The best whitetail and mule deer attractants are scents that lure in a testosterone-charged deer. How to lure in a whitetail or mule deer? You can make your own homemade scent using a certain deer attractant recipe or simply buy it.
Different Deer Attractants
What type of deer attractants are available? You can get liquids, sprays, dust applications and smoke sticks.
Most popular and proven are the liquids of the scent of a female deer in estrus or female urine or male urine. The male urine makes the dominant buck think another buck is in his territory, thus leading him to investigate.
Scrapes and Deer Attractants
So you’ve found an active scrape that a buck is checking regularly? Great work. Now use your doe-in-estrus deer attractant scent. The whitetail or mule buck using this scrape will believe that a receptive doe is waiting for his return.
Also, use a little buck urine to make that buck think he has competition.
Deer Attractants help you make the shot
Deer attractants not only lure whitetail and mule deer to a specific area, they create a distraction that allows you to take your shot (gun or bow or handgun).
When a big whitetail buck or mule deer is focused on the deer attractant, you now have the best opportunity to make final adjustments required to squeeze off a shot.
