shockwave Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 There is a community scrape in an area i hunt, so i get the bright idea to kick up a little dirt from it and take a couple of hand fulls and rub it all over my hunting clothes.. It paid off because i had 6 deer directly down wind of me not running to the next county..As a bonus i saw 3 bucks, one was an absolute monster, as an extra bonus i grunted a small buck in. I had a great evening because of a little experiment.. Someone else try it, i want to see if it was a fluke or if im actually on to something.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Not only odd, but dangerous! Rutting bucks have been known to attack people who put scent on them. There is a reason there are warnings on bottles of deer urine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Not only odd, but dangerous! Rutting bucks have been known to attack people who put scent on them. There is a reason there are warnings on bottles of deer urine. It wasnt from a mating scrape..It was a community scrape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 It wasnt from a mating scrape..It was a community scrape What is the difference? Deer urinate in all scrapes! If wearing deer scent of any kind was a safe thing to do they would be selling deer piss soap and body wash! A better idea would to be to gather the scent and put it in a nylon or silk sock and hang it off the ground downwind of the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 What is the difference? Deer urinate in all scrapes! If wearing deer scent of any kind was a safe thing to do they would be selling deer piss soap and body wash! A better idea would to be to gather the scent and put it in a nylon or silk sock and hang it off the ground downwind of the stand. Think Mike is probably right on this, would not encourage wearing it on you, just too much that can happen walking in or out in the dark. That said I did once work with a guy who his brother would always roll his coveralls all over the first deer he would kill of the season, regardless of if it were doe or buck, and he always was killing his limits of good caliber deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 While I think the likelyhood of being attacked by a deer is remote, the potential is there so I'd have to agree with Mike. A better Idea might be to just collect some dirt from the area, and sprinkle it around your stand instead of putting it on your clothes. Interesting idea. :ninja: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 What is the difference? Deer urinate in all scrapes! If wearing deer scent of any kind was a safe thing to do they would be selling deer piss soap and body wash! A better idea would to be to gather the scent and put it in a nylon or silk sock and hang it off the ground downwind of the stand. A community scrape is a scrape that is used by deer all year long, not just during the rut.. They have been using this scrape for as long as i can remember..Its like a big scent post..For the record i took the dirt from the edge, i did think a little before i rubbed it on me..Less likely to get urine on me....Heading out in an hour wish me luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Good idea for sure, but a risk you take.....Ask wooly on here what happened to him this year....lol Good luck tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Can you post some pics after your attacked by a big buck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Oh man, never thought it could happen to me.....actually, I welcomed the thought of deer running in bow close to me just like in the show "When Animals Attack" especially when I'm hunting. Sounds like a dream come true. Untill last week that is when it became a nightmare instead.:48: While filling my scent canisters the day before, I accidently spilled a good 1/4 bottle of dominant buck urine on my jacket. A synthetic local blend concentrated and recommended to only use by the drops and not the capfull because of it's potency. I didn't think too much about it at the time other than how strong the stink was. I could think of a lot worse scents to have on me that could affect the hunt in a much more negative way...........or so I thought! Entered the woods well before legal light with a little 3 LED headlamp to stear me to my blind as I've done hundreds of times before. About 30 yds away from my blind is a very heavily used scrapeline running the ridge. I looked up towards the blind and saw glowing eyeballs peering at me through the trees. Then I heard some grunts and the deer was coming down the trail right at me. It stopped about 10 yds away and grunted again........that's when all **** broke loose. That sucker charged me like he was auditioning for the 'Running of the Bulls'! He passed by so close I could feel the breeze on my face from him. He stopped behind me.....I turned to look his way and saw the glowing eyeballs again looking back at me. Another grunt and he was charging me like I was waving a red cape at him again......I hit the deck and got a pretty good gash in my hand. When I looked up, guess who's standing there mere feet away grunting again.....? Yup- Toro-Toro!!!:48: Not if I had anything to say about it.:boxing: This situation had the potential to be VERY dangerous so I