ORIGINAL: bow-addict

Hey guys......I am a profesional deer guide in the state of Illinois, I've guiding many a hunter, and I have literaly seen hundreds of scent sprays and techniques.

I don't believe that you can ever be scent free entirely, like we've seen from the previous posts, animals have truly amazing noses. Deer do not have quite the smelling ability that a dog does however.

That being said, All the hunters I guide, (many are from sporting goods companies) love to give out cover scents, so I have cases sitting around. But I prefer to try and HELP mask my scent with stuff from the area.

I will sometimes roll in the dirt before going into the woods, rub corn cobs on my clothing, and I've also taken fresh acorns and crushed and mixed them into a paste and rubbed it on my boots (very effective)

Use stuff from the area and you'll be alright, but play the wind, that is your best weapon.