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Author Topic: When do you start using estrus scents?  (Read 3615 times)

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Offline mathews4ever

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Around what time of the year do you start using estrus scents? Any special tactics you use when using estrus scents?
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Offline deadeye

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From past experience, I know that if you use them now, does will flee from the scent. 
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Offline Goosepond Monster

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I'd wait until I knew that the rut was going. 

Offline MNRealtree

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A couple years ago my buddy put some scent on a low tree branch on opener and shot a real nice 11 pointer who was checking it out. Not sure if it was a fluke or what but the buck was definitely interested in it.
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in the past I have used it during the rifle season and had no sucsess. I just save my money and just hunt the wind. I might be missing out but I am also saving money every year.  :nerd:
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Offline Stnmtz

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I have had really good luck with estrus during rut.  I tie a sock with estrus on it to  a short rope then drag it behind me on my way to my stand i walk the path i want the deer to walk out to and in front of my stand then i leave it sit were i want the buck to stop. :green archer:
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Offline The General

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Everything I've read about the non frozen estrus scents says they are worthless. 
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Offline mathews4ever

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