Scent elimination

[deerguy]

Originally Posted by ant12hony

Is there any homemade concoctions that work?? Don't want to spend the money on store stuff but would like a little protection!!

Store stuff is $20

[Salavee]

Originally Posted by ant12hony

Is there any homemade concoctions that work?? Don't want to spend the money on store stuff but would like a little protection!!

If you have come to the conclusion that there is no possible way to eliminate scent, there are a number of fairly simple methods that can be used to make excellent cover or masking scents at home. Just use plant material ..bark, leaves, needles etc from the area you will be hunting and extract the essential oils from these plants. Put the extracted oils in a plastic bag or container and store freshly washed (using available non scented soap) clothing, boots caps etc in the bag. It takes some time to produce large amounts of oils, but if you have the patience, it can be done and is an interesting exercise. Effective as well. Lots of methods for home essential oil extraction on Google.

[Suka]

Put fresh cut pine/spruce boughs in the bottom of an unscented garbage bag. (or whatever strong smelling plant is common where you're hunting)

Put your boots on top of the boughs, your clothes on top of the boots, close the bag up overnight.

You'll stink so bad you'll hardly stand yourself for most of the day, but you'll smell like the area you're hunting.

Your welcome.

[ant12hony]

Thanks that's what I was looking for

[pottymouth]

Originally Posted by mulecrazy

Scent elimination or control is a myth. Anyone who tells you different is only fooling themselves. I do use the scent killer laundry soap... But not for its scent elimination. Its for the fact there are no UV brighteners in it. Deer's eyes can pick up on that quite easily. The only way to ensure you are not being smelled is by playing the wind. that's it that's all. Save your money and buy quality optics, blinds, or stands.

Best answer....

I don't use anything!

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by NewAlbertan

Don't use any soap or deodorant for the day. No smoking and hunt with the wind in your face.

The rest of the story is marketing.

You got er. Deer can't help but be used to human scent in most places. That expensive scent you doused yourself with might be more foreign and alarming than good old well washed Homo Sapien.

Grizz

[Dunezilla]

Originally Posted by Arnak

I share Cutthroat's point of view on that topic.

This fall I'd like to use that recipe I found on another forum

Ingredients for Scent Killer:

16 oz. (2 cups) Peroxide ( yes, I use the brown bottled stuff)

16 oz. (2 cups) Distilled Water or water from a dehumidifier

¼ cup baking soda

1 oz. On non-scented shampoo (I use Hunters Specialties green shampoo)
(Or adjust amounts to whatever size you make accordingly)

Source: http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=367368

What mostly caught my attention with this recipe was that statement: "They used this on Mythbusters to remove skunk odor and it worked really well. It actually worked better then their commercial cleaner. "

It won't cost much to try

I made my own using that same formula beginning in 2004...... I got it from a hunting magazine. It helped some. I even used non-scented soap, non-scented shampoo, & non-scented deodorant. However if I forgot my homemade scent stuff, then I made use of what was around me like rubbing pine or spruce needles over my coat, hat. Sometimes the soil or moss. Whether that helped I don't know.

This I do know & that is for the past 31 years I always tried to get as close to a deer as possible .....whether Mule deer, or White Tail Deer, including Moose, or Elk. I don't hunt Moose or Elk I just sit and watch them.

You don't necessarily need scent killer to do that as on a number of occasions I never used the stuff, nor any non-scented stuff & I watched deer feed 10 yards in front of me while I was on the ground. You may hear a WT deer wheezing & then hear it run & run (that one could be gone), but you may hear a deer wheezing & run a tiny bit (but that one could still be in the area). Then you get the wheezing deer that keep on wheezing, that don't run, but are just inside the trees.....those are the ones that get curious. Then it becomes a show down between you & that one deer or deer. I have taken a few in a show down, but most time I enjoy the learning I get from a showdown & let the deer pass.

[BigRackLover]

Originally Posted by NewAlbertan

Don't use any soap or deodorant for the day. No smoking and hunt with the wind in your face.

The rest of the story is marketing.

Disaggree. Shower as close as possible to the time before you go out using scent free soap ($5 bar will last the entire season). Use anti-persperant (scent-free once again) in sweat-prone areas.

Scent control starts with skin hygiene (getting the bacterioa off it because that's what stinks).

Keep your hunting clothes away from everything else in your life in sealed plastic container or carbon bag (for those suits). Spray your clothes after heavy use or once/week with scent elimination spray ($40 will get you through the season)

Dress at the hunting site.

Ozonics may or may not work.

[KegRiver]

Originally Posted by BigRackLover

Disaggree. Shower as close as possible to the time before you go out using scent free soap ($5 bar will last the entire season). Use anti-persperant (scent-free once again) in sweat-prone areas.

Scent control starts with skin hygiene (getting the bacterioa off it because that's what stinks).

Keep your hunting clothes away from everything else in your life in sealed plastic container or carbon bag (for those suits). Spray your clothes after heavy use or once/week with scent elimination spray ($40 will get you through the season)

Dress at the hunting site.

