smoke as a cover scent?
 

have you guys ever done this, or heard of it being done. i know its what a lot of old timers swear by, but is it really better than all the carbon suits, and laundry detergents out there?

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

No. Not in my opinion anyway. I seem to be winded more than ever before when I get careless and sit in my hunting clothes next to the camp fire. Cigarette smoke can help them wind you as well. I know some people hunt with both odors and are successful, very successful,such as GregH smoking on stand.

I dont subscribe to cover scents, I just try for scent free as possible.

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

I don't believe it helps your odds either. I'm guilty of sitting around the camp fire with my hunting clothes on many times after an evening on the bear stand while bear hunting and its something I've gotta quit doing. More laziness on my part.

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

I agree with the others it may not hurt you but i don't think it helps . I WOULD GO FOR SCENT FREE . I don't think you can actually cover your scent the deer smell things way better than you or I . that is why it is very tough to cover scent something a dog is trying to smell. GO scent free and play the wind

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

I am a firm believer that deer will be alerted to any smell that they are not used too, period.
Or any smell that is out of the ordinary, like using Doe estrious during Sept. etc...
I try to remain as scentless as possible with no manufactured cover scents and of course employ the old faithful, wind tactics.
The only cover scent I will use, is after I have gutted my deer, if I am lucky enough to get one, is the Doe or Buck urine from their bladders or the hawks from a buck.
I'll freeze it immediately into a few seperate baggies and grab as needed.
I've recently read, and makes sense, that deer can smell the earth from being disturbed by larger human feet, verses smaller deer hooves.
Example: A size 10 boot, per square inch, is far bigger than a mature deer's hoove. Of course to top it all off, we can not move throught the woods like Tonto or a sleek deer!

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

I can't see it helping you either. I would think smoke or fire is something most animals are going to aviod or move away from, not towards it. Probably natural instinct. Might not always be the case, but I would not risk it.

I don't think tabacco smoke is the same though.

Paul

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

i agree with all of you, but on another site, someone said that the fire gives of carbon in the smoke

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

I didn't want to let this out of the bag, but I guess I'll have to...........

To get to my stand undetected I use a pogo stick! Let's see them figure that out! [:-]

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

My buddy hunted in the UP for years and when it got REAL cold he would light a small fire, the deer would come in to investigate the smell. He shot a nice buck sitting by the fire!

I can smell the smoke coming from the woodburner in the cabin while on stand and still see deer, so I wonder about this one!

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

GregH smokes on stand!!! THATS A SHOCKER[:-]

Hatchet Jack

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

It works if smoke is common to the area. It doesn't work if your stinking up the clothes or gear at the same time by wearing them. I often hang clothes and gear in the same room as my wood boiler, never my scent lok gear. It comes out of the dryer hot and instantly in a seal bag. I never wear my clothes unless I'm hunting and remove all scent lok if I'm not, even to field dress. Smoke works in the multiple areas I hunt in. If I had no way to clean gear I'd hang them in smoke and wear them.

With the price of heating wood smoke will be every where again.

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

I dont think it helps any

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

I try to stay as scent free as possible. But it may actually work on my farm, I live and hunt withing a mile of a very large charcoal company, so the scent of smoke is pretty common to the deer around here, especially on a foggy morning.

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

IMHO it is best to smell like nothing. While that may be impossible. I think we can diguise our scent a considerable amount. I use every means at my disposal to accomplish that.

Dan

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

Here's another link on the subject:

http://hunting.net/forum/tm.aspx?m=2...age=1&key=

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

thats nutts.. i dunno.. if someone here ever really tried it.. please let us know.. me.. i dont get to go often enough that i would risk a 1 or 2 day test trial of this.. for those of you that go 5+ days a year deer huntin.. and u want to test it out.. please post your experiances..
-CK

RE: smoke as a cover scent?
 

If your referring to cigarette smoke,i know one thing it covers. Covers lungs with tar, that right there makes it not worth it to me.