do lures really work?
 

I am starting to wonder if lures really work. I never had much postive results. I am starting to wonder if they are a waste of money. I already have a few lures this year I have bought but maybe this will be the last. I have used doe poe, tinks #69 just to name a few. I am starting to wonder if I should just forget about lures.

RE: do lures really work?
 

When combined with calling lures can be very effective for attracting deer , but they don't necessarily work within 5 minutes after you put them out . Also , you have to put them where there are deer to smell/hear them , and do so at the right time . I've had the best luck with food scented lures for attracting does . Bucks seem to respond best to the smell of either a hot doe or an intruding buck .

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I'm with you deerhunter1224 on this one. I think scent lures are a waste of money. I'll admit that I've used most of the top brands when I was new to deer hunting but have since learned that a well placed stand and a grunt tube will get the job done. No scent at all makes the most sense to me.

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During the rut I allways use a doe in heat lure. Last year I had bucks 2 times follow the trail I left with a drag to the base of my tree. Does even sniff the trail but don't follow . Out of the rut I have never had luck.

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They work great. They were designed to extract money out of hunters for a usless product. Snake oil, smoke and mirrors. Keep your own sent down and watch the wind, and you will do just as well if not better than some one using scents.IMHO

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i think many are not worth a hoot. some work great.i have had bucks come to doe in heat scent and bend down to smell it and then stand with a lip curls.i have used many things that the deer never gave a second look.i am now just using one and it has been great so far

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I believe they work it just depends on why and where you use them i use interdigital when i get into the woods and dirt scent for a cover. its the only one i ever get a response from. Of course if a deer dont cross the ground i walked it wouldnt work to well so you must cross where you know they probably will at that time of day, and they pick it up from there and come on in.

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RE: do lures really work? (in reply to Big Guy01)


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dep214 wrote: [i think many are not worth a hoot. some work great.i have had bucks come to doe in heat scent and bend down to smell it and then stand with a lip curls.i have used many things that the deer never gave a second look.i am now just using one and it has been great so far ]


What lure would that be???

I am trying BuckFever this year...

RE: do lures really work?
 

I used some last year and I did see a smaller buck. He seemed to be approaching me from downwind, so I believe the scent worked. Of course I never would have gotten a shot because he caught my movement before I could get ready.

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What kind of question is this? OF COURSE LURES WORK. Why would people buy them if they didnt? Every year in archery I use Tinks 69 doe-estrus urine and always get to see more then 7 different buck during the last 2 weeks of archery. And the ones that showed up keep showing up on and off. And guess what they all are coming for that urine. I had a really nice 8 point come in last year and put his nose to the scent bomb.

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I think that scents have there place and time. For elk hunting i swear by my elk fire scent. My hunting partner uses the scent also and has had a cow come in and pick up the bottle in her mouth and throw it back on herself, while this was goin on he arrowed her. I have used the scent 2 years and have 2 elk so it certainly don't hurt anything. For deer i am still experimenting a bit. I picked up some tarsal gland scent and sprayed a little of that on some taller grass while i was bowhunting whitetail. I had a bunch of does come in and stop right at that spot and sniff it out. One of the girls urinated right on the spot. Every deer that came in that night stopped and gave it a sniff. If that big buck would have came in he would have stopped and sniffed that area, he would have been 20 yards away with his head down, giving me a chance to draw. If it stops the deer where i want him and distracts him so i can draw it has done its job. I don't count on the scents to really bring animals in from far away but rather get them into an area i want for a shot.

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Until a year ago, I would have agreed with the guys saying for the most part lures are a hoax. Last year my taxidermist told me about a new scent product he uses. He too had come to the conclusion that all others did more harm than good most times. It's called G-Bow Scents, and they're great. Instead of a mature doe getting spooky at the smell of a scent, it actually seemed to put her at ease. Also, they have a contest going this year, and it could be BIG money to someone if they could pull down a state or world record. They have a website..... http://www.gbowhunting.com/ Check it out.

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I dont really plan on BUYING urine this year. B/C we hunt deer (the wild ones) and raise 16 deer in a pen. So we are going to be collecting urine this year and that is what I plan on using. So then I know for sure it is 100% doe -in-heat. Then the big boys will be coming around my stand.:)