GEEEEEEEZ  I dare anyone to try and find information within the game code, using a smart phone.  It'll be three days before my eyes uncross.  Anyhow, this is all I can find for now so, I will play the safe side and say stay away from using any cover scent that replicates White Tail Deer cuisine.  However, in my own defense, I will just say this subject has been argued before the PGC with food enhanced cover scent being approved for use, at one time. 
 
 
(8)  Any artificial or natural bait, hay, grain, fruit, nut, salt, chemical, mineral or other food as an enticement for game or wildlife, regardless of kind and quantity, or take advantage of any such area or food or bait prior to 30 days after the removal of such material and its residue. Nothing contained in this subsection shall pertain to normal or accepted farming, habitat management practices, oil and gas drilling, mining, forest management activities or other legitimate commercial or industrial practices. Upon discovery of such baited areas, whether prosecution is contemplated or not, the commission may cause a reasonable area surrounding the enticement to be posted against hunting or taking game or wildlife. The posters shall remain for 30 days after complete removal of the bait.
 
 
Gonna be a lot of Vanilla flavored cookies, ice cream and, pumpkin pie at BTDT's this coming holiday season. he hee.. ouch
 
 
 
 
Once again thanks to Eyesandgillz for bringing this to my attention

Well another interesting read here guys ... never used vanilla but have a apple tree down the street from me that I’ve picked up a few and through around my hunting area ... but now i’m Not telling ya where I hunt ... lol usually just use some mock scrape spray , also use a dripper with doe -in -heat hanging from a few trees branches ... few other tricks but i’m Not telling 😜👍🍺....do have to agree we need some cooler weather soon though. Crazy warmer weather sucks , then not to mention the crazy rain got honey do things tomorrow so hoping next week .. did get my boat ready for winter storage today so that is done .well good luck if ya are out there tomorrow and like what has already been said .... DON’T FORGET THE ORANGE , ya know overlap with muzzleloader ...

BTDT .... be waiting for my Vanilla Cookies and Pumpkin Pie .... YUMMY

Thursday morning I plan on doing the old man early rifle gun season. I hope we get a hard frost and cooler temps. Archery season slipping away,dam hot weather. 

Sat the past 2 afternoons in the heat not expecting to see much, and I wasn't disappointed. Saw a total of zero again. Didn't hear a single muzzy blast today either. 3 new scrapes near the stand I sat at today are telling me the little sob's are there, just not during daylight. On the plus side, I took the climber out to a new area yesterday that looks like it should be a great future spot. Nice funnel area that has numerous large oak trees. Problem in that woods this year is that the oaks are not producing many acorns. Oh well, keep on plugging away enjoying all that mother nature has to offer while I'm out there. Good luck out there fellas!

CRAPPIE .... I hear ya , heat sucks ... went and checked my 2 cameras this morning... nothing on either camera been 5 days since I checked things ... couple pictures on the one middle of the night not sure what set it off birds maybe ?? ... no new scrapes , pretty dead ..fact haven’t been working the 2 older scrapes ... come on cooler weather , all I got to report guys 😡..... good luck !!

Went Friday and Saturday night. Friday seen 6 deer. Two were bucks one small legal 7 point. Third time I passed him, his friend was a stub of a non legal 6 point. He towered over the 7. My guess 2.5yo standing next to a 1.5 yo. If he makes it he will be real good next year. Those two hit three scrapes in front of me before exiting. That sit I had bucks fighting harder in the woods, next level above sparing. Also other side of me buck grunts. This had the does feeling uneasy.

Saturday was the worst sit I had this season. See one doe very last light, but I had a really cool encounter with a young grey fox. He gave me a couple minute show at 5 yards.

Hunted Ohio this morning,very windy. Had a mature 7 pts at 16 yards,nice deer just not what I'm looking for. He could have been dead but I'm waiting for a certain deer that was on the camera last year. I may regret this,but that's hunting. Saw 3 fox squirrels and jumped a bunny on the way out.

eyesandgillz

BeenThereDoneThat.
Copy the seven Crappy_Slayer, go get that critter and whatever ya do, don't look em in the eye. I think the sons-O-guns have the power of hypnotism. lol


As for the scent, it's legal to smell like food, just not be the food.

Can't imagine the story's we be hearing about Doe-n-Heat!!

Good luck!

 
BTDT, 
Food imitating cover scents or attractants are a no-no with the powers that be.  Me personally, couldn't give a rat's patooty but "the man" may not be so forgiving.  So, iksnay on the [link=mailto:vanilla....capice@]vanilla....capice[/link]!  :-)
 
I have only been out for two evening sits so far this season.  Too darn busy and when I am not, it is 85 degrees.  I ain't hunting in that nonsense....
 
Good luck fellers, and don't forget your orange this Saturday.  
 

I smell like butterscotch when I hunt. Have a pocket full of butterscotch candy. Chew on em all day in da tree. I cant help that the deer come in on the curiosity. Never did hear about the " no eating candy " rule...jus sayin. Maybe dis helpas......
 
BH

BH thank you very much. Gives me an idea. I'll accidentally on purpose, spill extract on my camo clothing while making my vanilla pumpkin pie, before heading out in the morning.


PRICELESS!!!


Not hearing any gun fire so far but I'm getting great reports of the Amish filling their freezers for winter. Neighbor and his 6 sons have but a couple Doe tags remaining before they turn their thoughts to the buck. Plan is to take the younger sons out letting them take the sub-legal with the older boys going for the 3-up during fire-arms.

Be interesting, after this past Sunday, to hear how the rest of the clan is doing.

As for me I'm pleasantly pleased to see this morning, after the strong winds yesterday and into the night, my highrise camo ground blind remains intact.

Finally did get a few cams in place following construction but as yet, haven't checked for pictures.

Got all excited over the purchase of a SD card reader I bought for my phone. How wonderful being able to view my cam pics on sight. How wonderful that is, if my phone was OTG compatable..... stupid phone!


Stay tuned, better days are coming, so I'm told.

Well guess No hunting this afternoon, it has been pouring for last hour or so . Was going , i winterized my boat the other day so today I was moving it from garage to under carport were I keep it in for winters.. so I had all my clothes hanging on side of the boat and I put them on the clothes line which I always do before I hit the woods , sprayed with scent killer stuff . Anyways while putting cover on boat it started pouring and yes I kept messing with the stupid ( as BTDT says) cover. After about 45 minutes of down pours I realized my clothes were still hanging on the line and soaked .... now I have them drying in basement .... oh well crap happens right ... but maybe I’m just getting old .... lol. BTW it’s still raining 😡😡.... ok BTDT let me have it buddy 😜