Scent-A-Way
 

Do most of you use odor killing sprays before you go into the woods? I have used them for years. I just hope they work like the producers say they do. If you do use it do you prefer the odorless or fresh earth type?

like everybody when i first started to deer hunt i used all kind of products ...today i make sure the wind is in my favor ,and instead use the spare money for bullets to practice on the range ..

i use scent away spray, deodorant, and body wash. All of it is non scented that i use

I use scent away, The body soap and I was my clothes in Baking soda, I dont get fancy, I use the wind to my advantage, I like the fresh earth scent wafers and spray. i use the dryer sheets by scent away but I dont use them in the dryer. I put them in My duffel bag and store my clothes in it along with leaves as well that i collect when the start falling. I also grind up acorns and put them in there as well. I am a ground hunter, I scrape the earth up and put it on me.

Last deer I shot was 7 yards from the ground with a bow.

I use nothing but the wind. If it isn't right I'll hunt some place else or stay at home. Luckily I have plenty of places to hunt. It's funny to me one of the scent cover sellers has an advertisement that boast of covering "repicated human odor at Rutgers University". You would think that somebody at Rutgers would have natural human odor they could cover up............ When they prove they can beat the nose of a bloodhound in independent test I'll start believing in their products......

I use the soap, laundry detergent, and play the wind.

Heck yeah it works.I shot a doe the other day at 4 yards,on the ground,down wind.da proofs in da puddin I use original

Here is a great little test that Deer & Deer hunting did and scent away was far and away the best. I would still let me cloths dry outside though and of course keep the wind in your favor the best you can.

http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/ar...it-your-scent/


T

I've used Scent-A-Way before, both odorless and autumn, but switched to baking soda in the wash and an ozone generator in the closet where I store my hunt clothes several years ago.

while the scent killers help, the best scent control is playing the wind. i took 3 doe this year and each time it was within 30 min. of smoking a cigarette sitting against a tree with no cover. each time (actually every time i hunt) i always play the wind. that is by far about the best advice i can give you along with pick a spot and don't move.

Everyone is right about the wind, but don't you want to stack the odds in your favor.

I don't use scent-loc suits or garmits. But, I wash my cloths with scent away and dry with scent away dryer sheets. My cloths go right into a bin and out of the house and stay locked in the back of the truck. Then i wash with regular old ivory soap, and put on regular cloths. When i go hunting, I stand outside in my skibbies, and put on my hunting cloths spaying down each layer. I believe it helps.

I use the spray and laundry detergent.

My relatives swear by the "earth" scented Scent-a-Way (or similar). They say the deer never know you're there when you smell like dirt. I'm going to try it next season. Nothing to lose.

yeah i use the autumn stuff.it does smell like dirt.i still try to play the wind though.nothing is going to fully eliminate your scent but for 5 or 6 bucks a bottle i figure why not.i mean it's not making your scent worse,if anything its helping.

Why would spraying your clothes with a spray that smells something like dirt work? I mean, there you are sitting in the outdoors surrounded by millions of tons of dirt and that little spray bottle is going to be a magic cure cover spray?

Because you're trying to blend into the surroundings.It's not going to be "a magic cure" but it CAN help especially if you don't have the money to buy scentlock suits or can't get a shower right before you go hunting.Deer are used to dirt,they aren't used to human odor.And I'd rather smell something like dirt then smell like the inside of my truck,what I last touched,or something the deer will think out of the ordinary.

Best I've ever found is called W-I-N-D

Thanks
 

Thanks for the input guys. I was just curious as to what my fellow hunters were doing with this product. I too hate to spend so much money on Scent Loc clothing. I do use polyester insulated garments and some X-system silver under my hunting clothes. I use Scent-A-Way shampoo to shower with and their laundry detergent. I then put my clothes in a plastic tub and put the lid on them until needed. When I put my hunting clothes on I spray the inside of my hat and all outer garments with Scent-A-Way as well as my hands and wipe it on my neck and face. I spray my backpack and gloves as well. I do try my best to play the wind as well. Let's face it, it is hard to predict the wind on some stands as it will change on you in a minute and will swirl in different directions. This usually seems to happen when a front is coming or leaving your locale.

Ive never used scent away, or any kind of cover up spray. and sorry but i dont play the wind game either, maybe id kill more deer if i did? but i kill plenty every year, sometimes from 5 yards sometimes from 100 +, just depends 5 down this year. Maybe im lucky but i say as long as im killing deer im going to stick with my method


oh and i wash my clothes in regular detergent, sorry guys

Ok, seriously though....

I used to worry all about it until I hunted with my father-in-law to be. He and his gang have a trophy collection like you wouldn't believe.....

After doing everything I could possibly do to control scent, I show up to their house the first day of hunting season. My mother-in-law got up at 4am and cooked a breakfast spread that would shame IHOP, and a table full of fellas eating it. If you could have fried it, and smothered it in onions, it was there....Needless to say we walked out smelling like line cooks. I never really worried about it after that learned all about wind..

I use it, the body washes (when I can), store clothes in scent tight bags, and play the wind.
I also Scent LoK clothing.

I figure it at least masks my scent.

I simply wash my hunting clothes with baking soda and store my clothes in a rubber-maid container. I try not to have any of my hunting gear exposed to to any unnatural scents like gas, smoke, etc. That's all I do.

