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re: To What Lengths Do You Go To be Scent Free?
Posted on 10/7/15 at 8:11 am to OleBallCoach
Posted on 10/7/15 at 8:11 am to OleBallCoach
All scent products, although they may help a little, are produced to make money and designed to make the hunter believe he has an edge. Gullible sportsmen keep the manufacturers fat believing they've got to have the latest thing, but if a mature buck gets downwind of you he is NOT coming in, UNLESS he is chasing pussy. JMO after 40 years of deer hunting - good luck this seaon. 
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Posted on 10/7/15 at 8:32 am to eyepooted
Posted on 10/7/15 at 8:37 am to eyepooted
I bought some detergent and dryer sheets for the first time this year. They're both earth scented I believe.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:19 am to eyepooted
I usually try to keep my outer clothes scent free. I keep them in a bag and often will put them on at the base of my stand or within 100 yards of it so I don't sweat them up. Really hard to do this time of year.
I have noticed that the cleaner I am the more deer I see. A fresh shower even with scented stuff is better than two days with no shower hunting club life. I'll use the scent free spray mainly on my hair
I have noticed that the cleaner I am the more deer I see. A fresh shower even with scented stuff is better than two days with no shower hunting club life. I'll use the scent free spray mainly on my hair
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:24 am to mylsuhat
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go overboard.. I always play the wind (though this weekend the wind was a count) I was all my clothes (shirts, pants, socks, boxers, towels) in scent free detergent I shower in scent free soap before each hunt I spay down before heading to my stand I know it's over board but I really dont want to chance the situation you encountered either ETA: Cover scent is worthless IMO. Scent 'eliminators' have much more effectiveness
I do all of this and keep my hunting rubber boots separate from all others, only use them for hunting, and put them on at the place Im going to hunt before walking in.
Also I keep snacks in stand to things deer would like to eat. Apples, nuts, peanut butter bars, ect.
For those saying playing the wind is all that matters, I suppose you don't hunt on days with no wind, swirling winds, or in areas where the deer have equal access to your stand site from 360 degrees like the rest of us.
I agree you should try and hunt the prevailing wind but, the idea that you can always predict where the deer are compared to your position and the wind is simply foolish.
I know however, that with my efforts at scent control I have had several deer over the years end up directly down wind of me at distances of 10 to 50 yards without the slightest alarm. That isn't saying I have not been winded before but it was always when I took less than full scent control measures.
This post was edited on 10/7/15 at 9:38 am
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:55 am to eyepooted
I used to be much more hardcore about it than I am now. I leave my clothes outside in a bag. I wash them with scentless detergent and I take a shower before I hunt with no name brand scentless soap, and I wear rubber boots.
The issue I have with scent control is that no matter what, you're not going to fool a deer's nose. Even if you spend all that time and money on clothes, you're still going to leave scent that's "different" than what a deer smells every day, so he's gonna know something is up. I just try to stay out of my spots as much as possible, and I always hunt the wind. I also always set spots up to where I'm with the wind at all times coming in.
The issue I have with scent control is that no matter what, you're not going to fool a deer's nose. Even if you spend all that time and money on clothes, you're still going to leave scent that's "different" than what a deer smells every day, so he's gonna know something is up. I just try to stay out of my spots as much as possible, and I always hunt the wind. I also always set spots up to where I'm with the wind at all times coming in.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:25 am to Hammertime
Yep, wind is the key. Pissing and dropping beer cans out of the stand will spook them though, fyi. 
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:30 am to Bleeding purple
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For those saying playing the wind is all that matters, I suppose you don't hunt on days with no wind, swirling winds, or in areas where the deer have equal access to your stand site from 360 degrees like the rest of us.
Every stand I hunt fits this description, and it's what I've based my opinion on. You do the best you can and always remember you can't kill one at home, so do what helps you be confident. I've had deer walk in complete circles around and directly underneath me when I took zero scent control measures. My younger brother on the other hand always scents down religiously and complains of how people "harass" the deer in our area and they bust him because they're more cautious. Completely unrelated, I'm always getting snapchats and texts from him while he's in the stand.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:31 am to eyepooted
I'll make sure to shower, I keep my clothes in a separate container with some earth or pine scent, and use a little spray on my way out. I know this isn't going to fool a deer's nose, but I don't think it could really hurt either. I do it mainly for the extra confidence it gives me...if the wind swirls or changes, I can tell myself "hey, it might still be ok", instead of mentally giving up on the hunt. Helps to keep it interesting and enjoyable.
I also wash my clothes in a non-UV brightening detergent and once before the season spray a UV killer on my clothes...The research is there to prove deer see a broad UV spectrum, and I don't want to be a blue glow in an otherwise grayscale environment.
