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Offline blackbear

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Acorn Scent
« on: June 24, 2008, 09:47:57 AM »
I have never tried acorn scent for deer, does it work to attract deer?
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Re: Acorn Scent
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2008, 10:45:57 AM »
I use the Hunters Specialties Scent Wafer in white acorn scent as a cover scent around my blind. I don't know if it attracts them or not, but it doesn't seem to spook them either. Where I hunt the wind tends to swirl a little around mid day. I believe it does help a little.
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Re: Acorn Scent
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2008, 06:51:47 AM »
I have used attractants with limited success. One thing I have learned is to place the attractant away from yourself so your scent doesn't tarvel with the scent of the attractant. Just last year the guys I hunt with had some pears from their pear tree that we used. That really worked. The  deer loved it and when cut or mashed the pears put out a strong sweet odor. Of course the bears loved it too.

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Re: Acorn Scent
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2008, 11:08:20 AM »
Never used acorn scent but did use the Acorn Rage attractant last season and although there was corn on the field where I hunt several deer made a beeline for the Acorn Rage- I missed a big doe but harvested a button buck with the xbow. this was very late in the season and we had been hunting that property hard.
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Re: Acorn Scent
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2008, 02:30:24 PM »
    Where I hunt Bay trees are the most common.  I make my own Bay tee and spray it on myself thouugh out the day.  Cover scents just make the deer comfortable and if it's a familiar scent use it!  Any thing smells better than you.  A strong common scent in the woods can be reassuring to the deer.