS AREA IAM GOING TO TRY THIS METHOD THIS YEAR HE SWEARS ON THIS STUFF!

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I have never used it to atract ,I know others that have with mixed results . I have used the real stuff not fake for a cover scent for years and I don't smell up the place when I get home .

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i told my mom to get when she goe grocery shopping:)

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we used it on our bear baits last year to attract bear, and had tons of deer come up to it and smell it includeing a couple nice ones, surprizingly none spooked. I still tend to think your better off with a good dose of hard scouting rather than trying to fool with a bucks nose.

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well im also doing that but just trying to get a little xtra edge but i do see your point

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I have used vanilla extract for years while deer hunting.Most deer seem to like the smell and I get lots of trail cam pics with it.I buy mine at costco or bj's wholesale clubs.You get a big ol bottle of 32 oz for $1.99 much cheaper than the grocery stores...

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One negative, it will also attrack bears.

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I am a women and started archery hunting about 7 years ago and switched to sauve vanilla scented shampoo and conditoner. I hunt from the ground(don't like heights), and have had many deer come within 10 yds and don't spook.

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thanx ill buy some
and no bears here in central ny that ik of lol

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ill try it ... what do u do , put it on a scent whick and hang it in the tree , or jsut pour it on the ground???? or maybe ill bake some cookies with it ... lol

I think it may work , deer liek sweet , and salty things , so im sure they would come from curiosity!!

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I think ill give it a try,I never herd of that before but it sounds good......any ways im in a lease in north floridaand there is not to many big bucks in north florida that i know of so i think ill put some by one of the stands i have and see if i can get some does in there...


shootr

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yai mgoing to put it on a scent whick
tell me how it works out

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I have used it as a cover/attractant scent. I can't claim anything amazing, but I have never had a bad experience with it.

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Make sure you buy the 100$ pure (or natural) vanilla and not artificial vanilla flavoring. The artificial stuff is fine for cooking, but is not pure and natural. It still has artificial chemicals added to it that may spook rather than attract a deer.

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Got a good story about vanilla. I first heard about vanilla from an experienced hunter with 20 european mounts of good bucks in his living room. So I paid close attention to anything this man says. First of all, do not buy anything but the pure Mexican brands from Latino groceries. I use "La Vencedora" with the picture of a Mexican cowboy roper. I started using it as a cover scent all over my skin and hair and the stuff's pretty nice smelling. Anyway, one night my buddy thought I'd walked back to camp and didn't bother picking me up so I had to walk back to camp 1/2 mile by moonlight. I took the field edge for easier walking and I knew the deer might be in the wheat so I thought I'd see how close I could get to one upwind before he bolts. Well nothing ever spooked and I even had a fork horn walk right up to me after getting downwind following my vanilla laden scent from about 75 yards away. He walked to my side looking right at me the whole time and casually exited the field less than 5 yards away. It took him about 15 minutes and it was just him and me out there. Really cool. I think a maybe a more mature animal might have spooked but it's not bad stuff at all and I use it all the time. Make sure you realize your charcoal suit might get clogged faster though with the extra scent to adsorb.

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ok, i got one for ya'll and i know some of you are gonna think this is stupid and dont believe me but its true, I swear!!! Last season, I tried the new flavor of Skoal out, "Skoal vanilla" ...... ok bear with me... I was bowhunting and like always spitting on the ground below my tree, I have never had a problem with that before, well low and behold here comes this spike down the trail, he walks off the trail crosses a brush pile and noses straight up to my tree and licks the vanilla flavored spit off the ground!!! I knew ewwwww but hey its the truth and Im sure vanilla skoal is as artificial flavored as it gets.

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I have used vanilla and actually shot a doe while it licked the branch I sprayed it on. It was from TEAM FITZGERALD. They have a product called VK, which is short for vanilla Killa. They have marketed this for several years. As for the store bought stuff it probably all works because the VK smells just like the stuff you bake with.

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wow...ive never heard of that before & imma goin to give that a try this up coming bow season

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ive used it, but i aint seen any deer come sniffing my way after it. mabe i used the wrong type.

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I am taking my moms bottle of pure vanilla extract, and I am going to put in in a bottle and spray it on some trees and on myself when I go scouting next.

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I use it in my homemade acorn scent. It definatly works better than anything else ive tried. I always put a few drops out when I set up my game cam and have gotten some great shots.
I'll try to post the pics later. Hunt101 seems to be down right now.

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If deer respond well to vanilla, I wonder what they'd do if they smelled chocolate chips? Or rocky road?

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i've used it in the past. it worked for me as a cover scent. only problem i had was it seemed to attract insects in the early bow season here in illinois.

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Tell me more about your homemade acorn scent?

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Guys stick with the Mexican authentic extract. Not your mommies vanilla teeny weanie spice bottle stuff. I'm telling you the truth. Also it's a quart for 6 or 7 dollars so it's cheap enough too.

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thanx

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Back in the old days:D.One of the cover scents we used had vanilla in it.I think it was called "Cover Up".

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All of these deer are responding to my homemade acorn scent with Vanilla extract

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man i hope i see one that size this season:D

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Shoot em both and have em aged:D:D:D

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@BENHUNTIN...can you let us know how you make your acorn scent...Thanks

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round up as many acorns (preferably white oak) as you can find. I usually do a gallon at a time. I chop the acorns up in hand chopper or old blender. Put the acorns in a large pot
and boil for about an hour. Let cool and strain the water. Mix vanilla extract with the water. About 4 oz. per gallon. Then pour in spray bottles or glass container. I use to make it stronger than this but I found that the stronger scent seemed to attract more younger deer like yearling does for some reason. When I lightened up the scent I started getting more bucks to come .

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Just curious, are you using green acorns from the tree or picking them up off the ground? Thanks for posting the recipe - I will definitely try it.

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Thanks so much for the reply benhunting, i will try it and let you know how it works for me..again thanks so much for sharing

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i am interested in trying some vanilla now...!!

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Dirtbag,

Get some vanilla ice cream if you wnat some now....:D

Just kidding....

Tom

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ummm... sounds good...!!

lol

:D

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Gimmme a break, do u think fred bear used vanilla?:eek:

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I'm convinced to at least try it for a day or two & see what happens. What's the worst thing that happens...I won't see any deer...again!

Thank guys!