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Instructions for Homemade Deer-Scent Sticks

Deer hunting can be a hit or miss process. One way to gain an advantage is through the use of deer scent, or deer urine. The scent can be collected from the bladder of a newly killed deer and used to attract game to your deer blind or tree stand. Homemade deer-scent sticks are an efficient way to attract deer to your position.

Things You'll Need

Tree sticks
Rubber gloves
Unwanted t-shirt
Scissors
Deer urine
Plastic bucket
Paper towel
Rubber bands
Twine

Instructions

- 1
  Gather three to four sticks from your lawn. The sticks should be approximately 5 to 6 inches in length.
- 2
  Cut three to four strips -- 6- by 2-inches wide -- from an unwanted t-shirt. The t-shirt must be freshly washed to remove human scent. Wear rubber gloves.
- 3
  Pour 1 cup of deer urine into a plastic bucket. If a deceased deer isn't available to provide the urine, it can be purchased.
- 4
  Dip each of the t-shirt strips into the deer urine.
- 5
  Wring out the strips with your hands. Place the strips flat on a paper towel.
- 6
  Wrap one of the urine-soaked strips around one end of the sticks. Secure it with a rubber band once the strip is wrapped.
- 7
  Tie the end of a 1-foot piece of twine around the other end of the stick.
- 8
  Tie the other end of the twine around a tree branch in the area where you are hunting. The deer will smell the urine and be less timid about approaching.

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