Go Back  HuntingNet.com Forums > General Hunting Forums > Whitetail Deer Hunting
Cover sent for deer hunting/ever thought of this? >

Cover sent for deer hunting/ever thought of this?

Whitetail Deer Hunting Gain a better understanding of the World's most popular big game animal and the techniques that will help you become a better deer hunter.

Cover sent for deer hunting/ever thought of this?

Old 01-12-2013, 01:46 AM
  #1  
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North East PA. but not home.
Posts: 743
Default Cover sent for deer hunting/ever thought of this?

Some of us use it and/or wear special outfits,made to stop your body sent.
I always thought it was a good idea,until i realized this; If you hunt you have to breathe! Each breath,on average,is 1/2 a liter of air,at about 30 to 50 per minute! How do you cover this sent up? Thats a large volume of human sent,getting pumped into you hunting area????
What do you folks think?
mounting man is offline  
Old 01-12-2013, 05:34 AM
  #2  
MZS
Typical Buck
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Northern WI
Posts: 853
Default

I think you hunt the wind, no matter what you do. But what I do for my breath is brush with baking soda or some hydrogen peroxide. If there are apples around, eating an apple on the stand might help - at least it keeps me from getting hungry. But unless you are 20+ feet up (which I do not like to be) or you are in a blind that allows your scent to be vented up a chimney pipe or completely contained, you will get busted I think if you are up wind. But even if you are down wind, often a deer will approach from behind and along the side - taking every measure possible decreases chances of getting busted that way.

Last edited by MZS; 01-12-2013 at 03:57 PM. Reason: replaced up with down.
MZS is offline  
Old 01-12-2013, 01:37 PM
  #3  
Nontypical Buck
 
VAhuntr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: VA, USA
Posts: 3,116
Default

I think this is where hunting out of a tree stand helps.
VAhuntr is offline  
Old 01-12-2013, 01:47 PM
  #4  
Fork Horn
 
BP_Niccum's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 276
Default

Originally Posted by MZS
I think you hunt the wind, no matter what you do. But what I do for my breath is brush with baking soda or some hydrogen peroxide. If there are apples around, eating an apple on the stand might help - at least it keeps me from getting hungry. But unless you are 20+ feet up (which I do not like to be) or you are in a blind that allows your scent to be vented up a chimney pipe or completely contained, you will get busted I think if you are up wind. But even if you are up wind, often a deer will approach from behind and along the side - taking every measure possible decreases chances of getting busted that way.
X2 Fred Bear hunted in flannel, if you hunt the wind you will beat the senses
BP_Niccum is offline  
Old 01-12-2013, 02:32 PM
  #5  
Giant Nontypical
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
Default

Hunting the wind is definitely the way to go. I've hunted for decades and killed way more than my share of big game and I've never used any special washing machine stuff for my hunting clothes, etc. When I bow hunt I do put some fox urine on my rubber boots and around the tree I'm in and that's about it.
Topgun 3006 is offline  
Old 01-12-2013, 03:22 PM
  #6  
Spike
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 12
Default

Hold your breath.
PalmettoKid is offline  
Old 01-12-2013, 08:05 PM
  #7  
Nontypical Buck
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,178
Default

Ever heard of Gum-O-Flauge? (spelling?)

They already thought of covering up the scent from our breathe,the Hunters Specialties has a scent-free kit with special tooth paste,mouth wash and even breathe mint to conceal our bad breathe when Hunting along with un-scented under arm anti-persperant and their scent free detergent and shampoo!
GTOHunter is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 12:23 AM
  #8  
Spike
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 70
Default

You just saved me the trouble of reposting.

bookfire1238 is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 03:02 AM
  #9  
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North East PA. but not home.
Posts: 743
Default

I liked hunting from a tree,but,at my age,a stump is hard to get up on.[LOL] I now count on luck and watch down hill!
mounting man is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.