Extreme scent free

[azhuntress]

I take scent free showers and wash my clothes in scent free soap. After they are washed or after hunting I keep them outside. I go pretty high up the tree with my climber so I haven't had any issues with deer smelling me.

I know a guy that doesn't use any scent free stuff, smokes cigarettes and pees off his

stand and he kills nice bucks every year. I just don't understand how he does it.

[Paula]

Good point....Do NOT gas up on the way out to hunt.  At the very least, the bottoms of your boots will be laden with gas scent.....YUK!

 

I very much agree with this, i have passed by gas station to go trade cars with my husband.

Since it is harder in some cases for females to go to bathroom i do not drink coffee because goes through me like beer so i only drink water

Edited November 8, 2013 by Paula

[irish_redneck]

You mean Limburger and onion sammies are a bad idea?

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[irish_redneck]

I make sure my wife doesn't use any scented candles during the season. Wash clothes and myself with sent free soap clothes go in to Scent lock bag and I dress when I get to my hunting property.

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[Early]

Another thought: If you stop for food on your way out to hunt (Many of us do.), stop at a Stewart's shop or similar Get 'n Go. If you stop at a diner where a short order cook is frying bacon and slinging hash...You will not be scent free when you leave. (Used to be even worse when smoking was allowed.)

[ants]

Another thought: If you stop for food on your way out to hunt (Many of us do.), stop at a Stewart's shop or similar Get 'n Go. If you stop at a diner where a short order cook is frying bacon and slinging hash...You will not be scent free when you leave. (Used to be even worse when smoking was allowed.)

 

I always get a kick out of these guys you see, grocery shopping, getting gas, sitting in diners etc. while dressed in their full hunting  outfits. I saw a guy this week sitting in the Nice n Easy, eating a sub, dressed in full camo, knee high rubber boots and with his back tag pinned on. I hope he was done hunting for the day.

[Paula]

I always get a kick out of these guys you see, grocery shopping, getting gas, sitting in diners etc. while dressed in their full hunting  outfits. I saw a guy this week sitting in the Nice n Easy, eating a sub, dressed in full camo, knee high rubber boots and with his back tag pinned on. I hope he was done hunting for the day.

 

I don't think all the scents effect hunting. Look at the guys on here that have rituals on keeping the hunting clothes and equipment scent free then they smoke while hunting. I use to smoke out there also.  I know a few that keep everything outside and put in the truck to go and they smoke on the way. Look at some of the snacks that are taken out.

Edited November 8, 2013 by Paula

[accman]

The only time I smoke in the woods is when I'm rifle hunting.  Usually opening day is a full day without but then I'll smoke if the wind is not heading in an area I want to really watch.  Never smoked when bow hunting, I'm close enough to where people walk and jog, houses realitively close by, surrounded by highways and roads that scent doesn't seem to bother them.  They'll be more alert once winded, but I've never seen em take off.  I carry a pack around, but only as a victory dance, which I'm still waiting for during bow. 

Up at hunting camp, we have to smoke outside, understandable cause guys don't want to smell like smoke.  Most of em keep their clothes outside anyway to stay away from the wood stove, all the odors from food, and the inevitable passing of gas.

Edited November 8, 2013 by accman

[TeeBugg]

Few years back i got out of work from a nasty factory job. Threw my coveralls on over my work clothes, left my work boots on. Didnt have spray and figured what the heck. Ten minutes after sitting down...huge buck comes from directly downwind right too me...i only had doe tags left. He ended up getting 10 yards before he finally figured out something wasnt right. I think on certain levels scent control is over rated, but that doesnt mean i dont practice it. Gun season i smoke while sitting...still kill deer.

[ants]

I have to admit that back in the day, I killed a deer or two while smoking in my stand. Gun hunting only. 

Im still pretty paranoid about scent, especially while bow hunting.

[Five Seasons]

My wife made asparagus last night. Couldn't hold it any longer and had to pee this morning. It was wonderful smelling but sleeting. An hour later 2 mature does and 3 fawns walked right through. It's odd figuring these creatures out. I've been freshly washed, fresh gear and sprayed down and had them wind me. Go figure...

[F-150]

I own a dairy farm and hunt that land , i wear the same footwear and clothing hunting I work in usually don't have a problem. I was told by my archery shop owner that is about the best cover scent I could get.Good Luck

[DanceswithSkunks]

I use the wind. I setup downwind from where I expect game to appear.

 

As far as smoking goes, it's not the scent, it's all the hand motion involved. You could quit for the hunt or do as I do and lug a big water pipe in to the stand with a 4 foot tube and mouthpiece.

[irish_redneck]

Newest craze on the market. Hunter Bongs. Built in tree stand attachment, remotely activated "tobacco" lighter.