Ozonics may or may not work.

Plastics stink to high heaven, if you're an animal.
And they trap moisture and that could cause mold to form. Mold stinks too.

Ever smell a wet dog? A wet wolf smells the same and although we don't smell it they smell that way ALL the time.

Know what they do about it ? They roll in the smelliest natural thing around. Usually poop of some sort.

I don't recommend anyone roll in poop but the principal is sound.

You're wasting your time and money trying to eliminate scent. Reduce it and cover it if it's really important to you.

Stuff your hunting cloths in a bag full of wild mint, spruce boughs, yarrow, or anything else or any combination of strong smelling natural items take from the environment you are going to hunt.

And still work the wind. Everything else is for just in case the wind plays tricks on you.

[dmcbride]

IMO they are only good for certain situations.


I spray boots, gloves, clothes or anything else that is going to come into contact with leaves, grass Ect. on the way to a stand. I am sure anyone who has hunted a little bit out of a tree stand has seen a deer catch your scent from the trail that was walked in on. After I started spraying down it rarely happens. Also no more deer catching scent from the foot pegs to get to the tree stand. Also good for when deer come on the down wind side of the stand but close enough that the wind from myself is blowing over the deer. There are other situations where scent control works.

The ozonics interests myself for when it is last light on the tree stand when the wind just dies and the deer are starting to move. Arghhh.

If the wind is blowing your scent into the deers nose it will smell you regardless of scent control.

[whitetail Junkie]

Bathed myself with Doe in heat urine worked good for years.....however I've got a new secret weapon I discovered last year....not only do the deer not smell your scent,when they smell what i'm putting on they come in closer for a look,which could be good and bad......people will be hard pressed to figure this one out because what I'm using is more for women then men.....lol...Flame away.

[Arnak]

Originally Posted by Dunezilla

I made my own using that same formula beginning in 2004...... I got it from a hunting magazine. It helped some. I even used non-scented soap, non-scented shampoo, & non-scented deodorant. However if I forgot my homemade scent stuff, then I made use of what was around me like rubbing pine or spruce needles over my coat, hat. Sometimes the soil or moss. Whether that helped I don't know.

This I do know & that is for the past 31 years I always tried to get as close to a deer as possible .....whether Mule deer, or White Tail Deer, including Moose, or Elk. I don't hunt Moose or Elk I just sit and watch them.

You don't necessarily need scent killer to do that as on a number of occasions I never used the stuff, nor any non-scented stuff & I watched deer feed 10 yards in front of me while I was on the ground. You may hear a WT deer wheezing & then hear it run & run (that one could be gone), but you may hear a deer wheezing & run a tiny bit (but that one could still be in the area). Then you get the wheezing deer that keep on wheezing, that don't run, but are just inside the trees.....those are the ones that get curious. Then it becomes a show down between you & that one deer or deer. I have taken a few in a show down, but most time I enjoy the learning I get from a showdown & let the deer pass.

It's the peroxide that I find interesting in that mix. For those who don't know about oxidation-reduction potential (aka REDOX potential), well, O2 is an oxidant and if you rise it high enough it kills stuff. Peroxide turns into water and O2 when exposed to light (wow that's the worst description of it I ever made of it). All that to say, I do believe it could kill/destroy/burn whatever is on you that smells. However, unless you remove what produce the smell (you), it will only come back the moment the reaction is done. So I made that mix the other day but now I wonder if I want to bother taking it with me. Oh well....

[NewAlbertan]

Originally Posted by Arnak

I share Cutthroat's point of view on that topic.

This fall I'd like to use that recipe I found on another forum

Ingredients for Scent Killer:

16 oz. (2 cups) Peroxide ( yes, I use the brown bottled stuff)

16 oz. (2 cups) Distilled Water or water from a dehumidifier

¼ cup baking soda

1 oz. On non-scented shampoo (I use Hunters Specialties green shampoo)
(Or adjust amounts to whatever size you make accordingly)

Source: http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=367368

What mostly caught my attention with this recipe was that statement: "They used this on Mythbusters to remove skunk odor and it worked really well. It actually worked better then their commercial cleaner. "

It won't cost much to try

I can attest: This certainly works for de skunking dog (used dawn instead of the shampoo). Worked better than any of the three different commercial products tried, but still not 100%...

[NewAlbertan]

Originally Posted by Arnak

It's the peroxide that I find interesting in that mix. For those who don't know about oxidation-reduction potential (aka REDOX potential), well, O2 is an oxidant and if you rise it high enough it kills stuff. Peroxide turns into water and O2 when exposed to light (wow that's the worst description of it I ever made of it). All that to say, I do believe it could kill/destroy/burn whatever is on you that smells. However, unless you remove what produce the smell (you), it will only come back the moment the reaction is done. So I made that mix the other day but now I wonder if I want to bother taking it with me. Oh well....

I believe it oxidizes the volatiles that generate the odors, often from the decomposition of material