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Question about masking your scent

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David_Daugherty:
Ok, not sure if this is the correct place for this question but here it is.  Does anyone have a recipe they use to help mask their scent while hunting? Now that I'm hunting primitive I am watching deer for longer periods as they meander their way closer to my limited bow range  ;D.   I have tried all the scent free soaps and detergents on the market.  I spray myself with scent eliminators prior to hitting the woods.  Once in the woods I rub down with crushed pine needles or any local foliage with a strong scent.  All of this helps but inevitably during the deer season I hear that dreaded snort that drops my heart into the pit of my stomach!  Not to say that happens every time but I would say about once every two weeks or so.  Any tips to beat the nose would be great.

Pat B:
There is nothing you can do if a deer gets in your scent stream. Play the wind the best you can. That is about all you can do.

Scaramouche:
Smoke bath. Only thing that works, as far as I know.

killir duck:
i boil sagebrush and spray that on me before each hunt it seems to help and it also repels gnats, but no matter how welll your cover scent or scent killer works you always have to play the wind, when hunting the wind is the boss

hedge:
I rub down with plain old baking soda. Use pine needles, various animal poop, shove leaves in my pockets whenever I get the chance.  Seems to work for me and it's cheaper than store-bought stuff.

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