Oh, by the way, Istock up at (gulp) Walmart at the end of hunting season. It's usually around half price.

... Shockwave

I use nothing but the wind. The only scents I use are doe in heat or buck scent. I only use these to stop the deer for a shot, not necessarily to attract them. I wash my clothes in plain water and dry them outside. I only wear these clothes for hunting nothing else. This includes boots, gloves and hats. No snowblowing or other activities will see these clothes. I do not believe that you can eliminate,kill, cover or mask human scent. Play the wind. Hunt smart. Don't waste your money. There is nothing quick and easy about outsmarting a deers nose. Play the wind and don't walk on their trails.

Wash your clothes in baking soda or a non-scented wash. Use scent shield or any of the million other sprays. I personally like white lightning and regular scent shield. I have used earth scent wafers, but I'm still 50-50 whether they help. I have no proof of being busted using them, but I really like the idea of as little scent as possible.

I never used anything until one time I had a doe feeding right behind me. She did'nt havea care in the world, UNTIL, she hit the trail I walked in on. She bolted like someone put a firecracker in her azz!! Since then it's rubber boots and all sprayed down with scent killer, usually white lightning. Have'nt had that happen since.

What you're NOT thinking about......is where you're hunting.....the deer are USED to at least a certain amount of human scent (between homesites, and such). Anything HIGHLY foreign is likely to put them on alert. Smelling like NOTHING is ood avdvice....and I can't see how you'd go WAY wrong. Remember.....they'r eused to a LITTLE human scent where you are hunting.

Also....I use rubber boots.......and I use White Lightning on them. I had tried to get close to these 4 does for a couple of weeks, last year, to get a shot. they were crossing at nearly the same place every morning.....but I always seemed to pick the wrong place. One morning.....I put on the rubber boots......sprayed down.......walked into the area......walked WAY around......walked through the creek......walked to my tree.....climbed up. The 4 does came through just before shooting light....and I couldn't shoot. When they crossed my trail.....the dominant doe stopped....backtracked.......and followed my exact footsteps to the base of the tree I was in. She is good. She's as worthy an adversary as any I've ever seen. My hat's off to the gal.

Jeff

thanx for the info guys.....

SBgobblers....thats kinda VERY true..kids playing in the backyards...guys cutting wood for the winter...ATV riders etc..maybe thats why i dont get winded all too much here....and when i do they are dead downwind and usually dont run just snort...the main factor is them crossing my trail. the small pieces of land make it hard to get in and out. although its our(hunters) nature to stay off game trails its hard NOT to cross one around here...thats why im considering a spray to help with my boots mainly..and try to be as scent free as possible...just didnt know if any products were better then others etc....

Do you have knee high rubber boots? They will be your best freind. But like SBGObbler said, they ain't fool proof. I wore mine hunting a sheep farm one day, then behind the house the next. Deer cut my trail and got all weird cause there ain't no sheep in my yard.

Mauser06 - SBgobblers....thats kinda VERY true..kids playing in the backyards...guys cutting wood for the winter...ATV riders etc..


You may be hunting in close proximity to human activity but the deers nose knows the exact proximity to that activity as well. So when he is skirting said activity and comes across a new and strange oder, he'll be on alert at the very least. Most mature bucks flee the scene imediately, where smaller bucks and does usually have to verify a second sense, such as sight or hearing. IMO, I believe it is best to have no scent at all. You must use the wind to your advantage to accomplish this. I've been smoking in my stand and had to put out the cigarette in order to shoot the buck. 147 gross. I had the wind in my favor. Would scent killer have helped? It wouldn't have mattered, he couldn't smell me because of the wind. Along with the wind, and equally as important, is the approach to your stand. Take what ever route necessary to not bump deer or have them cross your trail. I don't care what you spray or don't spray on your clothes, deer will detect your pressence, if they cross your trail. Some times it's impossible to get to your stand without passing where a deer will cross. To get to a field stand I will sometimes walk right down the middle of the field to get to my stand. Usually when the deer gets to my trail it is too late, I could have shot it by then. Ocassionaly, a doe or fawn may try to snif me out. Not cool.

I use HS Scent Away spray. It has always worked great for me.

thanks alot guys.....lots of good info....surprised that some of you "seasoned guys" use nothing at all....ill probably stick to my roots...or maybe a bottle of scent killer for peace of mind...

i do plan to buy new boots before the season...im thinking about a rubber pair..i need regular boots too.....but the rubber pair will be warm and will work great in the winter as well as bow hunting....anything else my regular boots should hang on another season.....