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Scent control
armymedic.2:
put the wind at your face, and do your darndest to keep it in your face. beyond that, don't smoke in the woods, chew instead if ya need something. i agree with fred asbell in that, there is a difference between a hunter and a filthy hunter, but there is no way they won;'t smell you if they are dead down wind. The only difference is how far away they will smell you. although, i gotts say, i have killed many deer right after putting out a cig. just shows if the wind ain't goin to them, they won't smell ya no matter what.
Ryano:
I wash all my hunting clothes and myself in unscented soap, and store my clothes in a plastic tote with some hemlock branches in there. Oh and some of the scent killer stuff does help, I dont care what you guys say. I used the wipes when I was in colorado last year for 10 days and I could smell the differance before and after..... ::)
makete:
--- Quote from: armymedic.2 on October 07, 2007, 09:49:32 am ---put the wind at your face, and do your darndest to keep it in your face. beyond that, don't smoke in the woods, chew instead if ya need something. i agree with fred asbell in that, there is a difference between a hunter and a filthy hunter, but there is no way they won;'t smell you if they are dead down wind. The only difference is how far away they will smell you. although, i gotts say, i have killed many deer right after putting out a cig. just shows if the wind ain't goin to them, they won't smell ya no matter what.
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This I agree with including "killed a deer right after putting out a cig", this also has happened to me a couple of times. Watch the wind at all times, keep it in your favor and they wont smell you.
Justin Snyder:
Ryan, I do use the scent free laundry detergent and that kind of stuff. You can certainly minimise the scent. The alternative is using flowery smelling stuff, so you don't have much choice. I also put my clothes in a duffel bag with sage brush. But all these efforts are to keep my clothes from smelling like gas or exhaust from the truck. It is all futile though if you let them get down wind. Justin
Pappy:
I use a lot of the sent killer spray and I keep my cloth as many have said as clean as I can.I try to hunt with the wind in my favor but here in Tn. if you are hunting from a stand or blind you would
have to change every 15 min.I think the sent control helps at least make them think you are 40 yards out insteat of 10.If they get down wind they will catch you if they stay there long.
Especially a big old doe. :)
Pappy
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