Cyclone,

I can see where you're coming from. You're saying if i think that one company is dishonest, what makes me think another is. I think that's what you're saying. In any case, the scent neutralizer I use has quite a bit of baking soda, and some other things in it.( don't know exactly what as I don't have the bottle on hand right now.)
I started using it after I read a little about them. You are correct, rubber boots, and the containers are probably not TOTALLY scent free......but they do reduce the amount of unwanted scent that comes in contact with your clothes. Rubber boots will effectively stop you from leaving your own human scent from your feet. You can take that to the bank. As to how I know if it even works or not?

I was bowhunting with a freind of mine 2 years ago. He called me one evening and told me that he had seen a lot of deer movement the last few days, and told me if I could get a day of vacation squeezed in, he thought he could put me in a prime stand location. (Thank goodness for hunting buddies!) Anyway, early the next morning we get on our atv and head to the stand site. We parked about a quarter mile away from the stand site. I pulled a bottle of scent Killer spray out and started dousing myself down. I had read a little about it, and decided I would give it a try. After i had soaked myself, i offered it to him. He kinda crinkled his nose up and said something like,"Aww, that stuff doesn't really work does it?" Anyhow, the plan was for me to hunt a stand site in the bottom of a large hollow. He would walk with me near to my stand and then proceed to another spot about a ridge over. When we walked in, we were walking paralell with each other about 10 feet apart. I set up my climbing stand, and he proceeded to climb over the ridge behind me. I quickly climbed my tree, and settled in. I could see where he had stirred the leaves up on his way out. About an hour and a half later I spot a small buck feeding down the hollow about 100 yards from my stand. I watch him for a bit and when the time is right I stand up, and get in a position to shoot. After several minutes, he finally makes it up to my stand. He's standing about 40 yards from me, and everything is perfect. Wind blowing from him to me, he's calm and I need him to come in about 10 or 15 yards so I can make a comfortable shot on him. I notice that he is walking slowy toward where my buddy had exited the area. My mind races as I look for an opportunity that is quickly slipping away. Sure enough, he immediately goes on the alert. Walking stiff legged, head down with his ears layed back. He jumps straight back the way he came and tries to circle a little farther out. As soon as he came near where he could smell my buddy's scent trail he would jump back the way he came and circle again. He did this 4 times before he finally just bolted and left the area. Dejected I sat back down, and waited. After about 2 hours i spot a doe feeding down the hollow on the same general path the buck walked. Everything looked as if it would play out the same. Then out of the blue she turned and walked inside of the tree i was in, instead of feeding out and around as the buck did before. She ended up about 13 steps away standing and browsing a small sapling, RIGHT IN MY PATH WHERE I HAD WALKED IN! 13 steps is a chip shot. Needless to say, she ended up in my freezer! I am 100% convinced that had she walked another 10 feet and encountered his scent trail, she would have bolted just like that buck did before. I have been convinced that the stuff works ever since. I don't want to start a flame war or anything, and I will be honest and say that I am NOT a buck only hunter. I am just as pleased with a doe as I am with a buck. I will admit that if you want to kill a trophy buck, you might need to do things a little different than I do.
Again these are only opinions, and as some people say, Opinions are like a#$ holes, everyone has one.

Sorry for the lengthy post.

GH

I love animals.......they're delicious!

Edited by - Grasshopper13 on 09/24/2002 15:38:34