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Pat B:
After reading the recent thread about baiting on TradGang got me thinking...are attracting or cover scents considered baiting? I've used both. I've never had much luck with attracting scents like Doe in Heat, etc. The few times I tried them, at the appropriate time of year seemed to scare off deer or at least they become very alert and to me these scents are counter productive. I have used cover scents on my boots, specifically fox urine or fresh deer urine or even walking in a fresh cow pie on my way to the stand. With the fox pee I've had both foxes and deer follow my trail right to the stand but as far as estrus scents or dominant buck scent they seem to scare off most deer. I know that in some areas they can be very productive but do you consider them baiting?
 We all know that your best cover is using the air movement in your favor.

Hawkdancer:
Haven't used either, but I think baiting involves a food or supplement placed to draw the game to a specific spot for hunting purposes.  Legal in some states, and highly frowned on to the extreme in others.  Using cover scents would not be baiting as you are trying to "hide" your scent in my opinion.
Hawkdancer

osage outlaw:
As far as my state, if it's just a scent, its not baiting.  If it's anything for them to eat, that is considered baiting.  Similar to my water hole.  If its plain water it's legal.  If I add apple flavor or something than that's baiting. 

For cover scent, I stomp on walnuts or osage fruit before I enter the woods.  I smear it all over my boots and pant legs.   It's a natural smell that they are used to in my area.  It has worked very well for me.  I've never used much as far as attractant scent.

Pat B:
I've seen attracting scents that smelled like corn, apples, grapes, etc. Even though these are only scents they smell like foods deer eat. Why wouldn't something that smells like corn, apples or grapes be like spreading apples, corn or grapes around your stand. I have never hunted near a corn field or apple trees because where I have hunted they weren't available but I have hunted near grapes. It's the scent of the ripe grapes that attracts the deer.
 Just my "stay at home" brain at work I guess.   ::) Too much time to think.

JEB:
I still have a 1960's tube of green camo face paint that has the apple scent to it.  But then again I am old and so it the camo tube,lol

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