crzy_hunter89

Anyone ever used vanilla for deer if so where did you get it and exactly what kind was it? Thanks alot!!!

S.Texas

Ever heard of "Vanilla Killa"

Well old school hunters used to use regular old vanilla extract to attract deer. Been around for years.

kevin1

Plain old real vanilla extract from the grocery store ,
get the cheapest bottle they have since they all smell the same . Artificial vanilla doesn't work nearly as well . Forget using vanilla for booners , it only seems to attract does and younger bucks .

KONK

I used the vanilla mixed w/ water, about 1/3 vanilla 2/3 water. I put it in a small spray bottle and sprayed it around my stand. The first nite out using the mixture I had six does and an average 8 pointer come in to investigate the smell. I was going to take one of the does when I spotted the buck comming behind the does. It got too dark to shoot and had to chase them away to climb down. I had the same results every time I used the stuff. The leaves and ceder branches that I sprayed were cleaned up each time. They seem to like the stuff. That was during the late season. I will try this again during the early season and see what happens.

Rustyaxecamp

Depending on were in the world you are hunting, smells like vanilla can bring unwanted critters in (example: bear). In the U.P. and northen lower MI, bears will quickly come to smells like vanilla. Nothing to be scared about, but they spook deer. I had a big black bear run two four points off, and not them come back in when hunting over sweet feed mix (with molasses). Just my $.02.

Erik

Rusty Axe Camp