I do alot of bowhunting....... especially sept thru early december I'm in a treestand atleast 4-5 times a week and sometimes more. I do TRY to hunt the wind and I am always using a cover scent. I am alway spraying my clothes w/ cover scentand even Ispray my head and even my arm pits.
My question is, do the normal "cover scents" (Scent-a-way by Hunters Specialties)really eliminate actual body odor rather than just clothing?
I think scent eliminators do a pretty good job with body odor. I use Dead Down Wind, the whole line, and have been very pleased with the results. I don't really use a "cover" scent, I try to be 100% scent free, so I don't use fresh earth or anything like that. I think if you team up a good scent eliminator with good carbon clothing, you will have the scent game under pretty good control.
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The commercial scent killers all work fairly well, but there is no such thing as "scent free" no matter what they claim. For cover scent I use and swear by Deer Dander™, it probably won't fool a mature buck, but I've had more than one deer walk to within yards or even feet of me since I began using it.
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Scent eliminating sprays do work pretty good, but as mentioned, they are not fool proof. I personally don't use a cover scent as I would rather smell like nothing. There's no dirt in fresh earth scent, so it's chemically fabricated. Dead down wind and scentlok, and play the wind as best you can.
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Deer are able to decipher and identify many scents at one time. A cover scent will do nothing to cover a human scent. It will only add another scent for the deer to identify.
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Haven't tried them all, so I will comment on my experiences only.
I think I am quite methodical with my process and have had very good results with deer only a few yards away.
Including stalking to within 20 yards of a mature Doe.
#1) I wash all my clothes with UV killers and scent elimination soap, this includes wash clothes and towels, then secure these items in plastic bags. I even wash my hands with scentless soap prior to touching them while taking them out of the washer and dryer.
#2) Before going afield if time permits, I take a scentless soap shower and use the virgin towels to wipe dry.
#3) I spray my truck with scentless spray befor getting in.
#4) When @ my spot after getting out of my truck, I spray all over with scentless spray and put my scentlok on.
#5) Lastly, when I get into my tree stand, I re-spray if I think I need too.
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I have used all that stuff (cover scents, carbon clothing, scent eliminating sprays) in the past, and after many observations from the same trees and conditions, I am 100% convinced that they are all a waste of time and resources.
Have I had deer come in downwind and I remained undetected using these products? Absolutely, but I also have had the same experiences under all types of conditions including wearing unwashed clothes and going unbathed for 3 days in a row while hunting out of a dry camp.
For you guys that hunt lots of days within a season and in areas with high deer population, experiment and make your own conclusions. If done with lots of repitition and objectivity, I am betting you will come to same conclusion.
IMO, you can fool young deer fairly often and a mature deer very seldom, regardless of scent control measures.
I have used all that stuff (cover scents, carbon clothing, scent eliminating sprays) in the past, and after many observations from the same trees and conditions, I am 100% convinced that they are all a waste of time and resources.
Have I had deer come in downwind and I remained undetected using these products? Absolutely, but I also have had the same experiences under all types of conditions including wearing unwashed clothes and going unbathed for 3 days in a row while hunting out of a dry camp.
For you guys that hunt lots of days within a season and in areas with high deer population, experiment and make your own conclusions. If done with lots of repitition and objectivity, I am betting you will come to same conclusion.
IMO, you can fool young deer fairly often and a mature deer very seldom, regardless of scent control measures.
If I were you I wouldn't even bother taking a shower! Soap is getting higher you know
I have used all that stuff (cover scents, carbon clothing, scent eliminating sprays) in the past, and after many observations from the same trees and conditions, I am 100% convinced that they are all a waste of time and resources.
Hey "jackflap", I see your from the panhandle of the big "T".
I went down for a hunt last season and agree with you 100%. I was in the central eastern part of the panhandle, around Briscoe area.
It sure is different up here in the northern New England area. I believe every advantage is needed and agree once again about the observation of mature deer.
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Cover Scent Question?
