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Post by BT on Sept 28, 2009 22:19:43 GMT -5
For now....I'd just suggest screwing the cap down on a piece of plastic, as it was shipped.
Glad I took that precaution now.
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Post by BT on Oct 4, 2009 19:45:13 GMT -5
The website has been updated with usage sections that will help those who have not used our lures before.
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Post by SPIKER on Oct 4, 2009 20:09:49 GMT -5
I like it. I think Code Blue has the same system.  |
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Post by ghost on Oct 4, 2009 20:56:09 GMT -5
Yesterday I tried Butternut in the woods. Two young bucks came from down wind, too small to shoot but I wanted to their reaction to the scent. As some as the got close they started stamping the feet and then went into a threat reaction followed by a very rapid departure.  I thought this was supposed to attract not spook.  Ghost |
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Post by SPIKER on Oct 4, 2009 21:00:21 GMT -5
I'm going to give the ThermaSCENT system a go. I already have the material, so we'll see how it goes. By heating a mat containing attractant, ThermaSCENT can release 3.5 grams (1/2 ounce) of liquid per hour, while scentwicks release just 0.5 grams (less than a tenth an once) of liquid per hour.   Here's instructions. www.thermascent.net/ |
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Post by BT on Oct 4, 2009 21:32:56 GMT -5
Yesterday I tried Butternut in the woods. Two young bucks came from down wind, too small to shoot but I wanted to their reaction to the scent. As some as the got close they started stamping the feet and then went into a threat reaction followed by a very rapid departure. I thought this was supposed to attract not spook. Ghost I honestly couldn't tell you what happened there  I have never seen this reaction and never heard tell of such a reaction. There is a pheromone in the scent..maybe that was it. I have definitely seen bucks and doe that have backed out or just plain split when encountering estrus and such. It may have also been the fact that there was something else there or that they were just spooked by the sudden impact of something that they had never encountered before  I do know that all deer come into Butternut a bit wired...but they do come in. Thats why I developed the boost...to calm them before the shot. That being said....plenty of deer have gone down to an arrow without the Boost. I really dont know what to tell you ghost. You said that they came in from down wind?. The Butternut carries a long way...so I am wondering if it wasn't something else. They should or could have had the scent a hundred yards off...yet they were coming in...so I am just throwing that out there. |
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Post by Buckshot06 on Oct 5, 2009 5:49:23 GMT -5
Yesterday I tried Butternut in the woods. Two young bucks came from down wind, too small to shoot but I wanted to their reaction to the scent. As some as the got close they started stamping the feet and then went into a threat reaction followed by a very rapid departure. I thought this was supposed to attract not spook. Ghost Just a question The deer came from down wind from you and how far was they from you when they finally spooked. Those deer smelled the Butternut from out of your site range and still came in I am sure of that. The deer come in with heightened awareness to the Butternut Lure so you need to do everything right with scent control and concealment of yourself. Even with that said and you do everything right Butternut is not some magic potion that the deer will come into no matter what. From my experiences with Butternut something else must have spooked those deer because they could smell the Butternut well before you could see them IMHO. |
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Post by ghost on Oct 5, 2009 18:38:25 GMT -5
Yesterday I tried Butternut in the woods. Two young bucks came from down wind, too small to shoot but I wanted to their reaction to the scent. As some as the got close they started stamping the feet and then went into a threat reaction followed by a very rapid departure. I thought this was supposed to attract not spook. Ghost Just a question The deer came from down wind from you and how far was they from you when they finally spooked. . About 35 yards. I as off side and not in their path to the butternut. I hunted the next day and a buck came in from up wind. It walked out of the woods next to the butternut but did not seem interested. It was getting ready to leave when I shot it. I still have not seen any deer come to the scent. Will continue to use the scent and see how it goes. Ghost |
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Post by BT on Oct 5, 2009 19:06:17 GMT -5
One thing is for sure...they have to be willing to eat.
If you have a bunch of acorns or other crops down and available...it's not going to work as well as it can.
No excuses...just trying to see whats going on.
Honestly....I dont hear anyone saying their deer take off and few that say deer are ignoring it.........so I have to look at the obvious questions as to why you seem to be having the odd results.
I know that my deer couldn't care less about it anymore....they are just burnt out from all of it over the years.
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Post by ghost on Oct 5, 2009 20:16:01 GMT -5
One thing is for sure...they have to be willing to eat. If you have a bunch of acorns or other crops down and available...it's not going to work as well as it can. No excuses...just trying to see whats going on. Honestly....I dont hear anyone saying their deer take off and few that say deer are ignoring it.........so I have to look at the obvious questions as to why you seem to be having the odd results. I know that my deer couldn't care less about it anymore....they are just burnt out from all of it over the years. My woods are covered with acorns and there is 700 to 800 acres of corn on my south and east property lines. It was a late planting and will probably be a late harvest. If we keep getting rain some of that corn may be standing into December Ghost |
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