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Earlier in september I had some deer checking out my bear baits which I use tons of extract on. I recently heard of people using vanilla extract for deer. Is it effective enough to use or would it be ineffective against more mature or pressured deer?
I did experiment with vanilla extract but had more luck with simple table molasses poured on a stump.
That's what I use .
Most synthetic's have Vanilla in them.
I used it for cover scent for years… works great !Quote:
Originally Posted by MihajloSimsic
Someone on here was recommending Strawberry (?) Kool Aid mix (I think), he says it works well. I was wanting to give it a try this year.
Raspberry just because deer know the smell from wild raspberries. And it does bring them in I throw 1/2 box out my blind when wind is not the bestQuote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
Another guy said grape but can’t find it
Thanks for the clarification and even better, we have a lot of wild raspberry bushes around here...way too many....so that confirms my decision to give it a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by js4fn
I tried vanilla extract as an attractant one year. I also had some apples and corn there so can't say for sure if it made a difference.
Planning to try try Anise Oil with a bit of corn this year.
Anise Oil for the long distance signal to say new bait is dropped and corn to hold them for a minute when they arrive.
All my pears and apples dropped and rotted early this year except for the McIntosh apples which looked and tasted amazing still in mid October. Unfortunately the last of the apples in the back yard were placed at the stand this past weekend for final pre-bait.
That product called Nose Jammer is predominantly vanillin with some other scents mixed in. It gets real good reviews. Spray it on your boots and around the base of the tree before climbing up. https://nosejammer.com/
I haven’t had much success with scents of any kind ( I’ve tried a ton of them ).
As it my understanding vanilla is used as a cover scent as opposed to an attractant. Does it work ? Who can really say if any scent works or not.
Personally I think scents for hunting are like flashy fishing lures. They are meant to catch fishermen more than fish. You should see my tackle box. Lmao.
I have to disagree with a blanket statement, I've seen cover scents work many times as a drag. I could see the track I came in on and if I didn't use the drag the deer picked up my tracks instantly. If I used a Fox urine drag, they would cross or follow with no sign of 'alert'.
I also am a big fan of Deer Quest scent sticks. Shot a lot of deer, mostly bucks that are attracted to the scent from them.
One arrow shows the location of the scent stick..the other a downed buck.
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They do work great when used properly and there are rutting deer near by.
I sprayed a lot of vanilla around my bear baits this year and had some deer pics in the few days after and that is a very low deer population area that I rarely get deer pics at, so there might be something to it.
If you're curious and want to give it a try...you can buy Vanilla sugar at the Bulk Barn for a few $.
Comes in a 6 pk and each pack is equivalent to about 2 tsp of Vanilla extract. Seems to work well, I was testing it in the shop and my wife walked in a few minutes later and wonder what I was baking. HaHa.
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I can tell you what doesn’t work syrup or thick syrup butter Nothing touched it
I used to catch a lot of muskrats and raccoon using fake vanilla extract mixed into home made lure. For rats I'd use a mix of vanilla, peppermint oil, and a tiny bit of beaver castor. For coon I'd mix up oil of anise, vanilla extract, and fish oil. I found they worked better than the expensive commercial lures. I think you'd be feeding your deer grain and apples to a pile of coon if you added vanilla to the site.
This afternoon tried raspberry jello powder the first time.Based on recommendations from here.
3 Does showed up-based on their path and interest,they were coming my way anyway.
After a short while the lead doe went close to the powder,stood there for a while,smelling and obviously thinking-but she never got closer then 2 feet.
Then she made a 180,turned her head like she if offended,and walked back to her family.
Zero interest in the jello powder.
They lingered around ,at 25-30 yards,for 15 min,then melted away.
No shots taken.
Corn + molasses, apples & carrots have all worked for me. I also use a mineral supplement year round for general health and to help hold/pattern them. They always return to the same mineral sites, only difference is there is some additional food come fall.
No synthetic estrus or buck urine scents for me.
The only cover scent I use when bow hunting is racoon urine. It works great!
They don’t eat the jello powder. Just brings memories of grandma making cookies or in their cause smells of summertime raspberry’s that where there one day stolen by birds the nextQuote:
Originally Posted by gbk
that pause is all that’s required
I'm going to finally try these... I've read your posts in the past about them. I bought a pack or two a few years back and never used them. Stored them in a tube container and forgot about them in the garage. Saw them the other day and wondered if they'd still be effective given that they were bought so long ago.. but I can't see them having a shelf life... so will try themQuote:
Originally Posted by MikePal