BowhunterXC
Well-Known Member
I've been doing this for several years with no ill effects. By that I mean that none of the deer were spooked or avoided the area.
I'll pop a bag of buttered microwave popcorn, take it to the tree of my choice and sprinkle it upwind of my location. Typically, I'll sprinkle it within 15 to 20 yards of my tree location. This works great, if a deer decides to circle you, to get downwind and check you out. It seems as though the food smell overrides the possibility of any danger....providing that the deer hasn't actually seen me.
I've had bucks and does pick up the scent of the popcorn and walk right to it, like they were on a string. If nothing else, it makes for an inexpensive cover scent.
Has anyone else used something similar and had good results?
I'll pop a bag of buttered microwave popcorn, take it to the tree of my choice and sprinkle it upwind of my location. Typically, I'll sprinkle it within 15 to 20 yards of my tree location. This works great, if a deer decides to circle you, to get downwind and check you out. It seems as though the food smell overrides the possibility of any danger....providing that the deer hasn't actually seen me.
I've had bucks and does pick up the scent of the popcorn and walk right to it, like they were on a string. If nothing else, it makes for an inexpensive cover scent.
Has anyone else used something similar and had good results?