Whats your best way to cover your scent?

[mossyoakmantn]

I live in northern Robertson county and right now every barn around me is smoking with tobacco in it. I've hot a buddy of mine (and neighbor) who has a barn fired right now. That barn blows its smoke right I to my hunting area so I figured in get in all my hunting stuff and step in the barn for a few minutes (poking my head out occasionally so I don't die lol). So far it seems to work. How about yall?

 

[backyardtndeer]

Nothing other than cedar limbs in the plastic totes that my clothes are in. There are cedars near all my stands. I have also been known to step in fresh cow pies on the way to my stands.

 

[timberjack86]

I know old timers that used to smoke Thier clothes with wood smoke.

 

[Ski]

Nothing for me but I like your creativity!

If I get really sweaty I'll spray my boots and harness down real good when I get home so that it'll be dry by next day. That's the extent of my scent control or cover scent.

 

[mossyoakmantn]

Nothing for me but I like your creativity!

If I get really sweaty I'll spray my boots and harness down real good when I get home so that it'll be dry by next day. That's the extent of my scent control or cover scent.

I do use scent killer too when the barns are not fired

 

[Trnr]

Nothing other than cedar limbs in the plastic totes that my clothes are in. There are cedars near all my stands. I have also been known to step in fresh cow pies on the way to my stands.

I thought I was the only one who purposely stepped in poo . Lots of horses/riders on the WMA I hunt so there is no shortage of horse manure to freshen my boots with haha

 

[mike243]

Roll the windows up

 

[mossyoakmantn]

Roll the windows up

Uhhhhh lol snitchin on yourself

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

I live in northern Robertson county and right now every barn around me is smoking with tobacco in it. I've hot a buddy of mine (and neighbor) who has a barn fired right now. That barn blows its smoke right I to my hunting area so I figured in get in all my hunting stuff and step in the barn for a few minutes (poking my head out occasionally so I don't die lol). So far it seems to work. How about yall

There has been many a Deer shot while wearing clothing that smells like a campfire. Back before cover scents and scent free it was the most used cover scent.

 

[Shanman]

I'm a scent freak unfortunately and couldn't tell you the times I've seen Scentlok work. BUT!!!….. I still play the wind if at all possible. My biggest concern is clean clothes and my breath, I always where a Scentlok face cover. Not trying to fool their nose, just trying to make my scent seem several hours old. Makes a huge difference in my honest opinion.

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

Nothing other than cedar limbs in the plastic totes that my clothes are in. There are cedars near all my stands. I have also been known to step in fresh cow pies on the way to my stands.

I have used Cedar shavings in a lot of ways. Boil them and make a spray. Put them in old socks to wash and dry clothing. Same thing for storage Socks or Hose filled with shavings. I hunt on the ground a lot these days and will usually have some kind of blind in the Cedars.

 

[RobbyW]

Tell what you do. Set out a live trap and catch you a live skunk. Put it in a pen and before every hunt go in the pen with a stick and poke at him. Best scent cover

 

[Iglow]

I've seen feist squirrel dogs smell and wind track squirrels that were 40 ft up a tree and go right to the tree then start hammering and that's just a 1lb squirrel. Now imagine a 180 lbs man. I don't think it's possible to "cover" your scent from a deers nose except to be upwind of him.

 

[recurve60#]

I've seen feist squirrel dogs smell and wind track squirrels that were 40 ft up a tree and go right to the tree then start hammering and that's just a 1lb squirrel. Now imagine a 180 lbs man. I don't think it's possible to "cover" your scent from a deers nose except to be upwind of him.

Thank you.

 

[tellico4x4]

Wind

 

[mossyoakmantn]

I've seen feist squirrel dogs smell and wind track squirrels that were 40 ft up a tree and go right to the tree then start hammering and that's just a 1lb squirrel. Now imagine a 180 lbs man. I don't think it's possible to "cover" your scent from a deers nose except to be upwind of him.

180lb man I haven't been 180 since the 5th grade

 

[fairchaser]

I have used a bee smoker with pine needles to smoke my clothes and deer stand. It works to cover human scent but puts deer on the alert but they get over it and move on.

 

[UTGrad]

It's impossible to eliminate your scent, but I do think reducing it as much as possible and setting up with the wind in your favor can "trick" a deer into thinking a human might be around but not close.

 

[UTGrad]

Always Dead Down Wind shower before a hunt, wear clothes that have been stored in a tub and spray my boots with Scent Eliminator.

 

[Harold Money jr]

Had a roommate in college that swore by BRUT aftershave. He'd spray down from head to toe. No matter how cold it was I drove or rode with the windows down when he had that junk on. He killed a pile of deer while wearing it, I guess that was the original nose jammer. I believe we can't fool their nose, all we can do is try to keep 'em upwind. I just think some deer tolerate human scent more than others and whatever someone is using or believing in scent control seems to get the credit.