Ever pee in a scrape? I did!

[michiganbowbender]

I found this scrape on Wed afternoon Sept 26th. It had been opened but not freshened recently. I added my own byproduct to the mix and placed the trailcam just for grins. I got about 40 pics in four days before I moved the cam. These were some of the visitors. By the way, you can start placing your orders anytime now. :lol: :lol:

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[03mossy]

good experiment! this is a much debated topic- whether "going" around your stand spooks deer or not. this is good evidence that they don't care

 

[TimmyTriumph]

Thats kind of interesting. My dad always told me that you could pee in a scrape and deer would come back to it. I have to admit that I always second guessed it, but it looks like he was right...again.

 

[michiganbowbender]

good experiment! this is a much debated topic- whether "going" around your stand spooks deer or not. this is good evidence that they don't care

I was always a fanatic about letting loose anywhere near my treestands. I wouldn't do it, and you better not either if I invite you to hunt my stands. Now, never again will I carry a urine bottle.

 

[jcchartboy]

An enormous amount of smells (that are not bacterially related) will add attraction to a scape...In fact testing has shown that "new car" smell outperformed most store bought "scrape attractants" in attracting deer of both sexes to a scrape.

As far as the human urine thing goes...I can not even tell you how many deer I had this season literally standing right in the spot below my stand where I had previously urinated only hours, and in a few cases minutes, before...LOL


JC

 

[cayuga]

The biggest buck I ever shot with a bow out of a tree stand came right up to the spot on the ground, that I relieved myself to while in the tree stand. It was one of those fall days where nothing was happening and I was up there drinking water and eating apples, and just enjoying being in the woods.

Well nature took its course so I did not want to climb down. About an hour later I see/hear a buck coming from behind me and start to chew myself out for making a mess of scent control. That buck walked up to my spot, sniffed the ground and started to paw at it. His mistake because I put an arrow through his vitals and planted him right there.

Ever since then I have been watering deer scrapes. And it amazes me how much activity I see afterward. Now the new car scent I did not know about. I have a buddy who is a mechanic in a car dealership. He has that scent in a bottle so I will have to tell him about that.