Scent Wafers ?
 

I have been pondering the actual realities of these devices and I really don't understand them, why are they so popular, they have all kind of other scent sprays you can just spray on for cheaper, and it does the same ,no? I have some that i am going to try this fall they are white oak acorn I beleive, anyone use them, any thoughts or comments about them, I have never used them.
DS

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I have all of my hunting gear in a rubber made container and I place the earth scented wafers in there so that my hunting cloths smell earthy when I wear them. It seems to work well

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the advantage here is they last a long time, when done after a hunt just put them back in the container and they reactivate. Im on the third year with a set and they still smell strong.

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Im not a big fan of the H.S wafers simply because theyre just "masking" scent, rather than eliminating. I wash all my layers in scent free detergent and throw it in a scent tight container, and when I hunt I get dressed in my outter layers when I step out of the truck and spray down from hair to boots.

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I like the H.S. Scent Wafers because they are compact,they regenerate themselvesand they are so easy to use.I have had Bucks come into them and so have my friends that hunt.I use the Doe in Estrous waffers and I love how easy they are to hang on tree limbs and they don't fall off very easy.

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I had a new one on last year, earth scent,It was pretty strong. I big buckwas walkingdown wind of me @ least 120 yrds away. As soon as he crossed the path of the scent he turned and went running back the other way. I use scent control, so the only thing I could think of was the wafer? He wasn't to scared just knew something wasn't right.
crutch

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I use some of thsoe wafers sometimes. I always use scent covers like pine or something like that. they have some that smell like deer piss but i think those are kinda silly. But in my opinion scent free is the way to go!

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I have a pack of earth scent wafers that are...I don't know...10-12 years old and they still smell strong. Let's see a spray scent last that long. I don't use mine that often. Usually I will clip one to my bow if I'm stalking. I don't know if they do any good but I have them so I use them....from time to time.

I also wash all of my clothes...probably this weekend...and then put cedar chips between the layers and put them in a plastic tote. Sometimes I will even put them in plastic bags with the chips before I put them in the tote. We have a lot of cedar trees here in E. WA so cedar is a good all around cover scent. That's good because I have buckets of cedar planks from a cedar closet project.

Happy and Safe Hunting
Reid

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i love them, i have been using them for a few years now. they are much cheaper than most sprays

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I love the scent wafers, I have the buck rut, doe estus and earth scent. I use them everytime out hunting. I put one of the earth scent in my bow case and usually pin one on my hat when hunting. I usually hang a couple of buck rut and doe estrus around my stand. alot of the deer that comes my way doesn't seem to get spook by it, actually I think they like it and usually stay around for a while. Like some have mention,itlast a long time, I'm still on my first set I bought three years ago.

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I use them, like others have mentioned, with my clothes and ziplock bags...they smell strong! I want to get one of those for the rut because I only have the earth scent.
I like the fact that the last like...FOREVER! :D

I also like to go scent free but since I sweat like crazy I need some cover scent...

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I have mixed feelings on them.

I throw a set of the earth scent ones in the plastic bag with my hunting clothes and I'm not sure of their effectiveness. I do not place much faith in the effectiveness of their rut scent though. I have watched bucks walk right past a new set of them and pay them no mind.. This has happened more than once and the bucks didn't even seem to notice them.

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Im in between with these things.
I have bought so many of these things its not funny i used to love hunting with them but i have noticed after much review that they tend to "know something is there" whenver i use them, i dont get busted but they just smell somethin and look around. again i think this year i am just going to go scent free that way they dont smell anything. I agree they help cover up scent but if i keep my scent to a minimum i shouldnt have to cover it up. I also think if you do get busted using the scent they could start to analyze humans with that particular scent. The fresh earth smells good but i used the white oak acorn last year and i beleive after being spotted by them once they started recognizing that scent and tucked tail. I have a very hard time believing that acorns smell that strong and exactly like that. However the earth scent may be more effective.

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steve,

Yeah, they know something is there/different, I hung an earth wafer in a tree next to my stand
about 20 feet away and I got a whiff of the the thing!

I quit using them b/c I don't think they duplicate the "earth" I hunt and it's just another strong foreign smell.

As for the doe scent and all that, well you are trying to get them to smell that and it's not for cover,
so I dunno.

My 2 cents.

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I use them as a cover scent along with my other scent control measures.

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Scent free is definitely the way to go, but the wafers do work well.I have some that I have used for a couple years now, but I mainly use them for extra cover and masking scent.