Molasses attracts deer with its sweet smell and taste. The molasses will help create a hard food block that the deer will enjoy. Sold by companies that manufacture deer feed, deer food blocks containing molasses are a popular way to feed deer.

How do you bait deer with molasses?

Mix 18 ounces of granulated molasses with a 28 ounce jar of peanut butter. Insert the mixture into the can and hang it from a tree. When the sun heats up the metal coffee can, the peanut butter and molasses will melt and start to drip from the holes to attract the deer.

What animals are attracted to molasses?

Deer, bears and hogs crave sugar, and molasses has plenty of it. This concentration of pure molasses draws in wildlife with sweet aromas and long-lasting flavor. It's perfect for year-round nutrition supplementation " especially through cold winters when sugar content is scarce.