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Proven Scent Elimination Routine for Serious Deer Hunters
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2024
- These best scent elimination routine for serious deer hunters is a lot easier than you think. The core scent elimination for fooling an old bucks knees doesn't take place at the treestand. In fact, eliminating your scent while you are in your treestand is the least of your concerns. The vast majority of your scent elimination while deer hunting should take place on the way in and out of your hunt, while accessing your treestand. Your treestand should be positioned so deer do not travel downwind of your location. No matter what kind of scent contraption, gel, powder or spray that you use, your hunt will be over if a mature deer is downwind if your position. Scent control on the way in or out of your stand and a well positioned stand will eliminate 90% or more of your scent concerns. If you focus on NOT leaving a scent trail throughout the lands that you hunt, you will place yourself in a position to find consistent mature buck hunting success.
Thank you for the info!
Another big thing is dryer sheets, they will put a film of scent on your dryer, which then contaminates the next batch of clothes going into it, which may be your hunting clothes. There are no dryer sheets allowed to enter our home. Also, your vehicle needs to be as scent free as possible. I use an ozone device that plugs into the vehicle and it runs for something like an hour and then I let the ozone sit in the vehicle for the night. Then, right before I'm ready to use the truck I air it out to get the ozone out of it because it's not healthy to breathe in ozone.
The cool thing is that none of that matters as you can't control your scent while on the stand. Clean legs, clean boots and spraying down so you don't leave scent on grass and weeds in the way to and from your stand are all you need. Don't have to worry about any of that. The best form of scent control is stand location. If they are downwind of you, you are done.
When you look at hunters with the best track record for taking the biggest bucks from the area for decades...they do none of this nonsense. Unfortunately what you find is a correlation between how much a scent fanatic someone is, relating directly to how little success they have. The more scent control...the less successful hunters are ..at least when it comes to the level of being fanatical.
I found hanging clothes over a fire that is reduced to smoke with local wood. I hunt on my property so I keep clothes in a tall locker outdoors next to a small shield to change in on those COLD mornings.
I honestly think most people put too much work into scent eliminattion as opposed to hunting the right winds and knowing the patterns of your deer. Wash clothes without detergent, wear rubber boots and don’t have a air freshener in your truck. I leave hunting clothes in the truck in a tote just like him, natural smells help a lot, put some green leaves in your tote and wax merdle is your best friend!!
I cut wide trails and am meticulous about scent control. I am constantly buying stands and placing stands. Each year I learn alittle more and become a better hunter. Guy's like you really help guy's like me see thing's from a different perspective. You are a very knowledgeable man and I greatly appreciate all your helpful video's. I love how you aren't just out pushing product's but suggest what could work. Hope you get your target buck and have a blast hunting him.
I appreciate you sharing you time tested scent elimination practices. The 'proof positive" result of your efforts show-up in your consistent mature buck kills. Thanks Cris.
Thank you very much Cris I hope that it helps! A routine I have relied on for many years. You are very welcome...
Thanks I'm a youth NY bow hunter and I was in a tree today and I had little spike come in at around 45 yards and it came in and stood behind a tree and I couldn't tell if it saw me or if it smelled me but I'm Ganna try this and see if it works highly appreciate your advice and love your videos
Good video as always 👍🏼
I live in the south and always dress outside before and after. Such a pain butt but I believe it helps. Keep up the good work
God bless u sir go get that deer I've hunted 47 yrs but u need scent cover I know it works
I like to jump out my private jet and parachute into my tree stand...
My father and I purchased our first piece of hunting land this year after hunting public land since I was a kid. We purchased an 80 acre parcel a little west of Alpena. As soon as we started looking at properties, I started doing research and came across your channel. I can't even tell you how many of these "common mistakes" you talk about I would have made if it hadn't been for your channel. Everything from food plot location selection, seed choice, stand locations/setups, and especially stand access. I have tried my best to follow your advice, and with the season closing in on us, I'm more excited than ever to start seeing how our habitat improvements work for us. If you're in the Alpena area come November, the beers on me. Thanks again for all the great info you share with us.
Awesome,thank you, very good detail. I will be much better prepared this season.
