I use sent killing spray and have used deer estrus for a drag but that is as far as my experience goes for scents. I want to start using them so i need all the advice i can get from you guys.
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I use scent masking sprays with succsess but I have'nt used any attractants, so I'm eager to see what is said about them to.
I've watched the attractants at WalMart and at Sporting Goods stores SELL COMPLETELY OUT so somebody sure likes them LOL...A.H
I've used some doe in heat urine, as an attractant, but really have never felt like it has helped me out.
Now I always use scent cover on my clothes, and I do believe there is a big benefit in that. I always try to hunt with the wind, but it has helped me out on some close in bow hunts.
I use cover scent (raccoon pee) and scent shield spray religiously. I have only had 2 products actually work, first one was trails end no. 307, good curiosity scent for all season use. Last year I tried some doe in heat during the rut and had a whopper buck come in but he was following a doe so I don't think the scent actually did anything at all, I have used many types of scents like sexual attractors,curiosity and dominance and never really had any luck with them. Just another gimmick to get sportsman's money with the promise of harvesting a big buck. Stick to cover scents and pay attention to the wind and you will be just fine. I think hunting is 50% skill and 50% luck.... try to stay away from cover scents that are from predatory animals, it will put the deer on alert...
Raccoon scented spray is probably the best as opposed to skunk or fox. Deer will feed next to raccoons all the time. I use Mrs. Doe Pee and spray it on my boots. I've watched bucks come in with their nose in my boot tracks and almost fall down laughing(me not the deer). I use Scent Killer religiously before walking to my stand and don't worry about the wind.
I use scent and UV killer on my clothes and under garments. my outer clothes get put into a sack with some apples. after a few days they reek of apple scent. some will say "there is no apples anywhere around, it will spook the deer." bullcrap. I have never spooked a deer with apple scent. it is an attractant.
but if you want to blend in, depending on location, use Cedar in your clothes or fresh pine twigs and needles. these are great cover scents if they grow in your location. for cover scents only use what is in the natural enviroment.
U.V. is ultra violet light that is produced from the sun, we put u.v. enhancers in our laundry detergent and in some of our materials to make the colors look more vivid. To the human eye that is exactly what it does, but to the deer it makes our clothing stand out, almost glowing to the deer. All the laundry soaps designed for hunting has none of these enhancers but chemicals that kill the u.v that may be present in some materials. I still use baking soda to wash my huntin duds in and use scent killer with u.v killers in it.
U.V. killer comes in spray form and in detergents specifically for hunters , there are many out there and all seem to work just read the labels, something to look into if you are serious about hunting..
I don't think scent killers are all that good, they probably help, but if the wind is wrong, they don't work for me. Dr. Deer James Kroll told us at a sportsmans show that doe pee loses its effective attractant in 20 seconds after it leaves the doe. Go figure. He showed pictures where the deer were attracted to human urine just as much as deer urine of any sex or type.
scent killers are only part of the formula, they can only work up to a point. bathing in scent free body soap before you head out is important. do not wear your hunting boots anywhere but to and from your vehicle. the smallest details matter if you want to consistantly be sucussful. when you get busted by a deer think of what caused it and correct it. I even black out my broadheads so they can't catch a flash at a certain angle.
bowhunting is an on going process, there is always room for improvement. the more you learn from your mistakes, the better you become.
Like a lot of things they are part of the arsenal of products to "help" you
become one with nature......... Or, helps you think, they don`t know your there. Lots of guys use such things and have good results. So they say.
For me, I was never a user. No real reason, just never got into the flow.
For me,the wind direction is most important. There are other things of course but loose that advantage and you suddenly become a bird watcher.
I use sent killers and uv killers both and think that they do work, but like was mentioned above it is a process that really starts with was all your clothes including the towels you dry off with after bathing from hair to toes with scent free soap your underwear and all other clothing you will be wearing, it also includes using the scent killer on all you equipment bows and arrows,quivers and the like and then keeping yourself scent free going to and while on the stand by spraying down with scent killer at regular intervals while hunting this has worked for me for a long time now I have even had deer literally eating under my stand less than 10 ft from me. Get a system and keep to it and i think you will see that it works. Good luck and good hunting.
Steve
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The native American's of the great lakes region used to exclusively eat fiddle head ferns weeks before the hunt, it is said that this will take care of all predatory scent and make you smell like a vegetarian instead of a predator.. Never tried it but sound like it could work.....
I was out turkey hunting, had on perfume, used scented shampoo, reading a book under a cedar tree and had a big deer take a poo about 12 foot from me and stayed for about 20 minutes. Honestly, I think descenting products are just out to take your money. The most I think I would do is store my clothes in a huge trash bag with cedar tree branches in it. That's free.
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I use doe pee, scent-killer spray, and coon pee for a cover scent. I don't know how well the doe pee works All the time, but it works some of the time. I switched to the wafer type scents last year, handy and no mess. I still use Tink's 69 for dragging though. I wash my clothes in scent-away products, line dry them outside in the open, and seal them in a bag with some leaves and cedar clippings. I also shower with the scent-away soap and use the deodarant. I have scent-proof suit I wear under my clothes as well. I wear knee high scent free rubber boots also.
Just make sure you hang the doe pee in a bush or tree about 15-20 yards from you. Do Not put it in the tree with you, deer that come in on that scent trail WILL be looking right at the scent wafer or bottle, you don't want them curious about the tree you're sitting in.
I had a young spike follow my drag trail once, he went straight to the bush I had the scent rag hanging on, then (I guess I had got some on my boots) he followed the trail to my ladder stand. He was licking and banging his head on my ladder rungs...I had brought my oldest nephew with me, (the first time he went out after deer with me) he was ten at the time, and he got FIRED up! I'll never forget how big his eyes were after that deer got that close, LOL.
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U.V. is ultra violet light that is produced from the sun, we put u.v. enhancers in our laundry detergent and in some of our materials to make the colors look more vivid. To the human eye that is exactly what it does, but to the deer it makes our clothing stand out, almost glowing to the deer. All the laundry soaps designed for hunting has none of these enhancers but chemicals that kill the u.v that may be present in some materials. I still use baking soda to wash my huntin duds in and use scent killer with u.v killers in it.
U.V. killer comes in spray form and in detergents specifically for hunters , there are many out there and all seem to work just read the labels, something to look into if you are serious about hunting..
I started useing the scent away toothpaste and mouth wash, That seems to work well and i thought it was a wonderful idea. I can't smell my breth at all when i cup my hands. do i need to use uv killers if i use the regular scent killer clothes wash?
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I started useing the scent away toothpaste and mouth wash, That seems to work well and i thought it was a wonderful idea. I can't smell my breth at all when i cup my hands. do i need to use uv killers if i use the regular scent killer clothes wash?
check the bottle, most scent killer clothes washing soap I believe now have the UV zappers in em.
one thing I use to use for my breath (after drinking a ton of coffee in the wee hours of the morning on the way to hunt) was to suck on Vicks cherry throat lozengers. I guess it worked.
hmmm i use doe pee and earth scent cover...but i got busted by three does this morning...of course they came from exactly where i didn't think they would...down wind. but apparently my scent cover did nothing they obviously smelled somethin cause they were runnin hard then stopped about 50 yards away from my blind and just looked around then turned away and trotted off. i thought that woulda been enough cover but apparently not...any other suggestions?
It's my belief that UV and Scent washing your clothes helps but the wind is the deal. It swirls alot where I hunt so I use killers. Have used attractants but had no luck so far.
