Scent Control

[Whild_Bill]

There are many ways to "control" human scent what are yalls scent control protocals? Weve used smoke, pine needle oil, cedar rubs, tarcel glands, ect. Weve had some sucess using dead down wind combined with C'mere Deer and doe pee. What works for yall? Althobeit, if you get high enough aint nothing winding you

 

[yoderjac]

hygiene

 

[KSQ2]

I was given an Ozonics kit several years ago as a gift. It was an unexpected gift and I wasn’t a believer in it at all. I do now believe it has its place though and it has helped me over the last few years. I still take reasonable precautions to keep my clothes relatively odor free and I’ve come to understand the limitations of ozonics. Mainly, that it works best when topography isn’t a major factor and wind direction is consistent and at least 5 mph. Heavy timber also hinders its effectiveness. The wind stream has to be consistent, or it’s not going to work, in other words.

 

[1100LT20]

I believe it all depends on the wind. I’ve tried it all at some point and never could tell if anything actually confused deer? I figure if I see deer and they’re not spooky, then they must not smell me or anyone else at that moment in time.

 

[catscratch]

I fully believe that a stand is effected by your presence long after you've left. Meaning that you'll stop seeing deer (those that care) very shortly after you start hunting a stand due to lingering scent. I've never done anything that let me cheat their nose while on stand. A downwind deer will smell me no matter what I've done.


Now to let you on to my special brand of crazy...

I try to keep my clothes clean. Ozone is great for that. I don't use ozone in stand.

I don't touch anything with my hands. I have gloves that I wear going to the stand, and a second set of gloves to climb my stand and hunt with.

I sometimes place stones to create a entrance/exit path to step on. I've had both deer and yotes follow my trail through grass and leafs hours after walking in. They don't do that when I can step on flat rocks, and not have to brush against vegetation. Plus it's quieter.

 

[KSQ2]

I fully believe that a stand is effected by your presence long after you've left. Meaning that you'll stop seeing deer (those that care) very shortly after you start hunting a stand due to lingering scent. I've never done anything that let me cheat their nose while on stand. A downwind deer will smell me no matter what I've done.


Now to let you on to my special brand of crazy...

I try to keep my clothes clean. Ozone is great for that. I don't use ozone in stand.

I don't touch anything with my hands. I have gloves that I wear going to the stand, and a second set of gloves to climb my stand and hunt with.

I sometimes place stones to create an entrance/exit path to step on. I've had both deer and yotes follow my trail through grass and leafs hours after walking in. They don't do that when I can step on flat rocks, and not have to brush against vegetation. Plus it's quieter.

The exact reason we have way more stands than we can effectively hunt, i love options, and also love hunting a stand for the first time each fall. Unless circumstances are highly unusual, we like give stands a week break in b/t hunting them.