Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
11-10-2006, 03:32 PM
#51
Boone & Crockett
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Location: Michigan/Ohio
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RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
ORIGINAL: HNIJustin
When you guys are done with this, I heard that one of the Moderators is a witch! Let's get him!!!!!!!!
When you guys are done with this, I heard that one of the Moderators is a witch! Let's get him!!!!!!!!
11-10-2006, 03:38 PM
#52
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: marshallville, ohio
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RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
I didnt wear any scent free clothes, nothing, my work boots and some camo i had. That's it. no sprays no nothing. I had 3 deer walk UNDER my stand literally i could have dropped an apple on them. Then a deer bedded DOWN wind of me and stayed there for an hour. Scent lock is not needed
11-10-2006, 03:43 PM
#54
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
I am notfine with bashing a company, calling them liars, scammers, etc.. Is what I am talkn about.
11-10-2006, 03:50 PM
#55
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,840
RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
ORIGINAL: bowtech die hard
Here's what I've found out from personal experience:
1: Carbon clothing helpds a little, but isn't worth the money
2: The only real way to get past a deer's nose is wash your clothes in scent free detergent. Take them straight from the drier to the plastic bags. Those clothes can't get any air in the bag. The only thing your clothes should touch is either plastic or leaves. Don't ever open that bag unless you're in the field away from your truck (due to exhaust).
3: Before the hunt get up early and shower. Use all your scent free detergent and soap. Wear clothes that you washed in your scent free detergent to wear in the truck. Then when you get to the woods, exchange those clothes with the ones in the bags.
Here's a few other things that I've found that actually help as well. If you chew, do it on stand. It helps mask your breath. Seriously. It actually helps. I chew apple skoal and i've found it helps. Those deer won't react to that smell because it's not exactly a foreign smell. It helps a little but still not completely effective.
You still MUST watch the wind. It's not a choice. You have to sit in stands that you're not going to get busted in. IF you're in a spot where deer come from every direction HUNT HIGH. Get 30 feet up that tree or you'll get busted.
If you really want to get away with it, you have to be completely anal about scent control. My brother has been using this technique for the past 4 years and hasn't gotten busted yet. Works for us and is the only thing i've ever seen, or system, that actually works. Give it a try and happy hunting.
Here's what I've found out from personal experience:
1: Carbon clothing helpds a little, but isn't worth the money
2: The only real way to get past a deer's nose is wash your clothes in scent free detergent. Take them straight from the drier to the plastic bags. Those clothes can't get any air in the bag. The only thing your clothes should touch is either plastic or leaves. Don't ever open that bag unless you're in the field away from your truck (due to exhaust).
3: Before the hunt get up early and shower. Use all your scent free detergent and soap. Wear clothes that you washed in your scent free detergent to wear in the truck. Then when you get to the woods, exchange those clothes with the ones in the bags.
Here's a few other things that I've found that actually help as well. If you chew, do it on stand. It helps mask your breath. Seriously. It actually helps. I chew apple skoal and i've found it helps. Those deer won't react to that smell because it's not exactly a foreign smell. It helps a little but still not completely effective.
You still MUST watch the wind. It's not a choice. You have to sit in stands that you're not going to get busted in. IF you're in a spot where deer come from every direction HUNT HIGH. Get 30 feet up that tree or you'll get busted.
If you really want to get away with it, you have to be completely anal about scent control. My brother has been using this technique for the past 4 years and hasn't gotten busted yet. Works for us and is the only thing i've ever seen, or system, that actually works. Give it a try and happy hunting.
11-10-2006, 04:00 PM
#56
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
ORIGINAL: Arthur P
Ohhhh.... Now I see... You think everybody is bashing down on Scent Lok the company. But I believe you are mistaken. A lot of people, and I'm as guilty as anyone else, use the term scentlock as a generic term for all carbon impregnated scent blocking clothing. Just like, down here in Texas anyway, anycarbonated cola beverage is a coke.
I am notfine with bashing a company, calling them liars, scammers, etc.. Is what I am talkn about.
I just want folks to know I do not believe Scent-Lok is trying to scam anyone. People who work at the company work just as hard as any of us at our jobs. Not all people who work at Scent-Lok are rich, some have the same struggles we do. I find it hard to believe they walk up one day and said "Lets pull the wool over are fellow hunters eyes"
I am not sold it works either at this point as advertise, but I will contact them and voice my concearns. I will wait for a response and make a judgement from there.
As for thethem making a ton of money, go check and see how much they donate back to the community.
11-10-2006, 04:02 PM
#57
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 575
RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
This seams like a dumb test! You could put yourself into two huge ziplock baggies and the dogs will still smell you! So why would anybody with a half abrain think that you could be 100% odor free with a suit? I have a sheperd that likes to play hide and seek with doggietreats and I have put then into ziplock sandwich bags and hide them anywhere in the house andit doest matter where you putthem as long as it iswithin nose reach he finds it. Now put it 10-20 feet in the air andand he would have a problem.
11-10-2006, 04:20 PM
#58
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Northern Illinoise
Posts: 2,464
RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
I guess when I'm hiding from drug-sniffing dogs I shouldn't wear my Scent-Lok suit. It's a good thing I know that. Never know when the Fed's are gonna bust down my door and break up the meth lab in my basement.
11-10-2006, 04:36 PM
#59
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Barbourville, Ky
Posts: 122
RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
nice little test.video there, half to say thats the 1st time ive ever seen a news station do a report on deer hunting items,scents, or just deer hunting...very cool
11-10-2006, 04:41 PM
#60
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,076
RE: Local news puts carbon clothing to the test!
ORIGINAL: Arthur P
Ohhhh.... Now I see... You think everybody is bashing down on Scent Lok the company. But I believe you are mistaken. A lot of people, and I'm as guilty as anyone else, use the term scentlock as a generic term for all carbon impregnated scent blocking clothing. Just like, down here in Texas anyway, anycarbonated cola beverage is a coke.
I am notfine with bashing a company, calling them liars, scammers, etc.. Is what I am talkn about.
but i call it "soda".sometimes i use the actual name "coke" cuz thats what i drink...but most of the time i call it soda.
how dare you call a "pepsi"Coke. shame on you