Wow... Another game changer tidbit for me. The “to and FROM” the stand statement made me have an moment of realization; after a hunt I walk around, check cameras makes adjustments, and do all kinds of “scent marking” all over the place;
Another video of great info Jeff. I actually use the same method as Dylan, but I have found that when I change locations that I hunt, I also have to change the dirt and debris that I have in my rubbermaid. I actually spooked deer here in north east Indiana by using the cedar debris from southern Indiana. We don't have a lot of cedar here around my house and naturally the deer were a little cautious because of it. I hunt a cattle pasture down south and I intentionally walk through cow patties on way to stand cause they're used to it. I've also grabbed handfuls of bean pug and dirt and rubbed it all over my clothes at the truck before entering. The fresh worked up dirt can send a deer into curiosity mode but I haven't had it spook any yet. Great video bud.
We’re on the same page here,dang how much I preach this subject!after 40+years of hunting 12 years full time,I will agree I don’t think I’ll ever get all your knowledge but we’re spot on,in scent control especially on small tracts,good video...
Love the advice!! I do the same thing when getting ready to hunt!
I usually sit for a minute to try and let the exhaust clear out some. Then grab my tote. Walk away from the vehicle. Strip down, and change in the field. Down to my socks and underwear.
I’m pretty strict when it comes to scent control. The wife hates it lol
I hunt the wind. Period. I wash my clothes once or twice . Don’t notice any decrease in buck activity
At the Abbey coming back after you smoke in that hunting date they coming back Jeff maybe another date yes or no
After every hunt, I leave my clothes sit out in the element. I use a plastic tote when I'm traveling to and from is when from my location. Or make sure to cross through water to wathrough water to wash off the bottom of my shoes if possible. I drench my climber down in spray. I even have a photo of where a deer rubbed right next to my stand the day before lol I mean he was 6" from where my stand was right next to it.
Great video. I carry a pack of scent free hand-wipes in my pack. I use one once I get into the stand to wipe down the sweat off my head, neck, and face. I don't care how good of shape you're in, you will sweat walking in and climbing a tree. I think people underestimate how much scent comes off a sweaty head and face...and I find these wipes a great way to eliminate it.
I sure hope you attend the public land challenge with The Hunting Public! It will be great to see all the different techniques of each person. Thanks again for all your advice!
I sure am 🙂 I can't wait either and Dylan is coming to film, which I am lucky for too! A real honor to be included this year...
Great advice! I have always grabbed a step above my head thinking the same thing. If you're grabbing at 4 feet it's right at a deer's nose level. 😲😬
Thanks Doug and oh for sure! I am short...but I still try to reach to 7' if I can ☺️
Good stuff. Can't stress enough about footwear. Years ago I watched a couple does hit the path I walked in on an hour prior and they froze, turned around and went right back the way they came. Another rule I use is to make sure my vehicle is fueled up the day before I hunt. I've seen guys standing at the pump in their hunting clothes gassing up on their way to the woods. Some are even wearing the boots they will wear into the woods. Not a good idea.
Thanks a lot for the comments! Oh man boots and clothes at the gas station...oh my! Really appreciate it Mark 👍
Mark. I cringe every time I see that also. Makes me wanna tell em to go back home and do something else unless they're hunting yearlings. Lol. Very good point bringing up the fuel station.
Mark Hunt Ive never understood wearin your hunting boots anywhere but the woods. I take my boots off as soon as I walk in from the woods. I also laugh when i see hunters pumping gas or eatin dinner at the local restaurant in their hunting boots
Thanks for putting this out Jeff I asked a month or so ago about your ways.
Hi Justin, you are so welcome! Because you asked I added this video to my "to do list" and made it about 10 days ago. Thank YOU! Proof I do take direction, lol 👍
Hah! No worries man. Hope your as pumped about this coming season as I am! I believe your strategies are gonna give me the best season iv had to date...on top of my first farm lease!
rubber boots do not come wide enough for me.
Be safe out there. Great informative video as always brother. Like I said your welcome here anytime. GOD BLESS and great luck this season my friend.
I have had no luck with anything better than baking soda. Wash in baking soda and sit outside.
Great video again. 2 questions for you
1) If you're hunting in the morning, do you make sure you shower that morning or is it acceptable to shower the night before instead?
