scent blocker, scent away, scent killer, etc..... shampoo, soap, sprays, creams ,deodorants,etc...... How much, what kinds, and in what sequance do you go to make sure your odor does not reach the nostrils of your game?
I've got some scent killer bar soap...But thats about it. Probably go a bit further next year, didn't get busted this year but I haven't killed a deer either. The ones that did come into archery range never seemed to notice I was there.
I wash my clothes in scent free detergent (baking soda will do also), then take a shower with scent free soap and shampoo. I keep my clothes in a scent free container, and dress in the field. After that, I might spray some scent killer or something on my clothes and boots. And I use the cover scent wafers sometimes too
yup same here,dont forget your release its loaded with smells from shooting all summer dont be stingy with it.
may sound a little extreme, but my "man cave" is a scent-free room because i scent block EVERYTHING, curtains too. hahaha. seriously it depends on how im hunting, if im in my stand, which is 20 feet, normally a good spray down works, but if im in a ground blind its all out
Scent away Shampoo and deoderant. Lots of baking soda infact I should have stock in it. All clothes go in a scent free Rubbermaid container and only come out for hunting purposes.
I've heard that it doesn't matter much, that human scent is commonplace to deer? I've also heard of deliberately stepping in one's own urine puddle! Does that make any sense at all?
Sorry but no. If human scent is common in your woods its probably a bad thing. They will relate that with danger.
You don't want to know how far I take it..Haha I wear Scent Blocker/Lok (not all of the time). All of my gear, and I mean all, is washed in baking soda and some form of scent free soap(whichever I happened to buy, last time). My gear is stored in a Scent-Lok Closet(from Cabelas) and in a fabric closet(I got from walmart, I think). I keep a fresh, open box or two of baking soda in each one and also run a small ozone filter in each, a few times per week. Clothing and all hunting gear is stored in a small barn that I have sealed up and keep the windows closed. I run 2 Ozone Filters in this little shed style barn, all of the time, to reduce extraneous odors. All gear is transported in some form of container to limit the introduction of foreign odors to said gear. I never touch my gear without first washing my hands or spraying them down. During the hunting season, I spray the seats and floor of my vehicle with odorless scent killing spray and run an ozone filter in it the night before I'm going to hunt. I shower with scent free soap and use unscented deodorant, before each hunt. My non-camo undergarments are stored in a rubbermaid drawer system that I have in a closet in my room. I have an open box of baking soda on each shelf of this closed rubbermaid drawer system, and, I run an ozone filter in this closet, consistently. It's a system that developed and evolved itself as I learned more about scent control. I will wear my under garments in my vehicle, during the colder months, but, still do not dress into my outer garments until i arrive on the property I am going to hunt. It sounds like a lot of work, but, it's just part of the game for me, now. The biggest obstacle in deer hunting is generally the deers nose, why not take ALL steps in defeating it ? I work the wind to the best of my ability, when applicable. I was actually winded for the first time in recent history, this past week. I was hunting a North wind, and, the deer come from the North West. With the topography of this property, they would be coming in downwind, which generally isn't an issue, but, as soon as I popped the top off of my Skoal- heads popped up and noses hit the air. Never had them react to Skoal like this, before.
doesn't that depend on what the humans were doing in the woods? I've had many deer in my yard, for instance. Since dart-flingers get first try at deer, a first season deer, at least, or does where "buck only" laws prevail, shouldn't associate humans with danger, at least, not early in bow season?
