Scent -Hunting Clothes - Underwear and out and up from there

John Wade · Post by **John Wade** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:19 pm

Would anyone that isn't hunting in the buff let me know scent control is working best. I want to after I hand wash/rinse, outdoor dry in descenting detergent start storing my stuff in a bin filled with leaves, cornstalks, soya bean plants, maybe a little dirt and some of the wild apples. Good idea or bad.

Nudo7 · Post by **Nudo7** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:23 pm

Doesn't sound to bad at all. I like to take and cut small pine tree limbs off and put them in my large bag with my hunting clothes. Seems to work pretty good.

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:32 pm

I've never done that with any of my clothes. I think it's kind of superstitionish, but then again I've never tried it. Maybe I will do that with my new stuff I'm buying this year.

Tar Heel · Post by **Tar Heel** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:50 pm

My 2cents worth after 40some years deer hunting do or wear anything
they will smell you if downwind, watch the wind.

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:13 am

Tar Heel wrote:My 2cents worth after 40some years deer hunting do or wear anything
they will smell you if downwind, watch the wind.

That's how I have always thought about it.

My blaze orange clothing for rifle season smells like a wood stove, cuz we use a trailer with a wood stove to dry our clothes. I still have had deer about 15-20 yards right infront of me.

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:52 pm

I keep my clothes in the garage away from dog smells of the basement in a cardboard box with walnut shells and some apple halfs.

Hi5 · Post by **Hi5** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:39 pm

A good dog can track the scent of ONE PARTICULAR human across a parking lot that is filled with the scent of other humans, gas, oil, diesel, plastic, and all manner of other scents. A deer has a sense of smell just as good.

So, if you like the smell of apple, pine or other scents, use them. Just use something that YOU like, because that is the only animal that can be fooled.

The deer will smell human with apple, or human with pine, human with acorn, or human with whatever. That is, if you are upwind of the deer!!!

tkstae · Post by **tkstae** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:28 pm

Got to agree with the fact that if your downwind of a deer your busted. Doesn't matter what cover scent is. Stay upwind !!!

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:31 pm

tkstae wrote:Got to agree with the fact that if your downwind of a deer your busted. Doesn't matter what cover scent is. Stay upwind !!!

"DITTO" fer sure....

boogap · Post by **boogap** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:18 am

Just think of all the deer that come close turkey hunting while smothered in bug juice....

Course scent free helps a lot on still days....

Hi5 · Post by **Hi5** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:17 pm

boogap wrote:.............

Course scent free helps a lot on still days....

With respect, "scent free" is impossible. A human ALWAYS gives off detectable "human" scent. It may be blended with insect repellant, or shaving lotion, or apple, or pine, or whatever. It will, however, be there.

boogap · Post by **boogap** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:35 pm

"scent free" is impossible

I meant "scent-free" as in the type of gear, you know-carbon, scent loc, no trace, scent a way, scentban, etc etc etc. Kinda like how I call my kids mp3 player his walkman

tomcat · Post by **tomcat** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:42 pm

Wash in "sport wash" keep in vacuum type space bags you can get at wal mart for about 8$ for two. When hunting store in these huge ziplock bags just don't vacuum out the air until the end of season.

I love how I see guys get out of thier car/trucks in scenblocker suits and fill it up, get a coffee and head back to the truck all the while in thier hunting boots.

Heading afield with them is about pointless, unless you like nature that much:)

ecoaster · Post by **ecoaster** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:02 am

Agreed. Scent covers or elimimnators may reduce your "stink", but if the deer gets downwind of you it's all over.[/code]

Woodsman · Post by **Woodsman** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:47 am

I like putting scent on my boots before I walk up to my spot. Basic doe scent and also fox scent. The theory is the deer may smell me or other unnatural smells, but will feel more confident(even curious) that a deer and even a fox have followed my route. Now does it actually work?