Kbaird83

Ok I'm going to start by saying that my first line of defense is the wind. Always use it toy favor. Problem is the deer dint always know which direction they are supposed to come from. I don't believe scent control products make me invisible to a deer's nose. Anyone one that does is wrong. I do believe it makes your scent in the air smell further away and on the ground older by lowering the amount. I wash my cloths and put them into scent free bags and put my outer layers on outside the truck. Everything else gets a good dose of spray. I also shower in the mornings. I have become a HUGE fan of tinks vanish. Tried every one on the market and that's my preference. I got the proof this year multiple times deer (including old does) walked over my entrance route after spraying at one of my stands and never smelled a thing. Then one day I was running late and failed to spray my boots. Had a small buck come through and right away he pegged my trail. I don't believe you can do this and ignore the wind but a little backup always helps.

kfrasier

I always thinks it's funny when people go through all the trouble washing in scentfree products and then smoke a cigarette on the way to their hunt. Kind of defeats the purpose

steve72444

I've been hunting the better part of 30 years. I have never used any of this products and have taken deer each and every year. Most of the big deer I have gotten have been either while smoking a cigarette or just after a smoke. I rarely wear camo, whiz off of my stand and do most every thing the big TV hunters say don't do. I think most of it is just to seperate the hunter from his money.

tight360

Drive to their hunt and while wearing their hunting clothing. Seeing them gasing up, at the resturant/bar, sitting around playing cards. then taking them off to sleep, but picking them up off the end of the bunk in the morning, and putting them on. All this, AFTER, they have taken a scent free shower. This has actually occured at MY camp! I don't say anything, just shake my head to myself. They come in and ask "I didn't see a darn thing" how 'bout you?" I just smile and point to the barn.

btnovotny

Hunt the wind. Wash as much or as little as you want. If it's your lucky day everything will work in your favor, if not, it wont matter how "Scent Free" you are they will still catch you.

The Outdoorsman

The wind is your friend but like its been said, its not perfect out in the woods, if so, everyone would fulfill their tag each year. Do I believe washing your clothes and using a cover spray gives you a confidence that you are less likely to be winded than just walking into the woods and not using anything. I use Wildlife Research Scent Killer in their Fresh Earth line. I wash my clothes in this and then store them in a big rubbermaid tote and put H.S. Fresh Earth scent waffers in it. I shower with H.S. Scent-A-Way shampoo/body wash (the green stuff) and I use the W.R. cover spray when I go out. I believe this helps "mask" any odor I may carry around but I know its not fool-proof. I know you cant always play the wind and I've gotten away with it and not been winded when the wind was not in my favor using my "scent-cover" system, so I will continue to use my system. Play the wind when you can, move slowly, and keep your eyes and ears open as those are more of key factors in getting deer close to you.

Tuff Bucker

I do wash my stuff in baking soda. The thing I believe that helps the most is the way I store my clothes and stuff. Every year I cut small branches off of a cedar tree (Christmas tree) and put them in a rubbermaid container. When I wash my clothes I put them back in the container. Everything I take into the woods goes into the container. The cedar scent stays strong all year long. Of course your not going to totally extinguish all scent, but I believe this method of scent cover will hide you longer. Afterall there is no scent exactly like the real thing.

halfbakedi420

Would like to start off with explaining to everyone that human scent starts....where else? with the human. humans shed skin cells at a very rapid rate, even though you cant see them. they are lighter than dry baby powder and invisible to the naked eye.
So imagine yourself covered in baby powder and walking on a black carpet. same thing with scent. Now think of ways you cant put on items to keep the powder totally in. Now ya got all these items on, now imagine if someone was to come up and start patting on you, would there be a puff of baby powder comin out? i would think so. can we keep all the scent in? probably not, but we can try.

