scent lock or scent block clothes
 

I am thinking of buying scent loc cloths for hunting . i hunt bear ,hog, deer and wonder if it would be worth the money.could anyone tell me of situations that it has paid off having these expensive hunting cloths

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If you hunt the wind properly,you don't need it.If you don't hunt the wind properly ,it may reduce your scent slightly but there is no way to totally eliminate your scent short of a self contained bubble.

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I agree with stubble. Wash your hunting gear in scent elimination detergent and use the same product in your stand for less than $20 a year.;)

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Have you guys ever tried scent blocker clothing? I dont go to my stand with out it, i have the scent blocker fleece pants, jacket, and the headnet. I had like 3 does straight down wind of me and were being totally normal untill i took off the head net just to test it out. The doe's started to get a little scared and were looking in the trees to find me and when the finally saw me they started blowing and snorting like crazy. Best $300 i have ever spent.

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I will say this, if you can swing the price tag, having scent controling clothes in your arsenal is worth it. For those that say if you hunt the wind right you dont need it I say this. You must have just started hunting like 5 days ago. Any hunter who has hunted more than a day knows that you can't controll swirling winds, thermals and direction of deer travel. I have used both brands and they have saved me on numerous hunts where the wind was less than ideal. It will not be 100% but it can reduce youe scent enough to where deer wont snort, blow and bolt. My Biggest buck a 170 inch 16 point circled down wind pausing just long enough for a broadside shot. I say go for it. Good luck in 05:)

Side note, make sure you take all other scent control precautions in conjunction with carbon suits

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Where I hunt deer, the prevailing winds are quite consistant and I do know the travel routes that the deer take because I have hunted the same land for many years.I have been hunting big game for over 30 years and have taken ten different north american species of big game all without scent loc products.It is a fact that no scent loc suit can contain 100% of your scent unless it is totally sealed which would make it very difficult to breath,so some of your scent will always be carried by the wind.Therefore the only sure way to keep an animal from smelling you is to stay downwind of them or to be elevated high enough that the wind carries your scent above any animals that are near you.

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Stubblejumper

I totally agree with you in theory. But theory only goes a tiny way in our sport. Its like reloading. The lowest SD and ES should produce the most accurate groups. Yet it is not always that way at all.

Same with the clothes. It should not work as you pointed out. But I've seen it work almost perfectly and so its worth it to me. Its an extra edge. It doesnt' mean I won't work the wind, but if it swirls or whatever happens, I have the backup. Its extremely helpful with bowhunting. So while it should not help, it seems to do wonders.

Like the reloading, I trust the results on the target, not what the chrono says. And hence I wear some type of scent blocking suit most of the time.

Jeff

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I have had odd things happen as well.I have had deer walk downwind of me while I was not wearing any type of scent loc and for some reason they didn't spook.Wishful thinking would lead me to believe that deer can't scent me or are not afraid of my scent but I chalk it up to blind luck or one of natures strange mysteries.In order to prove that it was the scent loc that prevented the deer from smelling you,you would have had to remove the scent loc clothing and the deer would have had to become alarmed and flee.Then again you would have to know for sure that the deer did not see or hear you removing the scent loc and that this was not the reason for them becoming alarmed.All in all it is virtually impossible to prove and I will continue to spend my dollars on thinks that have proven to be of value to me while hunting such as better optics,more accurate firearms,and clothes and boots that have proven to be warm and waterproof.

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good luck Stubblejumper!

For me hogs have one of the best noses ever. And the ONLY times I've ever seen them approach a stand from downwind and continue on to where I could shoot another one with my bow has been with scentlock type suits on. With prices around 100 bucks or just over its cheap insurance as an outer layer.

And we tried a test inside a ground blind (cloth) where a guy on an exotic hunt had animals downwind a bunch. He would take the hood off and the top off quietly and the animals would smell him shortly thereafter. This was in warmer temps FWIW. And being in a pop up blind they could nto see or hear his mimimal movement. I should add these were wild free ranging animals, not penned up and fed like cattle.

Best of luck, Jeff

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Do a search for homemade scent killer on this site and hold onto your money until you at least try this concoction. Everyone who uses it agrees that it works great.......and it's cheap!

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I own a lot of both Scent-Lok and ScentBlocker gear and have always felt that it does give me an edge. PLEASE do NOT think they are some magic cure all though! They will NOT allow you to "foget the wind" and just hunt, HOWEVER it WILL indeed redeuce your scent to an extent that instead of a predator perched only 20 yards away you may smell like someone over 200 yards away. Here in the ag country of IL that's enough to get a chance at a mature deer many times. I believe it also really helps as far as minimum disturbance to an area based on your entry and exit trail. Istead of smelling like fresh track it may smell similar to a trail that is many hours old. I can tell you of many stroies where I had only been in my stands for mere minutes, yet had P&Y class bucks come by and have NO clue that a hunter was anywhere in the country. For these benefits, NO miracles, I believe this clothing line is worth the money to all of those that can afford!

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homemade scent killer search put me right back at your post. Can you find it and link it please?

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http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...killer&#527845

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PYseeker you hit the nail on the head. For all of you that think the wind blows from a relatively constant direction; stand next to your camp fire with the very same relatively constant wind and watch the smoke. If you can afford Sent Lok/Sent Blocker and your not using it you are educating deer and thats all. For the hunters who use it, you know what the reality is. The earth is not flat.

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I think the scent block clothing certainly can help mask.

I hunted last year with a guy that had a really nice scent blocking suit and was also wearing so much "Old Spice" that my eyes were watering. I told him he was going to warn deer for miles and he ignored me.
He did not see any deer all season.

I hunt relative to wind direction. No cologne, aftershave or deoderant.
That said, I do use the scent blocking laundry and bath soap. It's cheaper in bulk than the specialized clothes.

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Scam, scam.scam. BS baffles brains, there is one born every minute. Get the message? Keep yourself clean and low scented as possible and hunt according to the wind direction that will put more deer in your freezer than any phoney scent lock clothing.IMHO

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I also have seen numerous cases where deer hang out downwind of me and do not smell me, and I don't do anything at all to control scent.

Field and Stream recently reported on a scientific study testing scentblocking suits. They used bloodhounds to trail people down, and found that the scentblocking suits did nothing to impair the dogs' ability to track them down.

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Cheap "ScentLok"

Go here if you want to try carbon suits cheaply , they work as well or better than the expensive ones . At this price you can even consider them disposable . I wear these once the temps go under 40 degrees , just for the insulation anymore , but they soak up a lot of odor too .

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I can't see wasteing good money on it when all you have to do is hunt the wind properly and keep yourself as well as your equipment clean and scent free. This you can do for hardly nothing with home remedies. I've been hunting well over 50 yrs. and always get my deer doing this....JMO.

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It looks like a mixed bag on the subject.

I am a bow hunter and here's what works for me: I place my hunting clothes in a Kolpin Gear Bag on the back of my ATV and pin 2 dirt scent wafers on the inside of the bag. When I head in the woods I usually break off a pine branch and rub it on my trousers and shirt. I then drop it on the ground and scrub my boots on it. This method has never failed me and I don't care which way the wind is blowing.

For added protection, I also hang dirt wafers in my P/U just in case I should use it instead of the ATV.

I'm surprised that none of you mentioned the wafers.

Oh yes, I also wash my clothes with odorless detergent and frequently scrub the bottom of my boots.

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I agree with Joe-Beef remarks.

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I don' t use any type of scent blocking clothing. No matter how much you use, sometype of scent from your body will eminate.And if not from your body, then your equipement. I'll admit, it maybe helps but in my book, well it just isn't for me.