Opinion Needed Scent Sticks

thedarkarcher · 11-06-2008, 11:45 AM

i was thinking of picking up some of those scent sticks that burn like incense today at cabela's. i have never used them but my buddy said they worked extremely well for him. anyone else had experience with these?

Alex T. · 11-06-2008, 12:54 PM

with these high winds,I'd think any scent thing is kinda pointless right now. My buddy tried those incense thingys and never seen a deer while using them.When I deer hunted alot,I went to Walgreens and got a bunch of free 35mm film cannisters. I drilled a few small holes in them(for air flow) and then bought a bag of cottonballs. A couple cottonballs in each container and then a few drops of whatever scent(I used Tink's) ya wanted. Pretty much free scent bombs that you could tie up on a branch,set on the ground,or however ya wanted to use them. Change the cottonballs and add new scent each time out.Not nearly as pricey as the brand name ones nowadays.

Alex

jabNE · 11-06-2008, 04:03 PM

hey Alex, I use that same technique trapping also. 35mm canisters, holes riddled through them, a cottonball with lure on it goes inside. I poke a stiff wire through mine and shove the wire into the ground just behind my dirthole at land sets. makes a great scentpost set. A little cat gland lure and this is a great cat set also.

duckhuntr · 11-06-2008, 11:32 PM

To make a drag line get a tampon from your wife or girlfreind and dip it in the scent you want. It also works as a scent bomb.

DiggerDog · 11-07-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by duckhuntr

To make a drag line get a tampon from your wife or girlfreind and dip it in the scent you want. It also works as a scent bomb.

That or a clean cotton towel cut or ripped to about 4" x 4". Once I reach my stand or blind I then hang that scent drag about 40 to 50 yards from where I'm sitting. Before I hang it I will walk closer to my where I'm sitting, with the drag, then hang it in a place where I think I will have my best open shot.

When you hang it make sure it isn't flopping in the wind. On a few occassions I've had both bucks and doe's walk right to it and sniff it then mill around around in the area looking/ sniffing for the scent on the ground.

11-06-2008, 11:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
thedarkarcher Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 941 Thanks: 103 Thanked 54 Times in 40 Posts	Scent Sticks i was thinking of picking up some of those scent sticks that burn like incense today at cabela's. i have never used them but my buddy said they worked extremely well for him. anyone else had experience with these?

11-06-2008, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alex T. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: under the lids of a laydown blind Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 3,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 62 Times in 35 Posts	with these high winds,I'd think any scent thing is kinda pointless right now. My buddy tried those incense thingys and never seen a deer while using them.When I deer hunted alot,I went to Walgreens and got a bunch of free 35mm film cannisters. I drilled a few small holes in them(for air flow) and then bought a bag of cottonballs. A couple cottonballs in each container and then a few drops of whatever scent(I used Tink's) ya wanted. Pretty much free scent bombs that you could tie up on a branch,set on the ground,or however ya wanted to use them. Change the cottonballs and add new scent each time out.Not nearly as pricey as the brand name ones nowadays. Alex __________________ Listening to an e-caller daily to help pass the time until they come back

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duckhuntr Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lexington Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	scents To make a drag line get a tampon from your wife or girlfreind and dip it in the scent you want. It also works as a scent bomb.

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11-06-2008, 04:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
jabNE Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hickman, NE Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	hey Alex, I use that same technique trapping also. 35mm canisters, holes riddled through them, a cottonball with lure on it goes inside. I poke a stiff wire through mine and shove the wire into the ground just behind my dirthole at land sets. makes a great scentpost set. A little cat gland lure and this is a great cat set also.