wash your clothes you will be wearing and a towel in scent free detergents, sure you can find some here at HNI...put your clothes in a scent free bag, read the directions on your bag and take care of properly. I put a lil bit of stuff from where i hunt in my bag, i.g dirt, leaves and pine needles. and yes i just washed the clothes but o well

ya dont wanna do the following and then go get in your truck!!!!!! i am allowing no travel time here...sorry....no way you will stay scent free..and unless your truck came from Texas Instruments and is clean room ready,( and i will still have my doubts)..the dirty truck wont help as you are just putting yer own skin cells on the outside of yer gear..i am lucky at one of my grounds i have showers available, and am able to walk right into the field...but others i dont and have to take a frigged shower buck naked in the woods and it sux..i aint gonna lie.

take a friggen shower...use something that will loosen all the skin cells possible while you shower. an umfa thingy ..wash rag . ex foliation is the key here...but dont just use your hands and the soap.

this is not the time to smoke cigeretts and eat breakfast, walk the dog...
this is the time to get as far away from everyone as you can, try and be upwind of your livin area, downwind of natural wildlife. make sure you have all your gear and its scent free. You dont need a buddy with ya, you dont want him contaminating you, this means grandma too.
open the bag, get your gloves on and spray them, put on your hood, then your top tucking in the hood, you dont want the hood ever comin over your top, it will be shedding skin cells on the outside of your gear and this is what we are tryin to prevent. i use a 1 piece, but if you have a 2 piece, its time to put on the bottoms tucking the top into the bottoms, same way, ya dont want skin cells falling on the outside of your gear. you guessed it boots...i know it sux, but ya need to tuck your pants into your boots...otherwise you are sprinkling skin cells out the bottom of your pants, and you just cant tie it off imo..waterproof/snakebite and/or rubber boots help keep the scent in better imo.

this is the time to spray down..if its real windy its hard to get your back i know, but ya have too, and with out your smelly buddy who just dropped a bomb and ate breakfast with his morning cigarette ...do it your self..unless of course your buddy is this gung ho about it too, and he probably dont want your stinking butt near him right now lol
spray head to toe and the bottom of the boots as well and plan on sittin fer a few minutes to let it dry. (bottom of the boots)

spray your bow, arrows, quiver, pack ( i dont carry one they are scent bombs unless you are really careful), .hopefully you keep your gear scent free, there are skin particles all over this stuff from practice the day before or whatever..what about the stuff in the bag, is there gonna be this big baby powder smoke bomb goin off when you open it up in the field.i spray my bow the night before and
leave my bow in a tree upwind from us and downwind of nature, its saturated from the dew sometimes . i also use scent free oil if ya can believe that. its real cheap, once again HNI can probably help ya with that.

remember keep that hood on tight and try not to bend over and look down because your downfall now is the opening for the eyes, ears and mouth, which you guessed it, smoke bombs of scent falling to the ground.

remember to take it off in reverse, spray your gloves before you start, always rewash your gloves when ever possible.

i have ruined a couple calls washing them, but have found a few that make it. what ever your taking out needs to be scent free and treated just like the clothes....if your gonna use a washer and dryer, then do a few loads of regular laundry with scent free detergent before your "real load"...empty that dryer vent every time. i do mine in the same scent free cooler fer years and dry them in the woods.i also use the creek water where i hunt, and they dry there too. right into my scent free "dirty bag"... you don't wanna be shedding skin cells on your clothes right outta the dryer or off the tree, so use your gloves, put the bag close to the dryer and fill it up dont be leaning over the clothes droppin skin cells in/on the clothes and bag, close it , and then hand wash your gloves then turn wrong side out to dry . then i put it in the bag. with them wrong side out, you dont get scent on the outside of the glove when you start gearing up.

i know guys who dont do none of this, and play the wind....but when ya wanna get 20 feet from a deer and the wind is wirling, its your best chance to do what ya can to control your scent.

sproulman

i SMOKE my clothes as soon as i get out of my truck. i wear my hunting clothes from home too.
pine/oak leaves in coffee can, light it and smoke your clothes.
i dont buy any sprays and dont put my clothes on ion woods.

46 yrs hunting the BUCK. dare i say anything else?

craigslistq

I am never use Scent free wash soap so i don't know about it but i hear this soap is working well.