2) Do you change into base layers once you're out of the truck, or do you wear those into the truck and just change into outer layers at the hunting site?
Thank you and great questions! I shower either. If I have clean clothes and leave very little scent trail, that's what matters to me. For me personally I feel I could smell like a pig, because I hunt with the belief that I can't eliminate my scent on stand...but I can eliminate it or reduce it greatly on the way in and out.
#2 I where base layers...typically with some sweets and sweatshirt, and then change outside the truck into my mid and outer layers. If it is early season and warm that means changing down to my under wear.
Whitetail Habitat Solutions thanks for the response! Your mock scrape videos taught me a lot. Tried making a mock scrape last year with a scrap dripper off a horizontal branch with no luck. Using your methods, two weeks ago I put up a vertical branch with nothing but my urine and had a doe right away and a week later a black bear, both rubbing the scrape stick with their face!
@@kpgeist4 you are very welcome! That's all great to hear...Those vertical scrapes work so extremely well 👍 I really heavily on them to further define buck movement and for trail cam inventory of all the local bucks. Ha, in some cases bears is hear and see from my client/reader/viewer reports. Pretty cool...althoug hopefully more bucks than bears heading thru the season ☺️
Great video. Love the science based approach over the sponsored route (saying some product will allow you to forget the wind for example).
I think what most of these gimmicks don't tell you is what causes scent in the first place. We can smell the exact same scents as the deer do. We just can't pick it up until it's magnitudes greater than what deer can smell. So things like scented laundry detergent and gasoline smells are obvious but what causes B.O. (the factor you have less control over)? When your cells die (like they do all the time) they break down. You also sweat which contains proteins. The bacteria that live on your skin love to consume both. Byproducts of this breakdown are gasses such as methane. You might clean and spray your clothes and as the host said buy a bit of time until the stink builds up again and starts wafting all through the woods but you shouldn't expect to eliminate it. This is why getting to your stand quickly without getting overheated is important. Then you must hunt the wind as your scent starts creeping out of your clothes.
I know the Ozone generators say that nothing can live in an environment with O3 but in order to get a significant enough concentration you would really need to be inside a closed blind or have it blowing directly over your body to keep the bacteria from feeding and multiplying. Having it blow ozone downwind of you does nothing as the bacteria are on your skin not it the air. All that is in the air is the byproducts of the cells breaking down which aren't affected by ozone. Blowing it on you is a problem though since no carbon based lifeform can live in ozone saturated environments. This includes the cells in your body.
Don't want to sound negative just hate all the companies taking advantage of hunters by offering up half truths.
Thank you very much! And man that's a can of works eh? All so true. I do feel that you can cover your scent trail in and out of your stand to a very high degree but again once on stand you are going to lose that contest when it comes to fooling s mature bucks nose. Hunters really just need to focus on being good hunters. You just can't make up with poor stand locations or hunting strategy, with the next latest potion in machine, bottle, can, etc.
Thanks, Jeff. How often should you wash your clothes during the season? I often walk quite a ways in and usually work up a pretty good sweat
Very knowledgeable man, keep the tips coming
i always like your videos there really helpful..i hunt around a lot of walnut trees so i put some in my tote and a couple in my stand. i think it helps lol
Thank you very much for the feedback! I really like the smell of walnuts...undeniable and strong! I have a great stand I could us that strategy for 😉
same things you've been saying to do. why? because it truly works. I scouted this morning and I have my spots picked out, but also, which ones I can use based on the weather. there's ones that I can only use during a straight east or west wind due to a deer farm 20 yards from the tree that will suit me.
Awesome video Jeff, thanks so much, it’s the 2nd time I’ve watched it! I’m always concerned about my scent elimination routine and like to see what others do. Do you have any natural laundry detergent you like to use, or do you use something like the Elimishield? Also, I have seen guys that use smoke to give their clothing and gear a more natural smell to deer. What are your thoughts? Thanks again, please keep the videos coming!
I did see your reply below about using smoke. Definitely makes sense to aim for no scent at all
Great info Jeff! What are your thoughts of using scent drags and doe in estrous scents? Maybe a video on it please?
Jeff, do u used ozone? What about nose jammer? Thx for all ur content. U r a practical real world hunter.