nocked an arrow and let her rip. Couldn't see my sight pin or the deer as my headlamp lit up my upper bow limb and that was it. At release he made what I'm guessing to be 3 leaps and stopped at the edge of the woods edge bobbing his head at me. Stuck around for about 5 minutes straight before slinking back into the goldenrod. Once the sun popped up I patched up my hand and continued on with the mornings hunt wondering the whole time what the heck was going on.....that's when I remembered the spilled scent on me.:oops: On my way out that afternoon down the same trail, I found I wasn't the only one to spill some blood that morning.:fish: Never did recover the deer. Here's a short video of the monster just minutes before the attack. He seems to have an addiction to the urine soaked cotton balls I had flying in front of my cam by the blind over a fresh scrape. Guess he just couldn't get enough of it.:smoke: BTW- BAD IDEA click on pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Not only odd, but dangerous! Rutting bucks have been known to attack people who put scent on them. There is a reason there are warnings on bottles of deer urine. I agree wholeheartedly . And you'd better read woolybear's post for verification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Wow, Matt! When did i miss all this come down. That is downright scary man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 (edited) Wow, Matt! When did i miss all this come down. That is downright scary man! Last Thursday or Friday Mike. I didn't post it here.....already read the book on what legal shooting light is and knowing what's beyond my target yada yada ya. Didn't think anyone was in the right to tell me any different in this case, or incriminate myself any more than I already have.:angel1: In my book it was a no brainer of what to do but I know some folks would like to argue that point. Edited November 3, 2010 by woolybear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSeb53 Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Last Thursday or Friday Mike. I didn't post it here.....already read the book on what legal shooting light is and knowing what's beyond my target yada yada ya. Didn't think anyone was in the right to tell me any different in this case, or incriminate myself any more than I already have.:angel1: In my book it was a no brainer of what to do but I know some folks would like to argue that point. no sir... you best believe I would have let an arrow fly in that situation as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Call me crazy but, after the past 2 evenings i`ve been out, and the deer i`ve been seeing and how close they have been to me, it actually works...I had a doe and triplets 12 feet away, and i mean dead directly downwind of me and never smelled me..I was gonna take a picture, but i couldn`t move they were so close...You have just as much of a chance of being attacked with a bottle of doe in heat in your pocket or with a scent drag trailing behind you, or a scent pad stuck to your boot as i do with a couple of handfulls of dirt rubbed on me. I`m willing to play the odds..And if i do get attacked i`ll post pics and admit how dumb it was for me to do what i did.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Thats crazy that happened matt!!! I'm telling you I wouldn't be puttin no scent on me not before that story of his and not after now either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Still alive.. Although i had the lid off of a bottle of doe pee come un-screwed in my pocket, my clothes stunk like heck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Last Thursday or Friday Mike. I didn't post it here.....already read the book on what legal shooting light is and knowing what's beyond my target yada yada ya. Didn't think anyone was in the right to tell me any different in this case, or incriminate myself any more than I already have.:angel1: In my book it was a no brainer of what to do but I know some folks would like to argue that point. There would have been no argument from me. I don't know how some of those "righteous, ethical" folks might have looked at it, but I bet you are right.. It was a no brainer, Matt. I'd have done the same. Call me crazy but, after the past 2 evenings i`ve been out, and the deer i`ve been seeing and how close they have been to me, it actually works...I had a doe and triplets 12 feet away, and i mean dead directly downwind of me and never smelled me..I was gonna take a picture, but i couldn`t move they were so close...You have just as much of a chance of being attacked with a bottle of doe in heat in your pocket or with a scent drag trailing behind you, or a scent pad stuck to your boot as i do with a couple of handfulls of dirt rubbed on me. I`m willing to play the odds..And if i do get attacked i`ll post pics and admit how dumb it was for me to do what i did.. Still alive.. Although i had the lid off of a bottle of doe pee come un-screwed in my pocket, my clothes stunk like heck... You know what they say about playing with fire......sooner or later you get burnt! :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 you could do it i guess if you wanted to get mounted bahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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