Hot Trails

01/02/2026

TESTIMONIAL SPOTLIGHT: "My four biggest whitetails... were taken when the wicks were lit! Great product that works!" - Bill Rucker. We love hearing success stories! If you're struggling in the late season, trust the original scented hunting candle. Find more proof: https://www.hottrails.com/testimonials/

12/16/2025

Turn Up the Heat on Late Season Bucks! 🔥 Cold air holds scent low, but the heat from a Hot Trails candle helps lift and disperse your lure up to 500 yards. Don't let the drop in temp drop your chances.

11/17/2025

Check out this article featured by Deer & Deer Hunting about Hot Trails: https://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/content/articles/deer-hunting-gear/unlock-a-smarter-scent-strategy

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08/11/2025

“This guy was so big that within a second I decided to pull the trigger.” If you want this to be YOUR scent success story, go to www.hottrails.com and order today!

I shot this guy in Karnes County two years ago and had a candle about thirty yards from where he dropped. I was sitting in a tripod adjacent to a creek/treeline where he walked out with his nose to the ground following almost exactly the same path that two does had walked 30 minutes prior.

08/04/2025

“This little fella came into your Hot Scents candle.” If you want to learn more, go to www.hottrails.com and order today!

This little fella came into your Hot Scents Candle. He dressed, 219 pounds, and was a pretty clean 10 point. Jim Dougherty is going to score him for me next weeks. Are you still doing the candles? I need some.

07/28/2025

“Out stepped the biggest buck I have ever seen.” Learn more at www.hottrails.com and order today!

There is really not a lot to tell, says Wayne to Bill. I had a Doe n Heat candle burning over near the feed pen and about 6 does were in it eating about 7 in the morning. Some small bucks were milling around and then all of a sudden they were gone. I was trying to figure out what spooked them when I...

07/21/2025

“The candles must have been doing their job… immediately a small 8 pt. came charging in.” If you want this to be YOUR scent success story, go to www.hottrails.com and order today!

Freddie Haney and I met at the Bow Show in Louisville, KY in February 1993. He was just another Archery Dealer walking the isles looking at all the stuff people like me were trying to get them to buy. He stopped and looked over Hot Trails. He was interested and we exchanged business cards with promi...

12/23/2024

“He came right up to the candle and smelled it.” If you want to learn more, go to www.hottrails.com and order today!

I’ve used your product for several years now. I am just a normal guy who, prior to using your candles, have never harvested, nor seen anything above the 90″-100″ scoreable range. I started experimenting with your Doe-N-Heat Candles and due to your advice, the Dominant Buck Candles. I must say,...

12/20/2024

MORE Delicious Venison Recipes! (honest-food.net)

Venison recipes broken down by cut of meat -- backstrap, roasts, ground meat, etc. These recipes work with deer meat, elk, moose, antelope.

12/18/2024

How Long Before You See Bigger Deer After Improving Nutrition? (National Deer Association)

Reducing deer density and increasing habitat quality leads to heavier deer and larger-antlered bucks. But how long does it take? Science gives us the answer.