Tommy Eastham Don’t waste your hard earned $ on those products. Just hunt the wind. You can’t fool a whitetail with that shit but you can fool yourself!!
LOVE your videos! Live in Northern Idaho. No rain usually and hot weather from mid June to mid to late September. Frosts usually start in late October. What would you plant here for fall attraction?
Cereal rye and wheat? Thanks
Thank you very much! Wheat, rye and peas work very well and each grow fast. Tillage radish in the mix is another fast producer.
Could use 5#s tillage radish, 50#s oats, 100#s peas soon...cover it up with heavy rye/wheat in about 3-4 weeks after. Kind of s Kate season super blend. Could mix all together but the rye or wheat will drown out the growth
This good knowledge . An like my uncle telling me how to hunt. Everyone to has there hunting advice as well.
Great video as usual Jeff. During the rut do you use doe in heat scent on the bottom of your boots?
Great tips. Even cooler backpack! Love original Trebark!
Thank you very much Sean ☺️ Got to live the classics, lol I use that pack a LOT
What backpack do you use? Great video. Also for a future video idea could be hunting deer in rain do they move or are we waisting are this . Thanks
Great stuff Jeff you could always go the other way with small properties and walk around all year long to acclimate the deer to you that helps a lot!! They get used to you being there and get little more comfortable have you ever tried that??
I have no luck I’ll be smoking beers every time I go to my tree stand
I've been washing my hunting clothes in baking soda for several years and also puttinh baking soda in my boots then putting them in freezer bags and leaving in the freezer for 24hrs. Any all scents are eliminated and destroyed.
How much do you worry about scent control during preseason when setting up/checking trail cameras, etc.? Not sure that I can enter the woods some days without a gallon of deet. If you're not worrying about scent during preseason, at what point (prior to opening day) do you start to mitigate for scent control?
Great question Anton! I don't worry about it at all during the pre season, because I expect the bucks as a whole to be somewhere else. Within 3-4 weeks prior to the season I really begin to pull back on the land in general. I begin scent co tell when I hunt...often after not being in the woods for a few weeks prior.
I hunt a property that instead of walking down wood line I walk down the road. I believe it helps on scent. Entering a different way.
I agree with everything you said. I do believe the Ozonics units are a good tool to use at your stand sight. The Ozonics units are critical if you hunt that stand a lot, and on small property you hunt a stand a lot.
Thanks E! I firmly believe that nothing hides your scent on stand. Of course truly talking mature deer. Also on a small parcel you should not be hunting a stand a lot. For example most 40 acre parcels that I see and design have 9-12 stands on them...a few for each winds. On the land I hunt with 8 acres of cover there are still 7 stands. I hunt 25 acres, 40 and 52. Some stands I hunt 5-6 times per season...all 110 days+. A few none at all and most 2-3 times. Last year my buddy Rich and I sat in 2 stands only twice each and shot 4 bucks. For me one was during the rut and 1 was during the secondary rut early in Dec. Less equals more opportunity for sure...
If you take the approach that you can NEVER eliminate your scent at your stand...you will experience the highest level of consistent success. If I thought anything would work, I sure would use it 😉
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 yes being 100% scent free is impossible. I do everything I can because the layout of my property and it being only 40 acres in mountainous Terrain limits the number of stand sights I can have. I believe the ozonics units help. I use them in my rubber maid totes with my clothes, on stand and I even have one that plugs into the accessory port in my truck that I run in my truck to kill odors in my truck. Lol I see and shoot nice bucks and black bear every year. My brother in law hunts the property too and does nothing really for scent control and usually is done hunting by the middle of November, because he has had no luck. That opens more stand sights up for me lol. If I want him to know I said that I'll tell him.
E. Robbins That venison just went up to about $200/lb by the time you figure in your ozonics purchase.
@@chilltime4878 AND, once you are on stand your game is up if the deer are down wind of you. Hunting gadgets are not needed and most of the "pros" I know use them because they are paid to. Just takes better hunting. The 3 lands I hunt this year have 8 acres, 25 acres and 30 acres of cover and I certainly wouldn't want to be using any extra gadgets or baggage when I head to my stands. Scent control on the way in or out of the stand is 90% of the game...nearly 100% the way I hunt. And I don't have to add to the cost of the veni 😁👍
Whitetail Habitat Solutions Im fanatical with scent control but still have learned that no matter what, you cant fully fool em everytime. I just stopped buying a ton of products because thats what the “pros “ are using. You are spot on though with your tips in this vid.
