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brewin' cover scent
Pat B:
My friend used crushed up grapes in a plastic bag with his hunting cloths. It was a good idea until the yellow jackets found him up in his treestand. :o He never tried that again! ;D
Stringman:
Yeah, Pat I might try the vanilla idea. It would be easier than brewin my own. And I think I remember an article about this too, but I can't remember what they said about storage. I also keep my huntin clothes in a sealed tote with leaves and nuts, dirt and ashes so it stays untainted. But I still like the idea of making my own cover scent and tailoring it to my local hunting areas. It also makes a nice gift to my buddies who tend to buy everything they need instead of making it.
recurve shooter:
i use a ghillie suit alot, and i just took it out rabbit hunting one day after a rain and played sniper. (did alot of unnessicary crawling through mudholes and rotting leaves) still smells like dirt. i personally believe that the vanella works cuz my grandpa is an extreamly successfull hunter and he swears by it.
i have always wanted to boil some pine and give that a try.
Pat B:
The vanilla is more of an attractant than a cover scent. The deer like the smell and come to it.
I know guys that use turpentine as a cover scent every time they go in the woods.
Stringman:
Turpentine being a derivitive of pine tar?!?
Recurve I like what ur gettin at. You gotta use the smells that are around ya. I once backed up to a little cedar tree on the edge of a field. Cut a bunch of needles off the tree and rubbed myself down with it. Then had a deer walk within 5 feet of me before I shot her. I also like fresh dirt and golden rod, again cause of their strong earthy smells. The appeal of putting it in a bottle is that you can spray down while up in the tree or setting in a ground blind without a lot of movement.
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