scent control!!!!

[arrow nocker]

i keep it in tubs when not using it.

No matter how much i try to keep scent free after the half mile hike in and then out of the woods i am stinky.Even after wiping down with a scent killer wipe.I carry all of my 2nd layers on my climber.I walk in a t-shirt in 15 degree weather and still get sweaty.it is impossible to not stink.

I play the wind the best i can and just hope for the best.

I still do what i can to be scent free but there isn't no way to not work up a sweat hiking in a half to a mile with a ton of gear on my back.Then out.

[irish_redneck]

One other thing I'll say about the scentote is that it is very heavy duty, far more so than any other tubs I own.

[Geno C]

i descent my towels and i also have a lotion/body deodorant made by scent blocker that i put on after i dry off. i put it in my hair and whole body. good stuff.

[bay rat]

I take an old piece of venison and seal it in my tub. Then I seal the whole whole tub in a contractor bag.

Edited November 16, 2012 by bay rat

[WNYBuckHunter]

So you like to smell like decomposing meat? Nasty.

[oneidacountyhunter]

I have a big zip lock bag that gets a scent free dryer sheet in it, wash hunting clothes in scent free stuff before the season. During the season when I leave the woods I put my clothes in the garage. Spray down when I get outta the truck.

[Five Seasons]

I'm glad this was bought up on the boards. I have all the detergents, field sprays, deodorant and everything for the few weeks I'm heading to the woods. After I come home to wash the camo and the season is done, what's a good storage method to keeping them as scent free as possible? I've seen quite a few of the "scent-free" tubs for $79, but is that really worth it? Or is there something cheaper I can use?

i use the scentlok bags. Honestly i was at the point once where I used scent free chapstick, mouthwash and toothpaste underwear and socks and when you think about it, you're really getting ridiculous. As long as you wash your stuff, use the soap and deodorant and are cautious on where you store your stuff you're going to be fine. I know guys who store their boots in the garage and the cars will stink those up real quick.

[HuntOrBeHunted]

I just leave my stuff outside for a few days and I make my own scent off. I'd rather buy a box of bullets then a bottle of scent off but thats just me..

A buddy of mine never uses scent off. He puts 0 effort into making him self not "smell" like whatever we smell like. And yes he has shot plenty of deer nice bucks too. He's an older guy who doesn't believe in it. It really sounds nutty but his biggest buck ever he shot right after getting home from a motorcycle ride he was still wearing his leathers. And this isn't a mother goose story.

[Five Seasons]

I just leave my stuff outside for a few days and I make my own scent off. I'd rather buy a box of bullets then a bottle of scent off but thats just me..

A buddy of mine never uses scent off. He puts 0 effort into making him self not "smell" like whatever we smell like. And yes he has shot plenty of deer nice bucks too. He's an older guy who doesn't believe in it. It really sounds nutty but his biggest buck ever he shot right after getting home from a motorcycle ride he was still wearing his leathers. And this isn't a mother goose story.

if the winds in your favor and/or there's a hot doe around, you can spray deer off on yourself and still be successful. I just view it as increasing my odds.

[JimmyDaSavage]

To take it even further into paranoia; How many of you wipe or clean the washer and dryer before doing hunting gear?

Lol I spray em down with fall blend spray before I wash em.

[d-bone20917]

if the winds in your favor and/or there's a hot doe around, you can spray deer off on yourself and still be successful. I just view it as increasing my odds.

If the winds not in your favor your going to get busted, regardless of how many scent control methods you use. You can fool a deer's eyes and ears, but you can't fool it's nose.

[WNYBuckHunter]

But you can knock the strength of your scent down, which is my goal. I try to make it so that the deer doesnt get a strong whiff and thinks that I am further away than I really am.

[BizCT]

I do everything unscented, including brushing my teeth. I never drink coffee before hunting or suck on cough drops that smell, etc. I bring pb&j sandwiches for lunch, never smelly oranges, etc.

[HuntOrBeHunted]

I seen a few post about them scent off bags and I had one when I bought the scent of kit. And needless to say I used it as a better trash bag. That was the loudest bag i've ever had to open. And when i'm creeping around my truck at 5 or 6 am and I cracked that thing open the hole woods heard me lol. I got rid of it the same day.

But balling your clothes up and putting them into a tub or bag and leaving them around your going to get a smell reguardless if the bag/tub is "scent off".

Keep it simple when possible.