Too Early Yet ????????

[Richs63Corvair]

Is it to early yet to use doe estrous ? Anyone been using it yet with any sucess ? Thanks................Rich

[bob]

tried it last night, but nothing showed up. so don't know for sure. sometimes they don't show up when I don't use it or use it. will keep you posted if anything changes.

[Andy Gehle]

Definately not too early, but I've never put a ton of stock in pee pee. I've always had a ton more sucess rattling and using decoys this time of year, than by using scents.
Some rattling, tending grunts, and a decoy has been a lethal combo for me during this phase. A single buck decoy with a smallish rack will drive a mature buck absolutely nuts.

[CritterGitter]

It's not too early. There is a lot of crusing and seeking going on right now, I think mostly with young bucks. However, I do believe that any day now that some doe could come into estrous and the big boys will definately be on their feet!

CG

[bob]

well tonight had two knotheads and their big mamma come in. one knothead came right up to the scent wick for a big wiff a that gooch juice, coulda whacked him easy, but mamma looked like she would do a better job filling the freezer, so I let him go. then mamma started stomping her front leg like she was at a hoedown, and they all turned around and walked back the way they came in. can't see how she winded me cause I washed my clothes in h.s. detergent and hung em out to dry today and bathed in the h.s. no scent soap, and did not work up a sweat goin in. I figure she got spooked when she smelled another deer but did not see it. I dunno, maybe tomorrow. at any rate, the estrous is working. I've seen a nice eight point in the same woods, but so far have not seen him since using the estrous. maybe he'll show up sooner or later.

[XX78]

Id say its def time to start using it.

[CritterGitter]

I have had the same thing happen to me when using scent wicks. That's why I don't use them anymore. If I do use deer urine scent which I don't really like to anyway, I pour it on the ground. Deer can smell 100 times better than us and don't need hung on a tree branch so the wind will carry it. The wind will carry the scent anyway. It's more natural on the ground. Also, on evening hunts the down-drafts can hurt you. With the best of efforts to be scent-free we usually emit a little bit of scent. Make sure you're clothing is "locked down," meaning zipped up and all loose ends cinched up. This will help. I also cinch my pants around the outside of my rubber boots now so no scent escapes out the top of the boot. Just some suggestions.

CG

[bob]

I'll give all my clothes a double check for that next time I'm in the stand.