I hunt out by my work outside a hog farm i still use scent eleminators but sometimes dont cause back where i hunt you can smell the farm and there use to it
I don't put my heavy clothes on until I get closer to my blind or stand. Having to hump gear out in heavy Michigan hunting clothes will have u sweating to death and stinking by the time u get to ur spot. If ur in a ground blind it's better to just have all the viewing holes closed and just get dressed in the blind. That stinky sweat will get u most times.
I was spending about an average of $50 a year on sprays and scent elimination products. 2 years ago I bought an industrial Ozone generator and use it in a steel closet that I hang all my clothes, boots, and gear in. It has worked excellent for me. The only downside is that the ozone will destroy anything elastic in your clothes. It keeps the smell of ozone for hours into the hunt. Interested to hear your thoughts on ozone.
We talk about scent control then spray the fuck down with deet lol I've watched a video that proves no scent control product works at all it's a placebo 🤦♂️ play the wind it's the only way but thanks for the info I've learned a lot about mock scrapes from you
Great Video thanks. What are your thoughts on Nose Jammer or other items that have a cover scent to hide yours? Any truth to it?
I always have heard baken solda eliminates order and cedar chips the best being in the right spot at the right time
It may? So hard to truly tell. Incan admit I have used in the last...especially in the 80s as a teenager when I could raid my mother's pantry for free 😁
James R.P.H. I think that all the cover sprays are mostly bakin soda anyways
Hi Jeff, after it rains, does that basically freshen up the woods and get rid of your scent, or do you think human scent remains? Thanks for your input as usual.
I’m interested to hear from Jeff on this, but I’ve read and heard from a few top dog trackers that it can actually be the opposite. When it’s really dry the dogs can have a hard time picking up the scent a day or two later compared to if it is a light rain, because the rain basically absorbs the scent and stays put. A hard intense downpour is different but that’s just what I’ve heard.
I believe that is why you will see dogs and deer lick their noses when trying to smell something. They're trying to add more moisture. Heavy rains however are another story.
That’s great if your stand is 100 yards but if it’s 2 miles, I’m going to end up sweating.
Are there certain foods you can avoid to help lower your scent?
I use fresh wallnuts when green to Put in my sent free toats always smell like wallnuts works great
Yes this works...been doing it for years.
Great Video Jeff! Northland Ranch Regards!
I began by collecting local weeds to the areas. Before hunts I broke them up to bring out the odor and rubbed them on myself thoroughly. I was invisible.
Then I switched to spray and ozonics and destroyed my hunting. Now I'm rubbing myself down with stinky weeds again.
What is your opinion on the Secent Crusher Ozone Closet? I use one and it seems to do a good job of keeping my clothes clean and I what I really like about this is I do not have to run them threw the washer and dryer every time saving me time and wear and tear on my hunting clothes.
What do you do about your gun if you're hunting with a firearm? Specifically the odor from gun oil, cleaning solvents, and gun powder residue?
I don't worry about that scent...don't let the deer I am hunting get downwind 😉
You may have mentioned it previously. I like the looks of your ladder system and stand. Can you share the brand and model?
Herbert Remien Family traditions brand
I have a question about your deer management plans you do for people I would love to talk about it because it is my career path right now
A little hard to not leave scent at the base of the tree when youre hunting public land with a climber tree stand.
Good stuff.
People that insist on doing whatever they want because their great uncle did the same for decades, should try to hunt buffaloes while yelling on horse backs because that used to happen lots too. Times change and the size of hunter population change too. But in any event sounds like we should all move to Kansas.
Sounds about what I do, one thing I will ask that isn’t mentioned in your scent videos, do you use your scent elimination shower products, and when you say clean clothes, how often in a season are you washing them?
Do you believe in the scent blocker clothing no specific brand but do you feel it makes a difference ?
Hi Ronald, I do not...
