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Title: Black tail deer atractant?
Post by: pat riotic on August 05, 2012, 10:40:52 PM: What do you guys use i was thinking since its been so hot latley id throw somthing sweet out like apples or one of those apple syrup blocks... idk what is a good attractant for deer in the summer, i know that they like things like corn when it gets colder because it warms them up or somthing like that.... anyways what do you guys use year round for black tail attractant, im brand new to black tail so any tips are helpful thanks!
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Post by: sled on August 05, 2012, 10:41:59 PM: APPLES!
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Post by: pat riotic on August 05, 2012, 10:44:08 PM: do you throw anything else out with it, deer cane, corn, saltblocks? anything or just apples?
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Post by: DoubleJ on August 05, 2012, 11:00:58 PM: alder branches. Lots of them because they will be gone overnight
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Post by: lokidog on August 06, 2012, 07:37:27 AM: Already said, apples and alder leaves. The bucks are making their rounds past our fence every day to look for the apples that are falling early off our trees (we chuck them over for them). One even came by yesterday afternoon about 2:00 in the hot sun to look. We will sometimes put out Allstock from Del's which they seem to like and has a high protein content (more so in fall and winter though).
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Post by: glowaski81 on August 06, 2012, 01:26:23 PM: Not sure if its +4 or +5 but my vote is on apples
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Post by: Kola16 on August 06, 2012, 01:52:35 PM: Alder branches. It is pointless for me to put out apples because the bears eat them way before the deer get to them :twocents:
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Post by: pat riotic on August 06, 2012, 02:07:28 PM: alright then apples and alder branches! :tup:
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Post by: enaz on August 08, 2012, 08:52:38 AM: never heard of alder branches, i'll have to try it
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Post by: lokidog on August 08, 2012, 09:45:16 PM: They'll come right in for the alder, especially if they hear the tree come down.... I tossed a bunch of apple branches over the fence this evening, i bet there won't be a leaf on them by morning, maybe even cleaned off already.......

Just went up to the bedroom and shined the spotlight out, sure enough, a beautiful wide three point was out there eating already. I tried to sneak out for a photo but was just shy of the fence when I heard him bound off. I guess it is time for the trail camera to get put out on the fence.
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Post by: go4itlab on August 09, 2012, 10:57:59 AM: I have been using wet rations, throw out some apples and even pumpkins. They devour the rations. I also throw out a mineral block. My experience has been just the regular mineral block not the one with selenium.
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Post by: cue772 on August 13, 2012, 07:12:24 AM: I've been told to stay away from any kind of syrup blocks on the west side as it can attract bears to the location, causing issues. Anyone with experience here?
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Post by: h20hunter on August 13, 2012, 07:53:45 AM: Yes. You are correct....a sweet bait block is like a big fat granola sugar cube to a bear. They will eat a block in less than a day.