muzzlestuffer

maybe instead of rubbing it on you can put the poop in some small bags and hang it off your hat like a christmas ornament ?? lol

bearbow49

my secret to odor is keep clothes in a air tight container I take gallon freezer bags and scoop up leaves nuts dirt and cedar shaving in it seal put holes in it put in clothes container get from area around stand but the main thing I use is arm and hammer baking powder it kills odors in fridge clothes etc read a box I am 68 and never harvest a deer over 50 yds have got them at 5 yds also break cedar or pine branches and rub on clothes

Oldtimr

I have never taken any kind of extraordinary precautions to hide or eliminate human scent. I have been hunting for 58 years and I haven't added up the number of deer I killed but it is more than a few. I would suspect that at least 85 percent pf them were killed while I was smoking a cigarette. There is no such thing as being scent free unless you hunt inside a plastic bag and learn how not to have to breathe. A lot of people are making money from scent free laundry detergent and scent lock clothing and scent killing spray. If a hunter uses one of those products and kills a deer they believe they were successful because of it and laud the product to everyone they talk to. Hunters and fisherman will fall for any product that promises better success. The only real success is for the people selling the products. There is an old saying, fishing lures catch a lot more fishermen than fish, the same goes for hunters.

rogerstv

I once had the brilliant idea of using cow poop for cover scent. Stepped in it on the way to stand. Climbed up in to tree and hunted. All was great and dandy until I had to climb down grabbing each step with my hands! Only tried it once.

Oldtimr

kellyguinn

I know a very successful hunter and guide that is a member on here and he uses vanilla extract. I haven't tried it myself yet but plan to give it a shot. Not like its too expensive and maybe I can talk the wife into baking a cake with it too boot

Oldtimr

That would not be legal in PA and perhaps other states. That is not a cover scent, it is a food attractant which is considered bait in may places.

muzzlestuffer

Just keep yourself clean if you use something foreign to the area a smart mature animal will know something different not right. Clean,clean,clean !

rockport

Scent reduction- theless you smell the closer they have to be to smell you. Not only a good thing for that day but good for keeping deer in the area long term.

Cover scent- crazy concept imo. Deer live in nature....even if natural scents covered up human scent you wouldn't need to buy it because its already there. There is already pee, dirt,cedar etc all over the deer woods and picking out the smells that don't belong is what deer do.

bronko22000

Excellent point Rockport. I've heard an analogy regarding a deer's nose that goes like this. When a human smells vegetable soup they smell the soup. A deer smells the corn, peas, carrots and anything else in it. So a cover up scent is just a money maker for the company.
Now I've used deer scents and curiosity scents with good results but I must stress when used at the proper times. Just prior to the rut a buck scent can work magic. Any buck in the area wants to check out the new guy to see if he's a threat to his does.
But most of the time I believe no scent is the best scent. Stay as clean as possible and use the wind. The wind can be your best friend or your worst enemy.