What type of deer urine should I use on my ThermaSCENT pad? When during the season should I use deer urine?
Any brand of urine will work with your ThermaSCENT unit. We recommend using buck urine and tarsal gland together for whitetail deer starting from the opening day of bow season to the end of gun season. Right at the start of the season, bucks establish their territory by urinating down their back legs and rubbing this urine on their tarsal glands and depositing the scent on the ground. In marking their territory, the bucks are telling other bucks to “STAY OUT” while at the same time signaling does to enter. By using buck urine on the ThermaSCENT pad and applying tarsal gland next to where you set up your ThermaSCENT unit (tree or a log,) you are telling that dominant buck that there is another buck in his area. This process is called “INFRINGEMENT.” .” Dominant bucks won’t tolerate “somebody else in their bedroom” breeding their does. When a buck smells another buck in his area, he becomes very aggressive and will seek out that buck in order to get him out of his territory. This action