I have no use for any other commercial products. To think that a few sprays of scent killer will fool a deer's nose make no sense to me. Some say it's better than nothing and can only help. Man cannot comprehend how well a deer can smell. Wearing scent lock clothing, using scent eliminating spray or any other commercial product only does one thing. It separates the hard earned money from all hunters. Plus, it gives some hunters a false sense of security. Wind is key - always was and always will be.

I have been known to wash my clothes with Pine Sol. I use scent away if I have been out for several days without a shower, but I ALWAYS play the wind!

Best of Luck,
Jeff

Home made scent killer -an obligation
 

The first I ever made, I had an emergency and had to use it to kill the smell some smoke damage caused.

I saved money on that accident. I saved enough that it's a permanent feature of my shelve for hunting and ....emergencies.

I've used it and still do.It works, but I still play the wind.

i use scent-a-way laundry detergent scent-free and dryer sheets that are earth scented. i used to use earth scented field spray but now im using dead down wind. scent-a-way is cheaper but they are all pretty much the same thing.

I will say it again - in your case you are spending too much money on trying to help fool a deer's nose. Hunt the wind and save your money. I'm waiting to get flamed here. so bring it on.

Underestimating the deer's sense of smell is the biggest mistake a hunter can make. Sure, you can cut down your scent X% by using commercial products but unless you are 100% scent free you're wasting your money because no hunter can be 100% scent free. Do you really think a few scent killer sprays is going to make a defference?

I think the older we get the more we stink. Think about it. All the young kids get the chances at the big deer. :confused0024::biggrin:

I'll disagree only that in reducing your scent signature you'll at least cause the deer to underestimate your distance from him. They'll always view human scent as predatory, but they're less likely to bolt if they think the threat is at a manageable distance. Since I started using an ozone generator I've noticed that deer don't spook nearly as much when downwind of me than they used to, and there's no way you can hide all of your scent as you point out. Recently a young buck was about 15 yards downwind of my ground blind. He didn't alarm, just stamped and snorted a bit, then calmly walked away. I fully expected him to begin blowing and bolt, but he didn't. I had bathed in HS bodywash that morning, and was bundled up to my eyeballs in clothing including a cloth facemask that was thoroughly ozonated the night before, and other than spritzing with Deer Dander before going out I took no other precautions. I even drank a thermos of coffee as I sat there. This same buck had already crossed the sinkhole in front of my blind earlier, again downwind, and had showed no sign that it even noticed my prescence. If these had been the only positive encounters I've had since I began using that generator I would just chalk them up to annecdotal accidents or a stupid deer, but I've had the same experience multiple times with deer of both sexes. Since human scent permeates the property I know they're aware of a human prescence, but I'm convinced that it's their perception of the strength of the odor that alarms or calms them. An odor might get their attention, but if they think the odor is old, or weak enough to indicate distance, then they seem to ignore it

ok jimmy lets use a little common sence on this one. so u think if you cant be 100% just forget about it all? seriously?

i'm with that... I wonder what deer told the makers of that stuff what they could smell and what they couldn't?

You're talking aobout an animal with senses that are 1000 times better than ours, and a 9$ bottle of crap is going to fool him?

Suckers?

I simply stated that I never use commercial products. I wash my clothes in baking soda and store my hunting gear in rubber-maid containers. I honestly believe if a deer is going to smell me, spraying down before hitting the woods won't be an advantage.

I hunt with family and friends and some of these guys would never think of entering the deer woods without spraying down. These guys are great hunters that I highly respect. When they ask do I want to use the spray bottle, I always politely decline. If they think it helps, I say good for them. It's just not my cup of tea.

I use scentlock suits as well as body wash. Before heading into the woods Ill use a little earth scent spray. But nothing is 100% and you should always play the wind to your favor.

I use scent a way body wash and field spray, I wash my clothes in baking soda.

all scent cover products are hog wash
no matter what you do you can never eliminate your scent NEVER
WELL you could sit in an air tight bubble
besides that no nope never ever
i hunt with an outfit of 20 plus hunters we take up to 50 deer/year
many pope and youngs nice bucks
not one of us use any artifical scents
Wind direction is the golden ticket period
of you want to waste money mail it to me

I tend to agree with you. I hunt in a giant lease and there is always humans scent around due to hunters, loggers, timber cruisers, etc. As long as they think the scent isn't fairly fresh, they might stomp and snort at it but they won't spook.

I don't use anything but rubber boots for scent control during bow season and I hunt where I want to, so I don't pay attention to the wind much either.

I try to play the wind when I can, but if I'm stand hunting, it's a lot more difficult to not possibly cross trails that deer may travel prior to my stand. That's where I believe that scent control plays a very big role. I hunt very thick cover and sometimes I almost have to walk across a possible trail. Rubber boots certainly help!
I'm with others that believe that less scent can lower their alert level. I pay close attention to scrubbing as well in the shower to help remove the shedding dead skin cells, which seems to be a primary scent that puts deer on alert. Foreign smells vs. human scent seem to spark different reactions. In addition to cover sprays, I also rinse out the detergent holder on my washer (front loader) then run a spin cycle of just water to help flush it and then wash with baking soda. Outerwear gets washed once in a blue moon, but wash inners often. Just my 2 scents. :wink:

Mike