It got their attention, and they were a bit more cautious, but didn't "spook" them

I only do twice every 15 minutes

Then I also put corn with beet or apple crush, a salt block, and pee

That’s what the can said like every ten to fifteen minutes do the call

I use corn during bow season, but during rut that does nothing. Calls I've never had work to pull anything in, just stop them in their tracks. Doe urine is a great cover scent and will stop a buck in rut, too. Salt blocks aren't really bait, they're more an investment in the future.

During muzzleloader season my dad smoked a deer that was right up on him. And the deer got 10-20 yards before he died

If you're going to do a salt/mineral lick, you should keep it up for at least 4 years, and not expect much change until after that

It doesn't so much help the bucks that are already around, as the does create healthier fawns during gestation

So it’s a set and forget kinda deal

Try using a beet, apple, or sweet potatoe crush on your corn I find regular corn does nothing

I've used the deer crack as they call it

It really doesn't have much effect during rut

Works decent here it ain't no miracle attractant but it helps

I don’t really use bait a whole lot, I just set up the ladder stands Overlooking the hotspots

Mainly pre-rut or post-rut, when the deer are looking for nutrients

During rut they only got one thing on the mind

And food is plentiful here during rut

Have y'all tried fawn in distress calls?

Acorns dropping like mad

What about dawn to like 10am is that a good time to go hunting?

And even pre-rut, it'll depend on your location as to the effectiveness. We have tons of persimmons, and the deer love those. They'll browse around under the tree before touching the feeder right next to it

@Milkgamer55 I go from 5 to 12 normally

Morning hunts I get to the stand about 30 minutes before the very first rays of daylight

@Meatball you use a four wheeler?

If sunrise is 6am, first rays are about 5am, get to the stand at 4:30am

I’ve been going 3 to dark so that might be why I haven’t had as much success.

I use my 4x4 truck to get "close", walk in about 500-600 yards

Oh ok I see what you mean I was gonna say if you go on four wheeler I would go a bit earlier

When I say get to the stand 30 minutes earlier than first light, I mean just that. *get to the stand*, you should be sitting down getting settled at 30 minutes before first light

The closer I get to the stand the slower I go

Yep that's good

Especially with leaves, those things are so loud

I park my four wheeler 200 yards away from the stand and walk the rest

A little trick for leaves is fairly simple

Sweep them out of your way.

Before season, when you're still looking at places

Make yourself a trail.

Keep it swept clean and even the deer will follow it

Well I hunt on dirt bike trails so that’s covered, the deer just love the trails

Yep, they'll use the easiest routes they can find just as people will, but the bigger the buck the less he'll want to be around areas with lots of human activity, too, so might want to get away from the dirt bike trails if they're frequently used

No there not used when it gets cold, also I have i dirt bike track in my back yard so nobody uses it except my family, also I just got a Ruger .350 legend that I’m excited to use