Any one use Peanut butter?

dick195252 · Post by **dick195252** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:55 am

I have heard Peanut butter is good for attracting deer. Has any one used it? and if so whats your set up?

lscha · Post by **lscha** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:22 am

I used it years ago. I cut the bottom out of a jar after nailing the lid to a tree. It attracts alright. Birds and squirrels too, so the deer didn't get much.

njxbow · Post by **njxbow** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:11 am

i know bears love it. one of the guys on my property used some to jumpstart his spin feeder. after the bear ate the peanut butter, it knocked over his feeder, ate a whole through it, then chowed down on the corn inside.

curmudgeon · Post by **curmudgeon** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:49 am

Sometimes for trail cam pics.

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:10 am

Just on my samich for lunch...

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:21 am

i use it for squirrel hunting, put a wad on a stump and walk bout 100 yards to another stump and place another wad....then i just stalk back and forth betwwen the two wads of PB....if i scared away a few squirrels i just sat back bout 50 yards and waited till they showed back up within 10 minutes..........bob

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Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:28 am

When I lived in northern Illinois it was illegal to bait whitetails.

We used to make peanut sandwiches and "accidentally" drop them from the tree stands. On a couple of occasions that we got checked the wildlife officer would give us that "oh yeah, I bet it just fell from your lunch pack look" but we never were cited for any violation.

FredBear · Post by **FredBear** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:31 pm

I use peanut butter for bait in late season. I smear peanut butter on a stump and cover it with corn. They love it!

B-Logger · Post by **B-Logger** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:04 pm

I like it on toast.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:19 pm

i tried it last year, i was really skeptical at first but when i put it out it didn't last a day and was gone and it wasn't squirrels

lscha · Post by **lscha** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:25 pm

bstout wrote:We can't bait here anymore but it used to be legal. I remember trying peanut butter. Man, I couldn't wait for everything to get finished with it. It attracted everything including birds, squirrels you name it. I remember thinking...I'll never do that again.

What a pain when you're looking & listening for deer.

Don't forget about the raccons and porcupines. They love it too and we have way too many of those. I once had 12 racoons on my trailcam all at the same time along with 2 porks.

frisky · Post by **frisky** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:58 pm

Works good for baiting the mouse trap.

Big58cal · Post by **Big58cal** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:45 pm

Honestly, I've never heard of using peanut butter for deer, but after reading everyone's posts, I guess I'm going to try it this fall.

I know squirrels love it though. I used to be in nuisance wildlife control and we used quite a bit of it baiting our traps for squirrels, coons, and possums. BTW, critters really like Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream pies too.

perrysbirds · Post by **perrysbirds** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:05 pm

I am deadly allergic to peanut butter!
Almost died a few years back!

chris4570 · Post by **chris4570** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:23 pm

YUMMMMMMMM!!! Peanut butter and chocolate.

Don't know about peanut butter, but my father-in-law keeps mentioning chocolate chip cookies. As a joke. But maybe????