Do You Use A Scent Box For Your Clothes?
 

How many of you use a scent box to put your hunting clothes in before hunting? Did you buy yours or build it? What scent do you use to mask the human scent?

A friend of mine swears by his. He bought a commercially made one and says dirt and leaves are best for getting rid of the human scent. I was thinking of making one for my son's hunting clothes as he says if they're left hanging outside over night, they are too cold to put on in the morning when we go out. However, I wanted to see what others have to say before going through the process.

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Yep....mine is a very big "box" called a basement:). I hang some stuff under the stairs and others in a big ole plastic cabinet.

Just another perspective.......;)

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Cabinet

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I have a very specific system for storing the clothes. I have 2x of the Scent Lok roll top air tight bags.



Most of my hunts are weekend overnight roadtrips, so I usually bring 4 individual seperate outfits with me, all layers from the base layer out to the top layer. I bring whatever www.wunderground.com dictates I should based on weather predictions. I wash everything between weekend trips. I will only wear a base layer one time before washing, and will not wear a middle or outside layer more than 2-3 times before washing. I don't wear anything inside camp, and only change outside just before hiking in (gets chilly at the end of October [8D]).

I also bringa duffle bag with me. After something has been worn, and needs to be washed, it goes in the duffle bag so it doesn't taint the fresh stuff in the air tight storage sack.

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I use the scent lock duffel bag for the scent lock and normal stuff...I also use a plastic storage container and have all my clothes in zip locks, I have been using this method for a long time. I am not toobig on artificial cover scents other than on the way to my standI will break a young cedar branch and rub it on my clothing.

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I have a tote.

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I use Scent-Tote's. They are pricey, but they are air tight and lock up nice.
They work well.

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I use a scent tote

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I use Scent Blocker& aNo Trace Duffle Bags and then put them inside a plastic bag.

I don't use any cover scents on me or my clothes. I think it allows a deer to point you like a bird dog;)

Dan

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I've used Rubbermaid type totes for almost 15 years. They seem to work very well, and the price is right. I used to put a layer of dirt, leaves, acorns, etc.. in the bottom, but have gotten away from that the past few years. I just like the idea of keeping foreign scents to a minimum.

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Mine all gets cleaned as needed and placed in a breathable duffle in my "man-room." Which is really just a storage room for ALL of my "MAN" stuff that I don't want getting scratched up, or overly dusty, or dog hair on it. I've never noticed any problems with my scent NOT being well disguised over the past 4+ yrs, so I don't see the need for ANOTHER TOTE around the house, but I do "box" up my various pairs of boots in one.

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After my clothes have been washed with non scented - no UV detergent, I throw them in a plastic garbage bag and tie it up, as not to get contaminated.
I keep my pants in 1 bag, undergarments (mostly thongs) and towels in another bag, and shirts/sweatshirts in another, etc..

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Just a rubbermaid tote with a locking lid for me I also throw in some of the fresh earth sent wafers for good measure. I used to throw in some dry fall leaves once in awhile just to have a fresh woods odor to the box. Also my day pack and any cloth objects go in too.

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I am either one of the smartest or dumbest on this subject.

Been there done that with all these scent control products.

After many observations from the same stands, same wind direction and temp/humidity, I am 99.99% sure you can't beat a deer's nose,regardless of what precautions you take or don't take. It can decipher too many different smells simultaneously for you to mask or eliminate or to reduce to any level that is going to make a difference.

The observations you have experienced where you thought your products worked were most likely attributed to wind thermals or young deer.

If all this stuff was anywhere close to its PERCEIVED effectiveness, the drug trade would be using it for trafficking and drug sniffing dogs would be a thing of the past.

Concentrate on when to and when not to hunt a particular stand and how to come and go with leaving as little scent on ground/forage and forget about all this other.JMHO

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Deer in most areas of the country have to learn to tolerate a certain amount ofhuman odor.

My goal in the past several years? Dilute my humanscent as much as possible through any method I can use and not add any other scents to me or my clothes.

It has worked very well. I had a few deer down wind last year and never had one bust out.

I guessthey smelled me, but thought I was on the next property upwind. I don't think you can fully hide your scent, but you most certainly can make it much weaker, and that is a Big Advantage in Bowhunting.

Sometime even an extra second or 2 is all it takes.;)

Dan

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I use the GIANT Zip Lok bags. Put your camo in it, lay it on the floor, kneel on it pushing out all the air, zip it closed and you have a vacum seal.;)