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10-12-2006, 06:24 AM
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scent free laundry detergent and store them outside or in a plastic bag.
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10-12-2006, 06:16 PM
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I don't worry about it at all. I just try to "manage" my scent shadow as best I can. I don't believe it is possible to fool a deer's nose if it is paying proper attention, and I have shot many deer that were obviously just ignoring my scent.
I've said this before, but a deer's nose has been estimated to be very similar to a dog's. If dogs can find drugs in plastic bags inside bags of coffee, or follow a trail that is 12 hours old, we don't stand a chance of being scent free. Watch a buck trailing a doe that passed by a few hours ago. I just don't believe putting your clothes in a plastic bag outside will trick him for a minute once you put them on. It's not my clothes that stink, it's me.
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10-12-2006, 07:03 PM
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I don't agree- by minimizing as much scent as possible, the deer may think I am farther away or was there several hours earlier. If you don't mind shooting deer 200-300 yards away, then don't worry about scent. If you want to get close to a deer- under 50 yards, you better pay darn close attention to scent. I also use fox as a cover scent just hoping a deer smells the fox and it masks my scent. I am almost to carefull with scent- won't wear hunting clothed to breakfast, fuel up car night before and I consistently shoot deer at 20-50 yards both upwind and down wind, in ground blinds and tree stands. I won't let my wife wash my hunting clothes- I need to KNOW they were done the way I want them.
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10-13-2006, 01:29 AM
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Come on! Nothing but 200-300 yards without spending money on scent control products that don't work anyway??
In 50 years of hunting deer I have never shot one at more than about 225 yards, and probably 85% have been less than 100 yards. I have shot several at less than 25 yards upwind and down on occasion. One memorable buck was shot while standing trying to figure me out at no more than 5 yards. I have never hunted from a man made blind or tree stand of any kind. Maybe instead of worrying about scent reduction, we should all think more about hunting skills. I'll repeat myself by just saying, think about what a deer's nose can do. You can't beat it anyway. I let my wife wash anything she wants, we always stop at noon for a fire to cook sausage and have a cigar with coffee afterward, and we have repaired and fueled up trucks, quads, and snowmobiles and still managed to shoot deer afterward. Unless I get a lot of blood or dirt on them, I (or my wife) seldom wash my hunting coveralls before the end of the season. I'm not saying you can't reduce your scent plume, just that it won't fool a deer even if you try. I find the smell of those fox urine or skunk cover scents very unpleasant. Why spend any part of your life smelling like fox pee? Kind of ruins the experience for me (not to mention my hunting patners), and I suspect most deer end up wondering why that human stinks like a fox.
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10-13-2006, 06:24 AM
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Why don't you use and think what you want and I will do the same? The thread was asking about laundry detergent for washing hunting clothes- I just gave him my opinion. I'm not saying you can't kill a deer- I've seen people kill deer in overalls covered with gasoline and smoking a cigarette. I don't care about that- to get consistently close to deer, you have to care about scent- especially if you are bowhunting.
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10-13-2006, 09:12 AM
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My original post was adivce about how you CAN'T keep your clothes scent free.
Your response was to say I would have to be happy with only 200-300 yard shots if I didn't worry about scent on my clothes. My second post was to try to convince people that is just not true at all, and that you CAN'T keep your clothes scent free. This post is to say that I will definitely continue to hunt as I do; to thank you for agreeing that time spent trying to prevent scent on clothing seems to be of little value; and to remind the original poster that I think you CAN'T keep your clothes scent free to a deer's nose anyway.
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10-13-2006, 02:55 PM
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Take it easy
Hey guys,
Take it easy. There's no right or wrong way to do things. I appreciate both of your opinions!!! Thanks for responding! SInce I'm a hard luck hunter. (Never made a kill) (Never seen anything legal in season in bounds) I'm looking for anything that would give me the advantage and get this monkey off my back. Talk to me about skills!!! Good Hunting, TJ
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10-17-2006, 07:36 PM
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I like to wear rubber boots whenever possible. I also like to spray those rubber boots good with some scent free spray after I put them on outside of the truck. I wash myself in scent free soap, use scent free deodorant, and wash my clothes in scent free detergant. I dry them w/ dryer sheets that smell like dirt. It's not a strong smell once they are done but just enough to counteract any perfume smell from previous Dryer sheets. I dont think I totally kill the smell of my human scent. I do believe I drastically reduce it. I have personally seen several deer come walking along until they have hit the trail that I walked to my stand on. At that point they hit the breaks and turned the other way and headed off. I was wearing regular old Rockies when this happened. I have never, and I do repeat never seen a deer become alarmed after walking across my trail after going through the process that I go through to keep my boots scent free. I tuck my pants in to help the matter even more. A deers nose is for the most part from our waste level down. Probably mostly from our thighs on down. I think by tucking in my pants and spraying my boots down it helps alot. Doe pee and things like that are one thing, but I am a firm believer in scent "reduction".
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#10
10-18-2006, 11:19 AM
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Baylian,
What type of hunting do you do? (Rifle, bow, etc.) If you are bowhunting, I would personally recommend some form of scent control. At a minimum, a non-UV brightening/unscented laundry detergent for your hunting clothes and a bottle of scent neutrilizer for your boots. Try to stay off of deer trails in and out of your hunting area, if possible and do not touch anything outside without gloves will all put more odds in your favor. Practice religiously with your equipment and educate yourself continuosly on your intended quarry. Good luck! 
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10-18-2006, 08:13 PM
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Baylian,
I can understand your furstation and being willing to try anything, BUT, I`ve got to go along with Cooper. I think this sent free clothes is going to turn out to be like overdraws were to bow hunters, a big deal that blows over pretty quickly. I once had a doe with triplets under my stand, one I could have dropped a rock on, if I`d have had a rock. They were around me for over 1 hr. and never could figure out what I was even though one of the fawns spotted me about 1/2 hr. in to the show. During this time I was busted by 3 bucks that never came within 150 yrds. of me. Learn to use the wind and cover and it will do you far more good than sent free clothes.
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