What is the number 1 deer attractant?

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What smells attract deer the most?

Doe urine in the liquid form is probably the most common attractant scent used by deer hunters. It is good for calming deer's nerves and piquing their curiosity, since it simulates a new deer in the area. Since it is a common smell in the woods, it very seldom scares deer—bucks or does.

What food attracts deer the most?

Food Plots

Plants that typically attract deer include red clover, chicory, and orchard grass. Certain high-protein crops, such as peas, soybeans, turnips, alfalfa, sorghum, kale, or corn, are also attractants that the animals enjoy feeding on. Deer like the nutritious nuts that come from chestnuts and acorns as well.

What is the best thing to attract whitetail deer?

Food Plots

From larger plots of forage soybeans covering 10 or more acres, to small parcels of broken tree canopy planted to brassica; various crops including corn, milo, turnips, peas, clover, and alfalfa will attract and keep deer. One of the surest ways to attract deer is through their stomach.

What attracts deer instantly?

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How do you attract big bucks?

Does peanut butter attract deer?

Deer love peanut butter, so it is an excellent bait. You can use peanut butter alone or in a mixture to lure deer into an area for hunting or just to enjoy watching them. Peanut butter is much cheaper than most commercial deer attractants and works as well or better.

What is the cheapest thing to feed deer?

An inexpensive way to feed deer is with corn. Deer love corn and many hunters rely on it for supplemental feeding. That being said, corn is not an excellent source of protein, which is essential for antler growth and the nursing of fawns.

How do you attract big bucks during the rut?

An estrous-based scent smells like a doe that's ready to breed. Bucks cover lots of ground searching for that odor, so use it to your advantage. Dominant-buck scents smell like a mature buck, which can make other bucks aggressively seek a fight. Mock scrapes can also work during the rut by attracting curious bucks.

What time of day are most big bucks killed?

Most of them are specifically between 9:00 and 10:00 in the morning to be exact. It's a proven time, and it could have a lot to do with the common perception among deer hunters that things slow down once early morning is through.

What is the best thing to bait deer with?

By far the most popular and widely used bait for attracting whitetails is corn. Not only is deer corn highly consumed and well received by whitetails in almost every habitat across the continent, but it's also one of the cheapest options for hunters.

How do I attract bucks to my feeder?

Introduce the Feeder

An important step of how to attract deer to your feeder is to introduce corn, then mix in pellets gradually. Once you've picked out a prime location, set up the feeder. Even if you'll be using pellets, the form which most supplemental nutrition comes in, start out with corn.

What is the best deer attractant for early season?

During early season, for any age deer (buck or doe), for most instances you'll be better off with a curiosity lure (like Trail's End #307, cherry extract, anise), plain urine or glandular secretions (like Golden Buck or Select Doe Urine), or a food scent (like acorn scent, essence of apple, etc.).

What is a deer's favorite smell?

Deer are attracted to the smell of soil as is, but if you want to up the attraction factor, pour some buck or doe urine, or scrape starter into it.

What flavors do deer like best?

Apple flavored attractants have been around for years and many long-time hunters stand by apple being a deer's favorite flavor. A variety of apple flavored products have been created through the years including the long-standing Apple flavored deer corn, apple scented liquids, and apple scented blocks.

Does human urine attract deer?

Koerth, human urine does not frighten deer. On a large lease, mock scrapes were created and different lures were used to attract deer. Scrapes are spots where bucks paw the ground down to bare earth and then urinate in them. This is used to attract does, which also urinate in the scrapes.

Should I use a doe bleat during rut?

As the rut season begins, deer are curious but not always responsive. A bleat can is a good call to use to let them know you're around. Be sure to use it sparingly however. During the rut you want to attract the doe and then the buck.

What time of day is best to hunt during the rut?

It also clearly suggests that hunters should get into the woods early—i.e., before dawn—and stay at least until 11:00 a.m. for their best chance of killing a mature buck during the rut.

Why am I only seeing small bucks?

Hunting cover that's too open

You'll mostly find and shoot small bucks there. Big bucks use rougher, nastier areas for bedding cover and will hole up farther from feed than youngsters.

What do deer like more than corn?

Peanut butter has physical properties that will help deer hang around in front of your trail cameras better than corn. It tends to leave a longer-lasting residue than corn, so whitetails stick around wherever you smear it.

Is dried corn good for deer?

Many articles, presentations, and campfire conversations about deer nutrition state emphatically that corn is not good for deer. In a general sense, this is true because corn is low in protein (9%), has a poor mineral profile, and can cause digestive upset and metabolic problems.

Is whole corn or cracked corn better for deer?

You will be better off with cracked.

Does vanilla attract deer?

Vanilla Extract will attract deer. Peanut Butter works too, atleast in the SC woods I hunt in.

Is molasses a good deer attractant?

Molasses attracts deer with its sweet smell and taste. The molasses will help create a hard food block that the deer will enjoy.

What foods are poisonous to deer?

Deer Resistant Vegetables and Herbs

Certain plants, such as rhubarb, are toxic to deer. Deer usually also avoid root vegetables (which require digging) and prickly vegetables such as cucumbers and squashes with hairy leaves. Cultivars with strong odors such as onions, garlic and fennel are not palatable to deer.