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big creek:
I think last year there was a discussion on using cover scents and soaps.  Does anybody here use natural cover scents?  And what about soaps and deodorant?  Personally I use scent free laundry detergent, soap, and spray on cover scent.  My experience is that they work, and would like to continue using them,  but I would like to get away from supporting the big buisness hunting companies.

Coo-wah-chobee:
Hey Big Creek- Know what you mean about supporting big companies.I havent used any of the various cover scents or soaps.What i do is use what is in the area-for instance down here i use "lighter knot" which is pine tree bark and sap.I make a smugde fire with lots of smoke and put my hunting clothes over it when i go to hunting camp -bow and arrows also as well as quiver. Has turnpentine smell to it-natural in trees-to fly in the face of convention-i also use chewing tobacco and hog scat on my mocs or sneakers-whatever i am wearing. Since hogs are natural to these areas.I try not to eat meat(dont eat it unless i harvest it) for a few days before i go hunting and eat mostly veggies and drink water-no salt or sugar.Sounds like a pain but its real easy-well at least for me.This stuff works for me-i guess what this long winded blurb is really saying is use whats natural for the area.I think woodsmoke and tobacco confuses animals and they are used to it-close proximity to man-havent found that associating it with man makes a discernable difference .-bob

Hillbilly:
 A 30 cent box of baking soda works great to wash your hunting clothes in. The best natural cover scent is the wind.  Hunt into it. If the wind is blowing wrong for a stand, don't sit in it.

big creek:
I have hunted while camping and know that woodsmoke will cover over the human smell well.  Never tried it on purpose.  The turpentine thing wouln't work here.  We have mixed hardwoods mostly.  By the way I have used a soap called Grandpas pine tar for everyday use.  You finish showering smelling like a baseball bat.  It is supposed to be good for the skin also.  I always include wind direction in my plans but it does not always work out.  Last night would be a good example.  The wind was from the South but swithched to the West for the hour before sunset.  After the sun went down it was from the South again.

Coo-wah-chobee:
THe wind is unpredictable here to-like others try to use it-hillbilly's suggestion is a good one i think-baking soda- i hunt mostly from the ground-too boring for me in a tree stand-amazing how pne scent works -isnt it?-bob

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