I used skunk when I started hunting in 1982. My first two deer walked within 10 yards of my tree stand and never looked or supsected me, i was not up very high in the tree. I have not seen the skunk scent in a while. My unlce used it religiously. Killed lots of deer while sitting on a milk crate.
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We have grays all over our place but I prefer to use Code Blue doe pee.
Personally I don't think a deer can tell the difference between red fox or gray fox pee...but I don't like the predator aspect of it even though a fox is not really a threat to a deer.Comment
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Originally posted by Fishndude View Post
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If all those 'animal scents' are right under their nose i don't see much need to get em on me.Comment
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Originally posted by Froggy View PostAre you sure you don't roll around with that Llama to cover your scent Smart? Looks like she's giving you the "eye".
"Libby" doesn't know if cattlelackranch was serious...
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X2Originally posted by Smart View Post"Libby" doesn't know if cattlelackranch was serious...Comment
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I've had foxes track me to my stand when I used red fox pee on my feet. I'm sure they were greys. I've also read that red foxes and grey foxes are enemies, but I can't prove this. Then again, I also read that deer can't tell what kind of animal pee comes from, but I don't know this for sure either. Ummm, just be sure you eliminate as much of your own scent as possible and hunt the wind and you'll be good to go!
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Thank`s to all interested on this topic, all the answers or thoughts are welcome...
Brothers Cattleranch and Tuco,
The ranch is located in Old Mexico not Texas, there`s a big fox population down there that`s why I thought that scent could be useful now I doubt I will use it again.
Unfortunatelly I can`t make a video of how I roll In the soil but I can tell you this, I don`t mind in getting dirt since I`m wearing coveralls (which are saturated in scent cover, boots included)
I used to check the soil around feeders to verify which are the most visited and then lay down in the soil and roll over old or recent animal droppings in the place (stepping on cow s... it`s excelent if cattle are present but not in this particular ranch so I like to use what`s around) even if I do this just a little dust covers all my clothes and I feel like a bakery mouse jajaja even my eyebrows ended up kinda grey.
After several years of doing this I NEVER had bad experiences with such a weird method to get a natural cover scent on me, as a matter of fact animals seem not to realize that I did this, they never sniffed or pay attention to the soil, act nervous, nothing.
Compadre Tuco, wish I had that yote in video, he`s behavior was really unexpected, he seemed to be alarmed the minute he winded the fox scent rather than attracted by it, he stopped right on he`s tracks and started sniffing moving ears, watching around, then he took some more steps until he was very close to that branch, kept smelling and then he backed! like he was kinda alarmed or spooked, the exact same behavior was observed on the old doe and fawn, once they caught the fox scent they spook.
So far one thing is sure, this scent seems to work more as an animal deterrent than being a good cover scent, I made a mistake and I learnt my lesson, I would stick to my particular cover scent rolling method no matter how weird it seems or try another scent cover like coon pee.
Up to now I never saw a skunk there but coons are kinda plague you can see tracks everywhere, I even killed one who was nesting inside the camper right in camp!
Thank`s again I appreciatte your interest and commentsComment
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Personally, I do not believe a "cover scent" works, especially predator pee. I used them for years and finally gave them up. It has been said that a human can smell the soup, but a deer (and other animals) can smell every ingrediant in the soup...so the deer can smell the cover scent along with any human scent, such as breath, hair, clothes, boots, etc.Comment
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Thank`s for your comments brotherComment
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