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Apples are the best thing I've found to work for blacktails. All ya can do is try it and see what happens! Make sure to put a trail cam over it
Good deal. Trail cams and trying bait is addicting. Aside from apples, the Apple flavored Buck Licker blocks were devoured by the blacktails in my area. I would for sure pick up one of those. I also found with any bait with the blacktails, by mid-end of September the Bucks change up their habit from literally every day hitting the licks, to completely nocturnal and seldom coming through. I had good bucks on camera almost every day from May-beginning of September. Then poof, like always. Thanks a bunch and goodluck to you to I also purchased my multie season apps already let's see if I get luckyI think the most successful way to use bait would be with a bow hunting as early as possible before they change their patterns drastically. I'll be getting my multi deer tag this year for that reason! Good luck!
I also found with any bait with the blacktails, by mid-end of September the Bucks change up their habit from literally every day hitting the licks, to completely nocturnal and seldom coming through. I had good bucks on camera almost every day from May-beginning of September. Then poof, like always.
Quote from: Wolfdog2314 on January 30, 2016, 05:03:14 PMI also found with any bait with the blacktails, by mid-end of September the Bucks change up their habit from literally every day hitting the licks, to completely nocturnal and seldom coming through. I had good bucks on camera almost every day from May-beginning of September. Then poof, like always. This is my theory (by no means am I an expert). If you have abundant blacktail bucks until September, and then they vanish in October, then the cause of your problem is very clear and simple. What you have discovered is where the bucks live throughout the year, except during the rut. Bucks find does, not the other way around. What you need to find is a place where does live, not bucks. Move your camera around a lot until you find the does, then--come October--you will also have bucks. Put another way (based upon my own experience), if you are feeding apples to bucks through September, you are just wasting time, effort, and money. On the other hand, if bow hunting the early season, and if the bucks are active during daylight hours, your strategy would work.