Does Scent-Lok Really Work???
10-12-2008, 05:24 PM
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Fork Horn
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Belle Plaine, IA
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Does Scent-Lok Really Work???
Just wondering what your guys' take is on the whole "Scent-Lok" technology. It's pretty high priced, but I was considering investing in the BaseSlayers but wanted to see what you guys thought first...
10-13-2008, 07:49 AM
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RE: Does Scent-Lok Really Work???
From what I can tell from the clothes I own, it works a little. As stated earlier, not like what they claim though. In reality, it's the best marketing gimick ever. A good scent killer and cover scent combo along with hunting the wind goes much further for your money.
10-13-2008, 10:19 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Southern NH
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RE: Does Scent-Lok Really Work???
The company is in hot water litigation. Some studies contest what they claim there products are capable of. Take the advise of others and don't waste your money. Buy and use scent neutrilizer sprays. Better yet, make it yourself like I do. A smart hunter uses the wind to there advantage for scent and noise controls.
10-13-2008, 11:50 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Does Scent-Lok Really Work???
I have some of the scent lok and scent blocker clothes and in my opinion if you take care to eliminate your scent by showering with no scent shampoo, using no scent detergent, using no scent spray etc and couple that with the scent lok clothes it can be very effective. If you hop out of bed and don't shower and just throw your clothes on and hop in the truck and smoke a few cigs on the way over and climb into your deer stand then no its not going to work. I didn't buy the clothes thinking for even a second that they would just make me magically disappear to the deers nose. I'm not an idiot. But when used in accordance with the above mentioned steps it is very effective. I have bought all my clothes after season when Dicks puts them on sale at about 1/3 price of normal so I don't have hundreds of dollars invested in it.
10-13-2008, 12:18 PM
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RE: Does Scent-Lok Really Work???
If you do wht BetterBirdDogs suggest, and don't wear a suit, you'll do just as good as if you added the suit.
You'll find the latest information about Scent Lok here: www.trmichels.com/ActivatedCarbonScience.htm
You'll find the latest information about Scent Lok here: www.trmichels.com/ActivatedCarbonScience.htm
10-13-2008, 01:49 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Decatur, IN
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RE: Does Scent-Lok Really Work???
I think nearly all scent control is a gimmick, at least with the deer I'm hunting around.
When I was a kid, I sat with my grandfather on a log. We wore our farming overalls, greasy work boots,and a winter coat. He smoked A&M's, andhad a bright red CASE International hat. Never did I see a deer pay attention to the smell...and still to this day have never seen a deer smell me..and then blow out of sight. So when guys were hunting deer 50 years ago w/o any scent control products...and killed deer left and right......how in the world did the deer population gain the amount of intelligence it takes to identify dangerous odors just in recent years?
Again, I think it's 99% gimmick. PT Barnum's advice works on deer hunters too.
When I was a kid, I sat with my grandfather on a log. We wore our farming overalls, greasy work boots,and a winter coat. He smoked A&M's, andhad a bright red CASE International hat. Never did I see a deer pay attention to the smell...and still to this day have never seen a deer smell me..and then blow out of sight. So when guys were hunting deer 50 years ago w/o any scent control products...and killed deer left and right......how in the world did the deer population gain the amount of intelligence it takes to identify dangerous odors just in recent years?
Again, I think it's 99% gimmick. PT Barnum's advice works on deer hunters too.