What do folks do about the air they expelled from there lungs? I never hear anyone address this issue. Wind controller? They wind you, "the jig is up"!TPM wrote:What kind of scent controls do you guys practice (if any). I always give my wife a hard time (joke of course) as I think she's a bit obsessive. Typically she'll wash all her clothes in a scent free detergent and then leave them hanging outside for at least a day before she hunts. She then bags them all in plastic and changes into them when she gets to the farm she hunts. Before she heads out she showers with scent free soap and dries off with a towel washed in scent free detergent.
Me? I do the washing my clothes in scent free detergent but that's about it.
Scent control (or not)
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Re: Scent control (or not)
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I use scent free soap and deodarent and wash my clothes in scent free detergent. Honestly, can't say it means much most of the time, but I consider it extra insurance. Example: was in a hurry last Saturday morning getting to my hunting spot in time and left the house in my camo. Got gas and McD's that morning on the way there - probably blowing the benefit of all those extra steps. Managed to have this one walk 5 feet in front of me while sitting on the ground against a tree without being spotted - the key? Probably wasn't the camo or the scent free everything. 1) Staying perfectly still 2)Playing that wind baby - especially in Oklahoma where a calm day is gusty...
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good job MackoMachine.....yep Oklahoma is gusty for sure....
some deer are just stupid they may smell you and just come wlakin in to investigate...but in all logical situations there is no way unless you zip your self into a large zip lock bag that you are not going to put off some kind of foriegn odor to the deer..
Nature is our best and worst friend when it comes to hunting deer..wind carries are scent away or swirls and gets us busted..the noise the wind makes camos are noise when we sneek to our stands...without it the deer can hear us along way off...the rain gets us wet and cold but washes our scent away and makes the forest ground wet and silent. the fog hides us ect...and on and on..Always try to use nature gifts to get close as you can and thats your number one friend and is and has always been a part of hunting..to ignore these things is not useing all the FREE tools in your hunting box....I use to buy scent lock and carbon crap and boy I was sensitive because i spent alot of money on it and i didnt want to be told i was wasting my money..I became lazy and didnt play the wind. I would hunt stands that i shouldnt..I got busted and educated...now I play the wind its a better investment and last forever...It makes you tune in if you will to what really works and what doesnt
I watched a hour show on scent away stuff and at the end the guy said what about our weapons we clean and lube..the guys answer was wipe them down good...come on is that all he had..what a fckn joke...deer smell the most minut substances...my humble opinoin..
Oh and i do kill deer every year...Infact this year 1 deer 2 yotes...
some deer are just stupid they may smell you and just come wlakin in to investigate...but in all logical situations there is no way unless you zip your self into a large zip lock bag that you are not going to put off some kind of foriegn odor to the deer..
Nature is our best and worst friend when it comes to hunting deer..wind carries are scent away or swirls and gets us busted..the noise the wind makes camos are noise when we sneek to our stands...without it the deer can hear us along way off...the rain gets us wet and cold but washes our scent away and makes the forest ground wet and silent. the fog hides us ect...and on and on..Always try to use nature gifts to get close as you can and thats your number one friend and is and has always been a part of hunting..to ignore these things is not useing all the FREE tools in your hunting box....I use to buy scent lock and carbon crap and boy I was sensitive because i spent alot of money on it and i didnt want to be told i was wasting my money..I became lazy and didnt play the wind. I would hunt stands that i shouldnt..I got busted and educated...now I play the wind its a better investment and last forever...It makes you tune in if you will to what really works and what doesnt
I watched a hour show on scent away stuff and at the end the guy said what about our weapons we clean and lube..the guys answer was wipe them down good...come on is that all he had..what a fckn joke...deer smell the most minut substances...my humble opinoin..
Oh and i do kill deer every year...Infact this year 1 deer 2 yotes...
Dedicated.... ta all the sweet Bucks yet ta die!
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I say not I wash my hunting clothes in scent free / no uv laundry detergent but I do that because is doesn't make whites whiter colors brighter not because of the scent free. I use the wind because don't think you can be scent free.
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Looks like most of us feel that using the wind to our advanatge is the most important factor in scent control. I also think doing what ever it takes to give you the confidence to sit on the stand knowing you've got a good chance of geting into bow range of a deer without being busted is just as important. Speaking for myself I know that if i'm not confident in my location or the situation i'm hunting in then it's pretty much a waste of my time. For me wearing clean camo and showering before I leave for the hunt is enough. For others that may mean wearing scent lock suits, bathing in baking soda or what it is that gives you the confidence to sit for hours on end waiting for that chance of a lifetime.