I'm with BOWFANATIC i don't use anything either,just watch your wind and you'll be alright.

I always say.... "THE MOST SURE FIRE SCENT IS MY OWN. PLACEMENT SHOULD BE DOWN WIND". Works every time.

I swear by HS fresh earth cover scent. the dryer sheets, the spray scent, and all.
as far as sex scents, I've used tinks 69, but I dang sure can't say i swear by it. I've yet to have a buck respond to it. but, its
still fun tryin.

daytona 500 winner- Ward Burton
go Cat-22

Over the years, I have seen more deer spooked by scents than attracted.

Today, I only apply a few drops to the soles of my boots before going to my stand, and a few drops on the ground, sometime, in spots I want a deer to briefly stop out of curioisty.

I do not expect the drops on my soles to disguise any of my scent, should there be some.. I have had deer drop their head and sniff the trail I left as they keep moving on their route. It is the momentary distraction I want. As for the drops on the ground near my stand, it is also for a brief stop and distraction, hopefully.

I have also witnessed deer explode from a scent, and leave on a fast train to Georgia.

I have had better success with just being clean and as odor free as possible, and using a stand/blind that plays the wind in my favor.

Edited by - c903 on 10/28/2002 14:29:14

I don't use attractent scents as I feel that unless it's absolutley fresh(urine or what not) it's just gonna smell like old pee. anyhow as for scent elimination I use Headhunter's Ghost(shampoo/body soap -n- spray on the clothes) to help remove my smell and also use their Humus as a cover scent(this stuff smells just like the forrest floor).As to how well it works....I hunt from the ground 98% of the time and so far this year have had deer withen 8 yrds of me with no clue I was there.Granted ya gotta play the wind and not walk like the 1st division or the army was on parade.

If god didn't want us to eat animals....Why did he make them outa meat?

I have used tinks69 and doe in estrous by WILDLIFE RESEARCH
with pretty good success. What i have learned over the years
is to use it very sparingly. A deer can smell the scent on a
q-tip at a hundred yards and will be more
willing to come in and investigate it if the smell isnt
too strong. I dont know why this is but it seems
to work for me.
There was another brand i used a couple of years ago
that seemed to attract every buck that came downwind of
it and even Does came in to it. I used the one bottle
all season and was planning on getting somemore the
following season but forgot what the name was.
I do remember the bottle was black with red lettering.

I use Jack Daniels. It never fails to bring the big ole boys in.

Beans, burritos and hot peppers. Will make you swear everytime.


~Will Hunt For Food~

You are exactly right, the best scent is no scent.

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If I ain't huntin',I'm trappin',If I ain't trappin',I'm fishin'
If I ain't fishin',I'm wishin'!