Baiting blacktail for late archery

[BlacktailBowhunter]

Thanks for imparting some wisdom, and sharing your lessons learned.  Sounds like I need to score some more apples!  I've tried the craiglsit thing, and so far there it looks like I'm a day late and dollar short.  I'll keep at it, and try the cob thing as well.  I'll post anything I may have the luck of getting into!

I was racing BMX in Port Orchard last year, and I could swear I passed apple trees in farmers fields. If you get just outside of any city, you will find apple trees dropping in peoples yard.

Knock on a few doors and you will get all you need. Offer them a few bucks and they will be happy to see you coming back for more.

Good luck.

[hardkorrhunter]

this is my first time baiting deer and on the second i set up my ladder stand about thirty yards from about 100lbs of apples i packed in close to 1500' elevation with one of those apple licker mineral licks you get at cabelas for five dollars and my trail cam about ten yards from that i was banking on that lick holding them in there but sound like i need a lot more apples but im also gonna try rattling and grunting for them from that same set also first time trying that................

[BlacktailBowhunter]

this is my first time baiting deer and on the second i set up my ladder stand about thirty yards from about 100lbs of apples i packed in close to 1500' elevation with one of those apple licker mineral licks you get at cabelas for five dollars and my trail cam about ten yards from that i was banking on that lick holding them in there but sound like i need a lot more apples but im also gonna try rattling and grunting for them from that same set also first time trying that................

Did someone tell you that deer like apples

If you have 100lbs, you may be better off doing what I call a saturation method and set them in several areas about 20lbs each area and focus on the spots that get hit the most.

[pips4bucks]

What's wet or sweet cob, and where can you get it?

Oh, it's too late now, but in the early season Blacktails LOVE plums.  I have 3 different plum trees so I take the extras to my honey hole.  The deer gobble them up!

[BlacktailBowhunter]

What's wet or sweet cob, and where can you get it?

Oh, it's too late now, but in the early season Blacktails LOVE plums.  I have 3 different plum trees so I take the extras to my honey hole.  The deer gobble them up!

Any feed store. COB stands for Corn, Oats, and Barley.

[huntingfool7]

Wet or sweet cob is corn, oats and barley with molasses

[Wildsau]

Baiting is new to me and I am intent on putting meat in the freezer during Late Archery.  How long, in advance, should one put out Wet COB, or apples, befoe expecting results?

[lokidog]

Apples a day or two should show results.  Other stuff may take more time for the deer o get interested.  We have had to apple-up the allstock pellets sometimes to get the deer interested when we haven't used them for a while.

I would only put out a handfull of apples to start with at each location, stomp one or two to release the scent even more.  Once those are gone, then step it up with more apples.  Otherwise you may just be wasting some.

[bowhuntersd]

I have a spot I'm baiting and have my Camera on it, but coming up empty. I found this spot last year in December when I was getting rid of the left over apples. I got tons of pics with 5 different bucks at that time.
I put the bait out early this year to try and set a spot for late season, but I haven't seen a single deer yet and I've gone through 100 lbs of apples.
What do you think? Or is this just a post season wintering spot? 

[lokidog]

"gone through 100 pounds of apples..."

Are they just rotting into the ground or disappearing and not getting camera shots?  This is why I suggest just a few apples at a lot of different places until they get hit, then step it up in those spots.

Also, if there is a really good food supply nearby, they may not be cruising looking for food as much.  When our neighbors apple trees are dropping, we see a  lot fewer deer.

[BlacktailBowhunter]

I have a spot I'm baiting and have my Camera on it, but coming up empty. I found this spot last year in December when I was getting rid of the left over apples. I got tons of pics with 5 different bucks at that time.
I put the bait out early this year to try and set a spot for late season, but I haven't seen a single deer yet and I've gone through 100 lbs of apples.
What do you think? Or is this just a post season wintering spot? 

I have put apples out on one trail and they get hammered. I put them on another trail that looks great only a hundred yards away and they are untouched.

I have also noticed that the weather plays a factor in when they will hit them and available natural food sources. Look for the first week in December to be really good. I have 4 solid sites going now and the best activity for morning and evening was a couple of days ago when the temps. in my area hit 25 degrees I started getting morning and evening photos during shooting hours.

Don't give up. Just like Loki said, spread that 100 lbs out until you get  strike and then replenish and place your cam. The deer have to find them before they can eat them.

Good luck.

[bowhuntersd]

The apple I put out are actually apple scraps for making apple cider. They are rotting on the ground fairly quick. I don't think the deer are in that area right now. I'm going to find another area and see what happens. I also bought some wet cob that I'm going to try,  Thanks 

[D-Rock425]

I just got a 40# bag of deer corn I'll be using with a mixture of apples for the eastside next weekend.

[coastie hunter]

"gone through 100 pounds of apples..."

Are they just rotting into the ground or disappearing and not getting camera shots?  This is why I suggest just a few apples at a lot of different places until they get hit, then step it up in those spots.

Also, if there is a really good food supply nearby, they may not be cruising looking for food as much.  When our neighbors apple trees are dropping, we see a  lot fewer deer.

I agree with this I had a hard time early seasson but I cant keep up now.

[spin05]

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