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Hand warmers and doe in heat scent

So while bow hunting a few weeks ago in cold weather I had forgot to put out my doe in heat scent tab before I climbed up in the stand. I then thought hey maybe I could just put it on a hand warmer and throw it out of the stand. I believe the now heating hand warmer more easily vaporized the doe in heat scent. Had the most buck sightings that I had all season. Has anyone else ever tried this and what were your results?

I think back in the day there actually was a doe in heat scent hand warmer sold in combo (had one), but can't remember the name...

Several "doe in heat" scent warmers were on the market from time to time. Also, the incense sticks you would light. Had mixed results.

One of the people in my bowhunting circle of friends has a buck mounted who burned his nose on the lighted stick just before he shot it. You can still see it on the shoulder mount.

My results with doe in heat scents has been mixed at best. I quit using them years ago.

I believe Jon-e hand warmers had a gadget you could put on them to dispense scent.

Killdrift outdoors makes a rechargeable one that uses the same size pads as a thermacell.

Evercalm as a heated wafer of something they just came out with a year or two ago. Right place right time it all works some of the time. Its pretty iffy but scent can and do work but for me more often not than do

get a clean, new sponge and cut it in half. Use a rubber band to hold the handwarmer on it, then sprinkle on a few drops. Place it where you want, scent side up.

Thermacell had a metal scent pad holder that clipped in over the heated grate.

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