Wild life attractant (Page 2): Go to the zoo. take some pics and tell us how you sneaked up on them.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

Go to the zoo. take some pics and tell us how you sneaked up on them.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

Make sure the bear isnt looking for a nice camera

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

plumbbob1 wrote:

I have deer, coyotes, Mtn. Lions, and occasionally bears, among other things on my property.

I'm going to set up a photo blind.
Question- what are the best attractants
to bring wildlife to my blind.

Thanks on advance.

Depends on where you are. First check with Wild life Officials. Then visit or go online to Bass Pro, Cabela's, Gander Mountain, and other Hunting/wildlife stores. Walmart Sporting Goods also may have a limited selection in your area. But the majors that I listed will be the biggest help, even if you look there then go somewhere else. When/if you go in, ask questions as their staff probably has access to your answers. While they sell guns and hunting, they also deal a lot with photographers doing nature photography.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

It's your property, is it baiting to plant berry bushes? an apple tree? corn? make the area attractive to them, plant it and they will come, where have I heard something like that before?

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

For males - can of beer
For females- shopping mall
Sorry. Could not resist.

That's an incredible "back yard". Looking forward to seeing some of your images.
Mark

plumbbob1 wrote:

I have deer, coyotes, Mtn. Lions, and occasionally bears, among other things on my property.

I'm going to set up a photo blind.
Question- what are the best attractants
to bring wildlife to my blind.

Thanks on advance.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

sb wrote:

Is baiting animals unethical? In Maine they had a referendum to make it illegal to bait bears - it failed. The Game Warden Association even put up ads on TV urging people to vote against the referendum.

So people leave bait such as donuts and candy to attract bears - and then kill them.

But if you bait deer - oh - THAT is just terribly unethical and against the law. Makes a lot of sense, huh?

It's illegal to feed deer in NY.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

jerryc41 wrote:

It's illegal to feed deer in NY.

Lock up Mother Nature! Then, nuke the whales.....

cyclespeed Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada

When you observe one of these animals, get your drone airborn and capture the shot. No messy baits, building blinds and sitting still for goodness knows how long.

rstrick2 Loc: Beverly Hills, FL

I always found that you must make yourself invisable. where as you disappear to wildlife. you do that with cover up scents, clothing. there is all kinds of stuff out there. if the animals don't know your there you will sucessful

Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal

WayneT wrote:

If you have bear and mountain lion in your area an... (show quote)

You really don't need anything lethal to keep apex predators away from you. A few years ago, when photographing Grizzlies, we used road flairs to keep the anaimals away when they got too close. Quite effective and no animals were harmed.

wmontgomery Loc: Louisiana

Rice bran will attract deer, coyotes, and bear. Don't know about mountain lions. Just dump it on the ground, you don't need a feeder. Besides bear will destroy feeders. I bear country I carry a 44 magnum pistol.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I carry a 44 magnum pistol
How many megapixels does it have?

MtnMan Loc: ID

plumbbob1 wrote:

I have deer, coyotes, Mtn. Lions, and occasionally bears, among other things on my property.

I'm going to set up a photo blind.
Question- what are the best attractants
to bring wildlife to my blind.

Thanks on advance.

I use a salt lick for Elk. The cheap ones for cows work fine. It should work for the deer.

If you shoot a deer now and then it should work for the others...

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

markngolf wrote:

I carry a 44 magnum pistol
How many megapixels does it have?

How many trigger clicks?

Robeng Loc: California

plumbbob1 wrote:

I have deer, coyotes, Mtn. Lions, and occasionally bears, among other things on my property.

I'm going to set up a photo blind.
Question- what are the best attractants
to bring wildlife to my blind.

Thanks on advance.

Piumbbob,

Not sure what state you're in but in California, baiting is illegal for taking game (All the above). But it is legal to have water in containers within 200 yards of the hunting area. Since you're not taking game technically you can placed items to attract game such as plastic turkeys, plastic baby hogs, etc. But be prepare to answer to a game warden if questioned. Not illegal to set up a blinds here in the Republic of California.