My buddy, Tommy, hunts with us and he seems to always have bear on the cams at his stand and we have been pestering him for years what is in the bottle he sprays on bushes around his cam.I could detect anise but that was all I knew.Well he finally decided to give up his recipe...He uses anise, persimmon and vanilla oils from the trapping catalog (1oz each) and mixes them in a 64 oz bottle of peanut oil. I know its VERY strong smelling so 64 ounces should go a long way! He said just a mist or two will do it and one batch will last a few seasons. I haven't used it myself yet, but I know it works, and works very well..Anyway, check your regs before trying.
Would this be effective, where legal, when baiting is not allowed? In other words, would it attract them consistently enough to hunt the site? I have no experience bear hunting but it peaks my interest. I wiuld think once they check out the smell and find nothing to fill their stomachs they may lose interest.
Yeah, it would be best to put it out the morning of the hunt. The scent is what draws them, but if there isn't a payoff, I would think they wouldn't continue to hang around. I guess it was maybe the peanut oil part of it, but they would chew the leaves off the bushes it was sprayed on. So by that fact alone, I assume it could be considered "baiting". I think in areas where baiting is illegal, just dip scent wicks in it and let them hang near a stand. I used to use a 50/50 mix of anise and vanilla as cover for deer that I would soak a piece of cotton rope about 4" long in and hang off my tree stand, and quite often would have a bear come in within a few hours.
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