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Eric Garza:
As someone new to hunting, I was bewildered by the array of scent-related products at my local sporting goods store.  I know that scent is one of deer's keenest senses, so how do other primitive hunters deal with this?  I have a piece of unwaxed dental floss tied to the tip of my bow to allow me to easily gauge wind, but I wonder if others go further than this?  I'm particularly interested to hear about how folks deal with odor on clothing and if people use soaps to reduce/eliminate their body odor.

Thanks!

-Eric

mullet:
  I hunt with the wind.Scent control is damn near impossible on the ground in Fl.It is too hot and you sweat too much.And if you don't have a bug suit you need repellant.

brokennock:
I try to hunt with the wind in my face but the topography here has the wind swirling and changing direction a lot. I do wash my clothes with odor killing detergent that also kills U.V. and bathe with scentless soap. But I don't just do this for hunting, I really don't like anything with much scent to it. About a month before season opens I start taking chlorophyll and take it through the season, I find it definately reduces my body odor even when sweating, depending of course on what else I've been eating.

Justin Snyder:
I thought that primitive scent controll meant not eating beans.  ;D   Use the wind to your advantage.  Scent controll and cover scents just means you smell like a person that has been rolling in deer piss.  They can still smell the person.  Justin

Coo-wah-chobee:
..........no meat fer 3 days before the hunt, charcoal in yer diet. Wood smoke on yer gear and clothes. Tobacco(chewin) ifn ya partake. The rest is made ta fool YOU and make ya give up ya $ it dont fool the animals. they are less than impressed. Ya smell like a carnivore tryin' ta hide. ;)..................bob

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