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Bowhunters: What's your Scent Control for Gun Season?

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  1. head2toe camo

    head2toe camo Weekend Warrior

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    A lot of us Bowhunters also hunt with guns. So how much of your archery scent control do you use for rifle season? Personally I tend to bend my rules during rifle season, but I generally use the same clothes, scent control products and procedures. Just more relaxed about it. How bout you guys?
     
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  3. remmett70

    remmett70 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Elevated and enclosed platform at a much greater distance.

    They will need to smell me over the venison chops I was frying on my propane burner.


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    I'm not usually worried about scent control for rifle season. The deer is usually dead before he gets close enough to smell me.

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    Definitely more relaxed here too.
     
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    Same here. More relaxed
     
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Why let your guard down stay clean slackers.:(
     
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    I just don't worry about the wind near as much. Other than that my expensive-assed scent control clothes get just as much use with a rifle in my hands as they do with my bow
     
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  9. Christine

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    Have to play the wind. By time you hike up the mountain, you're a stinky mess that no deer will get downwind of. ;)
     
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    dnoodles Legendary Woodsman

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    I'm sorry, but if a deer smells me before its within rifle range I'm either ranker than a skunk or hunting in the thickest of thickets. I know out west is a bit different but still...
     
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  11. Christine

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    I regularly see deer at 2000+ yards. If your wind is blowing across the canyon, they'll wind you before you get within 500 yards. You don't have to smell like a skunk, just a sweaty human.
     
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  12. TheChurchArchers

    TheChurchArchers Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Gun hunting is my laid back just want to chill hunting type of hunting. Kicked back in a big ol blind just relaxing, most of the time I don't even spray down;) rebel I know right lol
     
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    Nothing but gunpowder.
     
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    I have bulkier coats I wear for gunning, so less layering. But still Scentlok, and I still practice normal scent reduction.
     
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    Still do all the same scent control as bow hunting. None of my shots are going to be over 100 yards with a slug gun so I don't want to take any chances.


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    Same as always. Attention to detail can make a big difference. Just because I'm shotgun hunting doesn't mean I don't want deer to get close. It made all the difference in the world this season. I took my girlfriend out for her first hunt and we had three deer come in down wind. These deer stayed 20-50 yards down wind of us for almost 10 minutes. This gave us enough time to get settled and my girlfriend made a great shot dropping the 9 point in his tracks.
     
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    Parker70 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    No different than normal. I don't worry about the wind though when I'm in an enclosed blind.
     
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    Don't need to worry to much about scent control for gun season I'd think.
     
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    If hunted with a gun it would be the same thing I do for bow hunting.
     
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    Same as it always is since I never pick up a gun and hunt with a bow through gun season.
     
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