I don't have much success with scents so if it were me I'd try to keep the woods as natural as possible. Maybe make a mock scrape and pee in it and put a camera up. One tactic I've been toying with is digging up the dirt out of real scrapes and putting in my mock scrapes... Only had a few sits on it last year - I'm hoping for better results this year. Some guys swear by scents though... I think it goes hand-in-hand with rattling. If you're hunting undisturbed deer with a healthy age structure you'll notice better results. Where I hunt I gave up on scent/rattling. Hard to beat a good grunt tube though.

I agree for the most part with keeping it natural. Ive been slowly changing my tactics a little bit every year though. If you think about it, scents are natural. They are there all the time, its just that we cannot smell them. Most of my life i have used nothing, but I do believe that if you use them correctly and at the right time, they'll work. I think the reason why alot of people dont get alot of results is because they are not using them in the right setting/time, and they dont use nearly enough. Those chincy little bottles of P you buy at the store are 1/4 of what a doe will release at one time. I know a guy that uses gallons of the stuff throughout the year, and he has alot of success using more. thats why I think the buck bomb would be interesting to try. It distributes alot of scent, and it puts in right in the air. It is all about parts per million in the big picture.

A little scent goes a long way. If I had to guess - I'd say most guys use too much than the other way around. If I use anything at all, it'll be a little James Valley at mock scrape or I'll hang a tarsal gland from a doe.

I put some doe pee on the backside of a small tree so the deers head is on the opposite side so they cannot see or hear me draw my bow back! Nothing better than to have a still relaxed deer to aim at and to know it won't jump the string!

I was out hunting archery this week-end and saw 4 does and 1 hug buck on are land, there I saw was a early rut, he was chassing, and was scrapping and the things all big boy's do.
So it is on in northern mn.

I hunted the early doe season this weekend near almulund MN. There were scrapes and rubs everywhere. I have never seen this many this early in my life. Not sure what it means. But was just very interested to see this. I have a huge 4' scrape 15 yards from my stand.

Im not entirely sure what to think about all this moon phase stuff.. seems to me like the bucks are just like us.. they're ready to rock whenever. I had pics of a little basket rack 8 chasin a doe around in circles last week. lots of scrapes around here too- set a cam on 2 scrapes that were at least 4' across and within 3 feet of each other.. we'll see whos tearin up the woods!

Well I've got this Thurs off, will hunt but also need to do some last minute stand hanging/ground blind moving. Took off Tues thru Thurs of next week hoping to get some good pre-rut movement - got the rattlin bag and decoy ready to rock.

That darn moon....I agree 11-3 is a day we should all take off of work and sit all day. I have said before that I don't agree with the alleged role the moon plays in the rut or the overall impact it has on deer movement. The photoperiod or decreasing amount of daylight combined with dropping mercury are the two largest factors determining deer activity in the fall...in my very expert opinion. You can't beat the 3rd through the 10th of November. You just can't. Besides, deer don't disappear. If you aren't seeing 5 1/2 year old bucks I wouldn't be too quick to blame the moon. Knowing the locations of bedding areas and travel corridors in thick cover is priceless information that will trump the moon card any hand.

they say that during rut, bucks drop the feeding areas and chase does, well what if does are feeding wouldnt they follow them into the does feeding area? i guess if youve been hunting an corn pile or a small 1/2 acre food plot you wouldnt really have to move. kinda like killn 2 birds with one stone, and saves alot of hassle.

Think it was last year I planned vacation beginning of Nov and hit a couple unseasonably warm days and while I saw some deer it was nothing impressive. Cool with a light, steady breeze would work for me this year!

Hopefully accuweather is close. I'll be in Webster from the 6th to the 9th. Haven't seen many scrapes or bucks chasing the past 2 weekends, but I'm definetly fired up for my 4 day weekend.

From Accuweather-

Low: 26 °FHigh: 43 °FThursday, Nov 6More Details Mostly cloudyLow: 23 °FHigh: 40 °FFriday, Nov 7More Details Cold with snow at timesLow: 22 °FHigh: 38 °FSaturday, Nov 8More Details Mostly sunnyLow: 26 °FHigh: 41 °FSunday, Nov 9More Details Mostly cloudyLow: 29 °FHigh: 42 °F