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[Five Seasons]

I use the wind. I setup downwind from where I expect game to appear.

As far as smoking goes, it's not the scent, it's all the hand motion involved. You could quit for the hunt or do as I do and lug a big water pipe in to the stand with a 4 foot tube and mouthpiece.

Playing the wind is great, but during the rut they come from anywhere. Best to do as much as you can to increase your odds

[DanceswithSkunks]

I wash everything in Arm & Hammer original scent free. Store in plastic totes and include some cedar branches. I also make a mix of Arm & Hammer and distilled  water and spray my Muck boots both inside and out. You need tp clean your boots. If not, every step you take you're puffing foot stench out the top of them. The most important article of clothing is your hat headwear. Hats can get downright stinky.

[thphm]

Years ago when one area we hunted was open.( closed now ) we would hunt there the whole opening week( Gun season ) Slept in our trucks or camper caps.Cooked on our camp stoves in the morning,Went out to town for supper,after that had our beers and BB brandy and climed into our sleeping bags.Got up in the morning got dressed and had our coffee and bacon and eggs and went hunting, No hide your smell sprays,no showers,Just played the wind.And we got our bucks and does.And we wore red and black plad or orange outer clothes,also smoked at that time.

[Five Seasons]

Years ago when one area we hunted was open.( closed now ) we would hunt there the whole opening week( Gun season ) Slept in our trucks or camper caps.Cooked on our camp stoves in the morning,Went out to town for supper,after that had our beers and BB brandy and climed into our sleeping bags.Got up in the morning got dressed and had our coffee and bacon and eggs and went hunting, No hide your smell sprays,no showers,Just played the wind.And we got our bucks and does.And we wore red and black plad or orange outer clothes,also smoked at that time.

There are deer and there are wall hangers. But you're right if you play the wind you'll win.

Scent free may just inverse your odds. That's all it is really.

[NFA-ADK]

I wash all my clothes and keep them in bags or containers with pine cones.  I use the soaps and sometimes the towels.  But I know the minute I make a fire at base camp I will smell like camp fire...  But most deer are not alarmed by this.  Smoking is my other bad habit but I have been lucky enough to work around that when I am serious about the area I am in and not just scouting the area.  I find when still hunting many deer try and circle me to figure out what I smell like.  I keep my boots in a plastic bag and only put them on when I am hunting and never use them for anything else.  Even on LI with less than a hour drive I will not wear my clothes before I get their and keep them in the coved truck bed.  The deer I shot this year walked right past my tracks and up to my ridge but I do not think he could smell me and that is probably why he came to investigate.  I do what I can for scent control then light up...  ARG I need to quit...  The way I see it is if the wind is right and the alert doe gets your scent its over, same with a smart buck.  But when good sign presents itself its game on and a nicotine patch goes on.  I don't think we can ever fool a whitetails nose but every step taken to cut down smell on clothes helps in them detecting our presence.

[Adkhunter1590]

Lately I haven't done anything at all. My camo has been in the house and the buck I killed the other night I had blue jeans on that I had worn all day and a camo jacket that hasn't been washed in scent free detergent in weeks. I never go to crazy. Usually wash my stuff in scent free detergent. Then air dry outside. Bag it in plastic and store in a rubbermaid with those fresh earth wafers. I'm a big believer in those little wafers. I usually have at least 2 if not 3 attached to me and my pack. I think they really help cover up your scent. And they last for a long time. I still have one attached to my scent blocker pants that have been there since last year and it still stinks lol. Sometimes I will shower with scent free soap but most of the time I forget it. Rubber boots are always worn as well.

[wheelieman]

I dont do any of this kind of stuff, I wash my face with head and shoulders shampoo, i use alot of lotion, during deer season (i have psoriasis) i dont wear deoderant,

I keep my hunting clothes in a big plastic bin, With those scent wafers, I dont wash them, my hunting boots have never touched pavement, i use the fresh earth cover up spray and then douse myself with doe pee when i get to my stand, Havent been busted since i started doing this, I have deer come in down wind all the time, Im thinking that its because i smell so bad that deer think there is no way a human can smell that bad lol, But hey it works for me, My brother, my buddy wing, and my buddy jason, All of us do the same thing and never have issues, To each his own but we swear by it, 

 

[Adkhunter1590]

I think covering your scent works better than eliminating. Your body will always be producing sweat and the bacteria from it will emit human smell. And like others have said with foods smoke etc. Hard to completely eliminate all smells from attaching to your body and clothes. Covering up with wafers and other stuff seems to work well I've always found. I also use a gel that smells like apples around my stand. Just smear it on a couple trees. Its not edible so not considered "baiting". I never thought it would lure in deer for the smell I've just used it to mask any scent I emit.