Congrats

That code red sho nuff stinks!! Like a fresh pile of cow chit .I got it and some code blue , the code blue is a lot easier on the nose . I shot 130" 10 point but had to leave him overnight lost him due to an unexpected rain/sleet storm in northern IN last week .

Man sorry to hear that. That sucks! Indiana has some great bucks too.

Is the code red comparable or better to the tinks?

I know Terry Rohm of Tink's scent, so I wont say anything bad about it. I used to use it a lot.

But for some reason that code blue and code red scents seem to work real well.

If you remember I shot A real good buck 2 years ago here in Bama using the code blue. Laid down a scent trail , and literally shot him at my scent wick.

Code Red is just like Code Blue but stronger smelling. It is true estrous doe urine.

Also you get twice as much and I like to use a lot of scent.

I drag a scent wick in and then hang it 35 yards to my side. I then put out another one 35 yards the other way and one below my stand.

That way any deer coming into me where they might wind me, hits the scent 35 yards away and curls into it. Also, if they come up behind me close..my scent passes over them and they come to my scent wick below me at 5 yards or so.

I had multiple bucks almost everyday come in behind me bow hunting during the rut this year..and even if they got a hint of my scent ( Im anal about scent proofing my clothes, scent proof shower, deodorant, etc so I dont put out much) they sniff and smell my doe in heat and it overcame their instinctive wariness I thought thru observing them.

I used to use scent from a biolgist when I was younger (in my 20's) and Ive used scent my whole life after that. Its a big tool in my tool box like a grunt call or rattling horns. I always carry all three during the rut,..however I ONLY use scent during the pre rut, rut and post rut.

Also, in Ky this year the rut was wide open. Heres an interesting story:

I was sitting on the ground the morning before I killed this one...and hear a ruckus right at first light. Here they come...buck chasing a doe. She stopped at 15 yards away, he at 30.(He was a 120 inch 8 ptr I had passed on twice with a bow, and Atlbravos had as well.)
The wind was in my face and I told atl..I could smell her bad. Stinkiest doe Id ever been near. And she smelt JUST like that Code Red!
Like putting my nose inside the dang plastic bag I keep my drag rag in..with it in there. STINKY!

So after having all those experiences just this year with it, the bucks we had coming to both our stands running wide OPEN into our scent, etc...I really like it.

First year using Code Red by the way. But when Casey went to the nearest walmart he called and I told him grab that for me. Im sure glad he did.And he gave it to me as gift.

Heck,..I owe that buck to ole foldememup!

By the way, Chase (atl) was using Tinks 69. One day he had 8 bucks come by his set up. It was pre rut, we just started using a lot of scent, and all those bucks thought we were the first hot doe. Perfect timing.

Definitely a nice buck! I’m glad I was still in town to get to help recover him.

I’ll attach a picture of the 10pt I shot the day before.

The hunt was about 500 yards from the main highway up and down hollers. It was definitely rewarding to get it done and we were lucky the neighbor helped us haul him out. I hunted this spot in Turkey season and knew the terrain would funnel deer past the stand. Too darn steep any other way. I hunted it once in early season and saw 5-6 does. The PM before I shot him I went in to find a tree to climb. As I started the climb I noticed a good buck sneaking into the thicket about 200 yards away. I hurried up and got settled in hoping he would come back by before dark. I saw several does and a few young bucks that afternoon but not the big boy. I knew that he was using the hillside on the other side of the thicket as his home.

The next AM I was fighting a coughing spell and was tempted to not hunt that spot anticipating I would cough the whole morning and screw it up. I decided to go for it and move down closer to the thicket where all the action was. I got settled in just at daylight and about 10 minutes later a spike came by. About an hour later a doe came by with a spike and 5 pt chasing her (same deer phil had seen less than 5 minutes before a few hundred yards away). I saw several deer that morning and a few hens as well. Phil was feeling under the weather so we were going to head back to the cabins early to rest before the pm hunt. I had just tied my rope to my gun and I hear a deer running down the hill towards me. He must have smelled my tinks as he was almost directly downwind of my stand. I flipped the gun around, gave a doe bleat and fired at about 25 yards. He ran a few yards and stopped. I wasn’t sure if I hit him so I threaded the needle between a couple of trees and piled him up. Turns out both shots hit him about 2 inches apart.

Was a great hunt and my best buck to date. Look forward to next year on that lease.

Congrats Chase! Fine buck there...I knew he would die this week

Great job Chase congrats!


BTW, Im still sick as heck from that trip..

Trying to get better for tommorrow am

Very nice deer! It's hunts like that that makes hunting worth it. Especially when you have to work for that deer

Yea, Atl did a good job. He saw him a couple times and kept fine tuning til he got him.

I was proud for him, his biggest buck!

Thanks Jimmy!

Congratulations!! I sure did think I posted on this topic the other day, sorry for not saying congrats earlier. Was just reading the newer post and realized I didn't post before now.

Congrats atlbravos05!!

Congrats

Congrats on the bucks guys!

Thanks Big T.

It's Great little lease. With some good management we will be shooting even bigger ones in the future. Left a lot of good uns for next season!

Congratulations y’all!

WTG!!!