I also wash my clothes in a non-UV brightening detergent and once before the season spray a UV killer on my clothes...The research is there to prove deer see a broad UV spectrum, and I don't want to be a blue glow in an otherwise grayscale environment.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:50 am to bootlegger
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I also wash my clothes in a non-UV brightening detergent and once before the season spray a UV killer on my clothes...The research is there to prove deer see a broad UV spectrum, and I don't want to be a blue glow in an otherwise grayscale environment.
Definately
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:56 am to Bleeding purple
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For those saying playing the wind is all that matters, I suppose you don't hunt on days with no wind, swirling winds, or in areas where the deer have equal access to your stand site from 360 degrees like the rest of us
Very true. I usually know about where deer come from when hunting a food plot and try to set my stand up so any north wind wont blow my scent towards it. After killing one of the better deer in my life with a south wind blowing my scent right on a plot and a buck walked out at 75 yrds. He winded me and spun to leave but that .280 bullet is faster than him
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:57 am to Bleeding purple
Better to worry about being quiet and still than what you smell like. People have hunted animals for tens of thousands of years without $300 scent blocking shirts.
Like I said earlier, I smoke in the stand and still see plenty of deer when I'm on a good spot
Like I said earlier, I smoke in the stand and still see plenty of deer when I'm on a good spot
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:59 am to eyepooted
used to be nuts about it. scent free detergent, scent free shower before every hunt, scent killer undershirt/underwear, spray in the stand, boot spray, etc.
Now i just work on the wind, and get busted on occaision.
Now i just work on the wind, and get busted on occaision.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 11:29 am to eyepooted
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catches my wind and busts me
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eyepooted
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:10 pm to eyepooted
I've been an avid bow hunter my entire life. Rarely pull out the smoke pole. I try to reduce my scent as much as I can with detergents, soaps, sprays, clothing, etc. I always dress in the field and keep my camo separate from everything. I do my best to hunt the wind but I don't think I've ever been on a hunt where the wind was 100% consistent from one direction. I'm hoping the above mentioned tactics will save me from getting busted in those instances where the wind swirls or drifts on a still day. That being said, I've killed numerous deer that were completely down wind of me and I've been busted by deer that caught the slightest swirl of scent. I think a lot of it depends on the area you hunt and whether your deer are conditioned to smelling other scents or if when they smell you, it's their first time smelling a human. Just my $.02
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:40 pm to JPB
When younger, I use to wear all the camo fashion, descent myself, and other such BS. Through the years I've learned the deer really don't give a sh!!. Now I walk to my stand at first light, smoke cigars, and relax. Kill plenty of deer.
In my own back yard some walk within 15 ft of me while sitting on the terrace puffing on a stogie. I even talk to them. Most of you guys are just wasting your money to look sporty.
And if you hunt upwind, scent doesn't matter.
In my own back yard some walk within 15 ft of me while sitting on the terrace puffing on a stogie. I even talk to them. Most of you guys are just wasting your money to look sporty.
And if you hunt upwind, scent doesn't matter.
This post was edited on 10/7/15 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 10/7/15 at 2:03 pm to Nawlens Gator
Biggest deer I've killed I had to set my cig on my climbing stand, stood up, drew, killed up and then finished my smoke while giving him time. Dropped a cig on a deer last year just to see how it would react. Was smoking in this pic, closest deer was 25 yards away. Wind was blowing toward them. Learn to be still.
Hunt the wind and it doesn't matter if you smell like a goats arse. With the wrong wind you better learn how to be still.
Hunt the wind and it doesn't matter if you smell like a goats arse. With the wrong wind you better learn how to be still.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 2:42 pm to eyepooted
I used to work on a hog farm, and one of the places where we stored the manure was a place I liked to hunt. It got to the point that I was out there so much checking cows and fences that the deer knew who I was. That doesn't mean they welcomed me in and were never on alert, but they didn't bolt off as soon as they smelled me. The hog stench didn't bother them, so several times, after I left the hog barn, I'd go hunt. Great cover scent if you ask me. It gets to the point where you develop a tolerance for it.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 3:00 pm to brad8504
We farmed some fields on the north side of a big block of woods that was chock full of deer when I was a kid, so I would bow hunt the edge on a south wind. It never failed about deer:30 there comes a little puff of wind from the north, and all hell would break loose, palmetto rattling, does snorting. Also, seems every time I hunt the damn wind is swirling when in the woods.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 3:05 pm to eyepooted
I'm not going to be long winded with my response but I fart in my stand constantly. I don't have issues.
This post was edited on 10/7/15 at 3:25 pm
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