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Old 11-13-2002 | 08:19 AM
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BigLouie
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Default RE: Scent Control in the woods

My two cents. You will never fool the nose of a mature whitetail buck. All the washing of your clothes and washing of your body with the soaps is a great idea, but it comes down to hunting with the wind in your favor. That means entering your stand area in such a way that your scent won't be blown or left where the deer will be coming from. If you don't have the wind in your favor, don't hunt the area. I heard this years ago, and slowly learned it the hard way. I've gotten to the point where if the wind changes direction while I'm on stand, I'll climb down and go home or hunt elsewhere. It doesn't pay to try and fool the nose of a mature buck or doe. You will just screw the area up for future hunts. Also, if you hunt with buddies who disregard the wind, that's a sure way to screw up your hunting area. One other thing I've done is switched to knee high rubber boots too to try to prevent leaving much scent in the area.

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