What's that in the fridge?!?!

Have you ever tried to explain to your girlfriend why there is deer urine in the fridge? It's not easy...

You can mark deer urine in the "things I thought I'd never own" category, but any hunter or fisherman knows that if someone says something works long enough, you're going to try it. I finally broke down and decided to try the urine trail technique after reading an article in a hunting magazine while getting my oil changed.

The article featured the "Doe in Estrus" product from Mrs. Doe Pee. Maybe it was the no-nonsense name or the claims of purity and quality, but something sold me on the stuff. Pictures like the one above sealed the deal (notice the Mrs. Doe Pee container in the bottom left corner). I've never even seen a deer that big in the back of pick-up trucks or the zoo, much less alive in the woods.

Like all hunting and fishing promises, it's too good to be true. It's too easy, too painless and, surprisingly, too clean (Let's just say, I won't be dowsing myself in urine or anything like that). Much like that Banjo Minnow lure that was advertised ad nauseam on infomercials years ago, there is no way this technique alone will allow me to bag every trophy in the area. That said, I have to try it at least once or else I'll always wonder.

I'm not sure exactly how I'll use it yet. Should I use it opening morning? Is it too late to apply it (since the rut might be coming to an end)? What if it not only does not work, but also tips off deer to stay away from the area? Should I wait and use it as a backup plan if I'm unsuccessful early in the season? Do I even need it (there is a lot of deer sign by my stand and I've never applied Mrs. Doe Pee)? All questions I never thought I'd be asking myself...

In the meantime, while those questions weigh heavily on my mind, I have hidden the carefully camouflaged package in the deepest, darkest refuges of the fridge in hopes that it will survive four more long days.