Deer Scent Blocker

[CatDaddy]

What's your go-to scent control? Do you use laundry detergent, spray, etc.?

 

[NDSportsman]

Don't hunt much anymore but when I did I used Scent Killer products, laundry detergent and the spray. After washing my clothes I'd air dry outside then put them in a tote or garbage bag with some fresh earth scent wafers. Wait until I was ready to walk to my spot before changing into my clothes and rubber boots then spray myself and gear.

 

[Twitch]

I use the scent killer detergent just so my hunting clothes don’t smell like laundry soap but I guess I’m not sure why. If you hunt without the wind in your favor it’s probably not going to end in your favor very often. I know people who smoke cigars or cigarettes right before they crawl in the stand and if the wind is favorable they have deer in front of them.

 

[NDSportsman]

Yeah you definitely still need to play the wind. Deer sense of smell is incredible.

 

[scrotcaster]

Ive tried most all of them and spent alot of money on scent eliminators throughout the years,, came to the conclusion your never gonna beat a whitetails nose,, play the wind

 

[risingsun]

Imitation vanilla extract. More so an attractant i guess. But was all I ever used after experimenting with all the other expensive scent stuff. Can also pull a rag with it sprayed on as you walk into your blind. Just make sure you have a shooting lane. They will come.

 

[SupressYourself]

Field and Stream did a bunch of tests with a drug dog, and I believe they found the only thing that works even a little bit is ozone.
https://www.fieldandstream.com/arti...control-products-and-practices-vs-a-drug-dog/

You gottta play the wind. The End.

 

[guywhofishes]

Focus on other things - you're not going to win the scent game. If you're breathing, and they wind your breath, you're busted.

Also - my observation is that walking into blinds/stands with rubber boots so as not to leave scent, etc. is malarky. I have hundreds of examples of deer visiting cameras or using trails minutes after I was on them whilst I was not giving two craps about leaving scent (leather boots, peeing, whatever).
I have video of deer eating apples my mom threw on the ground (individually by hand) 5 minutes after she did it. And this was a once off occurrence - not some routine feeding they were used to.

 

[NDbowman]

just play the wind, save your money

 

[SerchforPerch]

I use the scent killer detergent just so my hunting clothes don’t smell like laundry soap but I guess I’m not sure why. If you hunt without the wind in your favor it’s probably not going to end in your favor very often. I know people who smoke cigars or cigarettes right before they crawl in the stand and if the wind is favorable they have deer in front of them.

Exactly. I know multiple dudes that wear their orange clothing to the Bar/StripClubs partying til close the night before opener. All shoot nice deer the next morning smelling like stripper perfume and glitter still on their noses.

 

[LBrandt]

Used a racoon scent on my boots and ended up with a tree full of horny racoons. Didn't do that again. LB

 

[Freedom]

Got an old doe running around where I hunt there's no fooling her.

 

[rodcontrol]

I killed a damn nice buck once which i attributed to nose jammer and evercalm stick on the bottom of my boots. The does knew something was amiss. They pranced around for about 25 minutes trying to get to the bottom of the disturbance. The key part of the story is they never blew and ran, just kept walking around trying to make sense of it. All of the deer activity rousted the buck from his cattail bed and he walked right below my stand.

 

[guywhofishes]

I killed a damn nice buck once which i attributed to nose jammer and evercalm stick on the bottom of my boots. The does knew something was amiss. They pranced around for about 25 minutes trying to get to the bottom of the disturbance. The key part of the story is they never blew and ran, just kept walking around trying to make sense of it. All of the deer activity rousted the buck from his cattail bed and he walked right below my stand.

no pics, didn't happen

 

[NodakBob]

I use the hunting soaps and detergents…wind is one thing but washing out the brighteners is another so that your clothes don’t glow in deer vision

 

[Shockwave]

Camel Lights and Schlitz

 

[5575]

Used to do all that scent eliminating stuff.
Then I bought a box blind and an oxonics. Have never worry about the wind direction any more to tell you the truth. Sometimes I'll have 10-15 deer directly down wind some right by the window some laying down..not a clue. I'll spray nose jammer or scent thief or just plain imitation vanilla on me and all around in the blind as well. But if I get to the blind without the ozonics I'll drive all the way back to get it, it works that well. No more nosey old does blowing and stomping around.

 

[AR-15]

If hunting in a pasture, a little cow crap on your boots work, if hunting near a oil well a little oil your boots work to, deer think your just part of the scenery

 

[db-2]

Put a bunch of scent on once.
When i left stand in dark had a bunch of coyotes within a few yards of stand in brush that i did not know they were there.
Would not leave even as i holler at them.
All they did was holler back at me and circle me. Had a mile walk back to vehicle in trees. Only weapon was a bow. However, they did not follow me but would not shut up. db

 

[johnr]

Do not put the scent of fox urine on your boots prior to your 75 minute drive to your hunting spot.