If it still smells just like the stuff thats fresh maybe use it with a little fresher stuff and make a mock scrap to use it up when the time is right. It does go bad. Well, not bad but it won’t be as effective. Does tinks Doe Estrus goRead More →

Case study 4: James and Lily Potter Lily’s husband’s Patronus was a stag, the male form of her doe. The stag and doe complemented each other rather than matched. Interestingly, James’s Animagus form was also a stag, hence his school nickname: Prongs. Who cast the Patronus in the Battle ofRead More →

Blind calling works exceptionally well during most phases of the rut. When bucks are chasing a doe or running off other bucks they let out a grunt call. Naturally, other bucks will hear this from a ways off and will come to investigate. When to use a bleat can? TheRead More →

“The smell of an adult doe, especially one in a pre-receptive or receptive stage, is a great attractant to mature bucks,” he says. “I’ve shot several bucks while they were actually sniffing the doe I had harvested earlier in the hunt.” Will Bucks come to Doe estrus? Authentic doe estrousRead More →

Do doe bleats work? “Bleats certainly work, but there is no rhyme or reason to it,” he told me. “I’ve studied whitetails for more than 40 years and can tell you does do not go around bleating their heads off when they’re in estrus. Do doe bleats attract does? ARead More →