Scent Eliminator?

[The ScubaCamper]

Hey experts and seasoned veterans - do y'all use scent eliminator and if so, which type has worked the best for you?

 

[Pic IN the Casa]

Look up the homemade version on line.

Also- I'm a believer in storing my hunting clothes in a container with anything 'earthy' from dirt to deer poop to cedar limbs.

 

[catman529]

Scent killer is good, just remember that nothing can remove all human scent, deer will always smell you, the goal with scent control is to make yourself seem farther away than the deer thinks by reducing your scent. Being in a tree helps disperse your scent over the deer and of course playing the wind is the best way to trick a deer's nose.

 

[deerhunter10]

yes I use code blue eliminator or dead down wind seems to be about the best ive used but its tough to tell as catman said it just helps nothing gets rid of it completely. but I also take many more steps the main thing is hunt the wind the best you can. it does swirl a lot on our farms but hunt it the best you can, you will be more successful that way.

 

[BHC]

Scent killer is good, just remember that nothing can remove all human scent, deer will always smell you, the goal with scent control is to make yourself seem farther away than the deer thinks by reducing your scent. Being in a tree helps disperse your scent over the deer and of course playing the wind is the best way to trick a deer's nose.

Well put, I dunno if you can actually trick a deer into thinking your farther away, and I'm not even sure there brains are complex enought to sort all that out. I feel it's more that deer just have a certain amount of scent they'll allow. You've gotta realise your talking about an animal that has the ability to smell one drop of sweat. Or spit or whatever from 30,40, or more yrds depending on the conditions. I learned a lot about how deer smell when I got my dog. She is trained to find deer antlers. I can't smell anything if I hold it to my nose. But I can bury one under the leaves and she can smell it from 10-15 yrds away down wind. My opinion is scent control has to be taken to a certain extreme to actually be very beneficial for instance if I merely spray down with a scent eliminator and go hide from my dog in the yrd, it would probably take all of 30 seconds for her to find me. But if I where clothes washed in scent free detergent, that are stored outdoors, shower extremely good prior to going out, brush my teeth often, where scent absorbing clothing, rubber boots, leave as little skin exposed as possible, deodorant. She would likely have a harder time. Finding me with her nose.
Do all this, climb as high as possible, keep wind in mind, and you'll have fewer deer bust you. Ever notice a deer walks up and you think why is he or she acting so nervous all the sudden, when they have even glanced in your direction, and you haven't made a peep... Many people describe it as a sixth sense that they have. I say it's just a super powerful nose. Another thing you'll notice many times when they act this way is they out of nowhere whip there head up and look right at you. My opinion is that them pinpointing what they smell... They eat, breed, and survive from the time they have spots with there nose. It takes a lot of effort to begin to beat it. It's something I'm really amazed by, and I feel that when I started training my dog, I was able to really get a grasp on what there nose is actually like. Nothin we can really comprehend...

 

[BHC]

Lol but to answer your question, scent away or scent killer 99

 

[MUP]

I don't use any. I wash my hunting clothing with unscented detergent, hang them dry outside, then store them in a separate container. My boots stay off any type of surface except for the woodland terrain I hunt on, meaning I carry them with me in the truck until I get ready to hit the woods, then put them on. And most importantly, keep a keen watch on what the wind direction is supposed to be for the time I plan to be in the woods, then hunt the stand I have set for that wind.

 

[BSK]

I've never conducted any type of comparison between the different brands, so I can't comment on which works best.

I personally use the Hunter Specialties Scent-A-Way products. I'm sure the other brands are just as good.

 

[BSK]

...the goal with scent control is to make yourself seem farther away than the deer thinks by reducing your scent.

Well put, I dunno if you can actually trick a deer into thinking your farther away, and I'm not even sure there brains are complex enought to sort all that out. I feel it's more that deer just have a certain amount of scent they'll allow.

Good point. I really don't know what's going on inside their heads, but the best way to put it is "that deer just have a certain amount of human scent they'll allow." TOTAL scent-reduction techniques can keep a nearby deer from bolting when they pick up your scent (for whatever reason). The scent-reduction techniques keep the intensity of scent below the "fight-or-flight" reaction level.

 

[Boll Weevil]

I've used both HS and (believe it or not) plain old Arm & Hammer unscented with very good results. Apply it everywhere vs. just armpits: legs, arms, waistband, torso, forehead, neck, wrists etc. In addition to the deoderant aspect I believe it helps with perspiration and working to control bacteria...that leads to stink.

 

[Winchester]

HS scent away products seem to do ok and are fairly cheap and readily available. These products are just a single step in a process that will help some, but total scent elimination is impossible.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Dead down wind or a good cover scent at the very least. If the temperature is really up, I may use both, ddw on me, and earth scent cover scent wafers around the stand.

 

[The ScubaCamper]

What about campfire smoke from the deer camp? Does smelling like a campfire completely give you away to the deer, or is it natural enough to not worry about the odor?

 

[The ScubaCamper]

Well that's good news. One of my favorite things is sitting by the fire...glad to know it won't hurt my chances!