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mullet:
I'm with Shannon. I think scent cover is just another gadgit for people that like to collect hunting gadgits. I pay close attention to the wind and might walk 2 or 3 miles more than I wanted because the wind changed directions. And I hunt mostly from the ground.
sailordad:
i dont use any sprays,anymore.
however i do keep all my hunting clothes and boots in HUNTER SPECIALTIES scent proof bags.
this keeps any odors during the year from getting on my gear,plus i like to put about 3-4 earth scent wafers in there
along with 3-4 acorn scent wafers.i also store my double bull blind this way.
when you open the bags,that all you smell is dirt and acorns.
i have had deer with in 1yd of my blind,they have even hung around for several hours.
i never shot any of them,they were always younger bucks and never felt like they were worthy.
this was when i hunted with my training wheels yet,now let one get that close and he will bleed reardless of the age >:D
JackCrafty:
I don't get to hunt very much but when I do I usually get pretty close to the wildlife...and I don't do anything to cover my scent. I've tried staying upwind but it doesn't seem to make much difference. I find that animals are curious of human smells and will actually come closer, in search of food scraps and such, if I'm hunting close to a city. I think the further out you are from civilization, the more wary animals will be of your human scent.
The techniques that I've read about, among the Native Americans, seem to concentrate on silence, camouflage, decoys, and concealment. If there is mention of covering scents, it is usually a scent of the prey (like the dung) that is applied to the hunter. Also, I've heard that Indians would fast before hunting so that their breath would not stink and also so they would not pass gas during the hunt. ;)
Timo:
All interesting stuff.
The reason I started useing white wood ashes was from a story I read once about a couple Indian brothers that had a game of who could touch a deer. Seems that they bathed down in white wood ashes thus cleansing the outer skins.
Interesting that JackCrafty brought up a good point about fasting.Fasting will also detox the body of any unnatural scents that permiate through the skin.I just get to hungry for that. ;) We are what we eat. so many pores on our skin that release whats inside. I quit drinking coffee before a hunt because of this.
FlintWalker:
"You are what you eat" Huh! I'm not a big beer drinker, but I hear it's made from grains and barley and stuff like that...deer like grain ::) Maybe if I drink more beer, the deer will like the way I smell and come closer :o ;D
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