I was told by a fella that instead of using cover scents, etc. that he put out one of his smelly t-shirts close to his stand several weeks before the season. That way the deer can get used to having is scent in the area making in not so "alarming" to the deer when he hunts. What are you guys thoughts on this. I have to admit, it sound pretty goofy, but it just may work. Thanks....

I have had a couple of people tell me that they do somethig similar to that. I dont know if it works or not, but I dont think I will try it. Let us know if you try it and how it works.[:-]

It may work, but, I am not willing to risk it. The big bucks aren't fooled easily, and I really don't think that they are going to feed into that.

I know that alot of people around here use old womens AVON perfume on white t-shirts to keep deer out of their gardens, and it works VERY well.

It seems to me that this would just put deer on alert. If they smell this new smell for the first time, they are going to pin-point the location and leave the area. Then, they are going to be skittish for awhile. Well, a few weeks later, lets say that the deer have gotten use to the scent. You are in stand and a big doe comes out. She isn't concerned about the scent, so, you draw your bow back. Instantly, she sees the movement, and pin-points you because she has associated that area with danger before. She is gone and so is your chance. Maybe I am just thinking too deeply. It is 1:36 in the morning and I have to be up in just a little over 3 hours to go hunting

interesting theory... I can see the benefit to it having hunted in a rural area. But I'm not sure if 2 weeks is long enough to get a normal deer accostumed to human scent.

I know a guy who does this. He claims it works, but I fail to see how it could. I don't think big bucks have to become accustomed to smelling human scent--they just leave the area or slip quietly around it if they sense danger is or has been there. Finding it there repeatedly would only make it worse IMO.

Not for me at all. I religiously take all efforts possible to smell like nothing. That is the best way that I have found to fool a big buck. No cover scents, no commercial deer urine and definately not loading the area with stinky clothes so deer get used to it. Not my way of hunting at all!!!!!

TBO

My take on this.....to attempt to smell like nothing, well is to attempt to smell like nothing!

To attempt to get deer used to an old smelly t-shirt is to attempt to get a deer used to smelling an old smelly human![:-]