Jackie's Deer Lures

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When you are using lure, you have to use woodsmanship and deer savvy to read the signs your are seeing. Many hunters think that just pouring some scent on the ground, or spraying some in the air is magic in a bottle.

In order to be successful using pure Whitetail Deer lures, whether as a curiosity or sex attractant, there are special guidelines to follow. One who is desirous of using lures must first understand what the lure is basically designed to do. Understanding WHEN and WHY, HOW and WHERE, and WHICH ONE - in this order - will help you obtain maximum effectiveness and the most positive results possible.

Our pure urines are the most effective aid when dealing with the Whitetail Deer's sense of smell. Additives and chemicals spell DISASTER when it comes to deer lures. Our lures are 100% pure. We bottle what Mother Nature produces.

Preparation in reducing human scent is the number one rule when using lures. The worst situation is the one where the deer associates human scents with the lure. This is not good. Here are some very simple steps to insuring success when using our lures:
1. Use a scent-free soap, which destroys human scent for your hair and body.
2. Use a scent-free soap to wash all your clothing.
3. Use Jackie's No-Scent Plus Earth Cover Scent on your clothing before going to your stand.
4. Wear rubber gloves and rubber boots, trying not to touch anything when approaching your stand. Never apply deer scents directly on your clothing. If you do this will allow direct scent targeting to you!

When and Why to Use a Particular Lure

The time frame of the season will dictate which
lure(s) to use. The time frame is of paramount importance.

For instance, never use an "estrus" lure before the rut begins to come into the picture. If you were to use an estrus lure too early in the season the deer will approach cautiously, if they don't spook first! If a deer approaches alert and cautious, the chances for a proper shot placement are slim to nothing. This is not using lure effectively! So never use estrus in the early season.

Using a lure which is correct for a particular time frame will allow you to experience seeing deer approach in a relaxed and curious nature. Their attention will be focused on the NEW AROMA in the air - with no caution. This is what you want! This is a lure doing its job!

TIME FRAME FOR USING PARTICULAR LURES
(This may vary depending on your region)
EARLY SEASON: (September to the third week of October)
. Jackie's Premium Buck Lure
. Jackie's ID #4 (excellent to use all year)
. Jackie's Scrape Doctor
. Jackie's Mock Scrape (2 lb. alkaline powder - for mock scrapes)
. Jackie's 100 Proof Doe Urine
MID-LATE SEASON: (Last week of October through the end of the season)
. Jackie's Estrus Plus
. Jackie's Hot Doe/Doe-In-Heat
. Jackie's Premium Buck Lure
. Jackie's ID #4
. Jackie's Triple Discharges

How to Lay a Scent Trail
Using a string that is scent free, attach a piece of cloth to it, start fifty feet (50) from your treestand, walk in a straight line, or if there is a trail they are using close to your treestand lay a scent trail on it. Walk twenty yards (20) out around the tree in a circle and then hang the drag line on a limb three feet (3) off the ground. Use rubber gloves when hanging this out. Always wear rubber sole boots (preferably knee high boots) and do not

touch anything with your pant legs.

(I have observed deer on numerous occasions smelling a plant or limb that I have touched with my clothing. You will leave a scent and spook them.)

Remember, to achieve maximum results, the most effective range of lures is about fifty yards from your stand. The deer can pick up the scent as far off as a hundred yards, but keeping the concentration to fifty yards will help keep the deer's attention focused in that area. Use the scent trail to lead the deer into your shooting lane where you have placed your scent post.

I recommend Jackie's ID #4. This scent is my personal favorite.

Scent post and primary scrapes are spots where you want the deer to stop. You can use cotton balls in film canisters or drippers. Make sure to place your scent post in a clear shooting lane approximately three feet off the ground. If you use these applicators, remember to take them with you when you leave your hunting area. Never leave them unattended. (If you choose not to use cotton balls or a dripper, apply some to foliage. This is just as effective).

A primary scrape is a scrape that you are looking for to hunt before the rut starts to set in. They are usually near thick bedding areas, along main trails and corridors. They always have a over-hanging branch, chewed limbs, and rubs nearby. They will be fairIy large in size with tine marks, hoofprints, and deer droppings in them. Also, there will be the smell of buck urine.

Sprinkle a few drops of Jackie's Hot Doe or Jackie's Premium Buck in these. Do not confuse these with territorial scrapes because the buck will make several of these in his area per season and never returns to check them. Remember, if a scrape doesn't have tine marks, hoof prints, droppings, smell of buck urine, or chewed tips of branches over it, you are wasting your time hunting over it.

Something I have noticed is, a primary scrape is used year after year. A trick I have tried that works well is removing dirt and the overhanging branch to another spot, such as a corridor or bedding area.

When I am scouting for dominate buck's bedrooms, I look for clusters or patties of deer droppings in one small area usually in the thickest or second growth underbrush. I have noticed bucks less than three years of age pass the pellet form of fecal matter. Older bucks dispose patties or clusters of excrement.

Mock scrapes can be made very simply. Find a tree with an over-hanging tree limb, remove leaves from the ground with a branch and apply Jackie's Mock Scrape, I have discovered that this is a good way to start a natural scrape by activating an area close to the thick bedding areas. Always wear rubber gloves and rubber boots. This product is great to get pictures of what is in an area using a motion hunting camera.

Always remember to reduce your human scent as much as possible. Take a shower before leaving home, as mentioned before, using a scent-free soap. Wash your hunting clothes every second time that you wear them, by hand if possible, (not in an automatic washer since it will have perfumed detergent from prior uses) using no-scent clothes wash. Hang them outside to dry. Store in a plastic bag or plastic box where household or other odors cannot get on them. (I have great luck spraying my clothes with my Jackie's Earth Cover Scent before wearing them again.)

Remember one thing: a Whitetail Deer's nose is a thousand times more sensitive than yours. Use the wind to your advantage. I hope this has been helpful to you in understanding how to use your scents to be more effective.

Your Hunting Friend,
Jackie

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