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Post by iceman10 on Nov 3, 2019 18:52:30 GMT -5
I am getting ready for a week long hunting trip week after this and I am washing everything in no scent pods & then drying with no scent dryer sheets. I do this at the start of every season, but as season goes on I find my self relying on spray only , today got me wondering if I should spray when I get home & run thru the dryer with a no scent sheet . Would this be better than spaying in the morning & being wet ?
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Post by dawnpatrol on Nov 4, 2019 8:34:17 GMT -5
Not to ignore your question directly.......but the only scent control i steadily practice is playing the wind and using doe urine on my boots.....doesn't let you down:)
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Post by chewbacca on Nov 4, 2019 9:12:41 GMT -5
I used to spray down all the time before hunting. I still seemed to get "busted" a lot even after spraying. Several years ago I decided I wasn't going to spray myself down anymore since it didn't seem to be helping anyhow. Since then I have only been busted by scent a couple of times. My clothes hang in the garage and never go in the house. I don't do anything special with washing my clothes either. Basically, everything I do is against anything you'll ever read but it works for me. Like Dawnpatrol said, I play the wind and that has helped me way more than any "scent elimination" product.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Nov 4, 2019 9:17:40 GMT -5
I use the spray sometimes to cover the BO on a long hunting trip, just so that my clothes don't stink. It can't hurt, but I don't think it matters if a deer gets downwind of you.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Nov 4, 2019 11:35:33 GMT -5
I just won't wear my outer layers when I'm going to my stand. I'll keep them in my pack and put them on before I get to my spot. I don't care if my base layer smells as long as I'm wearing my coveralls and my jacket that smell wont really get out. Additionally I put a few drops of doe urine up wind and near the switch backs I'm hunting to help cover any scent I do have. Times being in a tree stand or blind really helps. That being said I will occasionally spray my boots cause they do tend to smell really bad and sometimes makes me wanna stay away lmao.
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Post by medic22 on Nov 4, 2019 11:40:31 GMT -5
Ive been pretty die hard in the past about scent control. Using DDW products religously and I still get busted. Im sure it helps knock down some scent, but i dont really believe it is enough to justify the cost of a full regimen.
Ive kinda gotten to the point where Ill just take the time to move if the wind isnt right. I wont spend the money on most products anymore. Ill use unscented baby wipes and arm and hammer detergent and deoderant.
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Post by huntsemall on Nov 4, 2019 11:42:44 GMT -5
Like the folks said earlier, I try to play the wind. I also put my clothes in a tote with one fresh earth scent wafer (Hunter Specialties) along with acorns and use the conquest ever calm on boot soles. I'll still get busted but it seems less frequently since doing this.
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Post by deerhunter23 on Nov 4, 2019 12:41:55 GMT -5
I've been doing the same routine for years and have been successful at harvesting mature deer or had opportunities to every year. Also have deer down wind of me nearly every hunt. Just the way it goes rather I plan it that way or not.
I will wash in dead down wind laundry soap and dry. Hang them in my shed out side. I've got a little portable fire pit. I'll build a camp fire close and let the wind fill the shed with campfire smoke.
Once I get to my spot I get dressed and spray down. Put some tinks on my boots and hunt away!
I'll smoke them out weekly, sometimes more sometimes less depending on my own sense of smell and how strong my smoke smell is. I like to be able to smell it on me.
I've had deer try their hardest to figure me out with their nose and it doesn't happen.
Idk, that's my secret recipe I guess lol
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Post by butlerj on Nov 4, 2019 20:20:24 GMT -5
Play the wind no matter what. I do wash with ddw soap but I always hang dry my clothes. Dryers are bad for camo clothing. Fades it out quickly.
1. Shirt and underwear to prevent sweat and Bo to getting to the baselayers.
2. Baselayers (if below 55 degrees)
Camo pants and camo shirt. Hoody for the road.
I wear all this from home to field. I ditch the road hoody before going to field.
My outer wear is kept in a trash bag for transportation and consist of a field hoody, (bibs, and coat if it's below 50 degrees. I wash these once a season unless I get them bloody field dressing. I always air them outside the night before and spray with scent killer. To be honest I spray them with scent killer before I put them on to go into the field also, including my hat, facemask, gator and gloves.
I always pack my coat to and from the field. Sometimes the bibs get packed out of the field.
It's mixed feelings about using deer lures- buck pee and doe pee.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 5, 2019 15:04:33 GMT -5
I haven't used the spray in years and haven't noticed any difference. I wash and dry like you do. I rub my boots on walnuts or bare earth on the way to the stand.
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Post by tenring on Nov 5, 2019 15:29:58 GMT -5
I spray old set of Carharts to water proof them,then a touch of buck lure before going out,same for a black western style head gear,keeps head warm when sun comes in through the trees, and on the way to my sit, walking across a pasture, I find a pile or two of fresh cattle piles step on. Way the wind normally blows into my face, and have dropped more than one within 15 steps. Bucks after doe scent can make mistakes when they are after the girls.
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