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thanks for the reply , I always wondered if it was a gimmick! Really enjoy the videos all the way from tennessee!
How do you feel about using smoke as a scent. Essentially standing next to a camp fire or using a similar method before hunting?
Hey man do u have any good suggestions for ebike attachments for hunting?
I have an area that is a very high deer traffic area near bedding area , what impact do you think on the area if I'm cutting wood month before season
One question, I have under armour scent control hunting clothes and I wash them using dead down wind laundry detergent. Will it make any difference if you washed them using that type of detergent and then spraying them using a different type of spray like under armour scent control spray or scent killer spray? Or should you always try to use the same brand of scent eliminator all the time?
I have a question. We have 19,000 acres and we are not allowed to use ATV’s other then retrieving deer only between certain time frames.
We have to walk or use bike.
I purchased a RAMBO Electric bike for this upcoming season that begins tomorrow morning. Obviously the advantages of the bike is that I’m leaving minimal to almost no ground scent as I’m riding the bike to my stand so the closer I can get to the stand the less ground scent I leave.
However, from me being on the bike it’s going to have my scent on the bike and parking the bike close to my stand now I have scent near the base of my tree, which I would have anyway even if I walked to my stand. What would you do in my situation?
Get the bike as close to the stand as possible and lay it down, or stop the bike a distance from the stand in a direction I don’t expect the deer to approach from and walk the rest of the way to the stand. Thank you for any advise!!
Thank you Jeff for the tips... coups you tell me the brand of the lock-on in the video? At minute 6:24??? I can appreciate those heavy chain supports!
Hi Dwain! Those are Family Tradition Treestands...built in Charlotte MI for at least 16 years by the owner Jack Turner, and his crew. USA steel... INCREDIBLE, overbuilt quality and comfortable!! You can call Jack directly at (517)543-3926 for more info and to buy from him...you can also check out his website at www.familytraditiontreestands.com/ for more info. I also love his ladder stands with the 40" extension...again, overbuilt with USA steel in MI
Whitetail Habitat Solutions thank you very much, I’ll check it out!
How Do You Feel About Using Smoke As A Cover Scent ?
What do you think about nose jammer
I used to watch old Jackie bushman videos with my grandpa back in the day and Jackie would bring a bottle of fox urine an put it on his boots b4 he walked in to hunt to hide his trail. What do you think about something like that?
What lock on ladder system are you using
Great tips.
One question, how do you effectively exit a stand with numerous deer close by? Are there any effective calls etc. to move the deer out?
I generally use more then one entry/exit point so that I don't get stuck in my tree stand for longer than I want to. Wind also plays a role in which one I might use. HTH
One important thing to remember is not to hunt over a spot that deer are likely to stay at for long periods. If you're 100 yards off your food plot you can exit undetected (assuming there are some leaveson the trees or elevation changes). If you set up right on the food plot and deer are nocturnal you really can't expect to not spook deer. If you have to I've seen people saying it's better to have someone drive in to spook the deer and pick you up. If they see vehicles all the time they won't associate it with danger. My guess on that is the truth is somewhere in the middle.
If deer continue to linger around me after dark I howl like a coyote. Might sound dumb but it's worked great. They never can quite figure out where the sounds coming from and they get out. By the next morning it's back to business.
Thanks for all the suggestions........
Doug Counts I like that idea. I have had so many night hunts where Ive had to stay in the stand way past dark when my stomach starts really growling for dinner and I finally say screw it I guess Im spookin em. Lol!! I’m gonna try your way this season.
I really wonder when a person uses really clean rubber boots if they are leaving human scent or do deer just smell a disturbance on the ground.
Not sure? I like being as clean as possible tho...unless I have some good mud or a cow pie to step in 🙂
I use no scent in the wash and have no scent deodorant and hair wash. I spray my hunting clothes the night before and let them dry in garage and then put them in a no sent bag or large Tupperware tub. Also spray rubber boots the night before and before going into woods. Place everything in truck bed when I leave the house and dress outside when I park at hunting location. Never any luck though on public land. Do you not hunt during warm temps? Went in and scouted friday. Tremendous overgrowth and bugs galore. Walked in with camouflage and rubber boots and hardly made a sound. Saw trails Goin thru tall overgrowth but much too hot . I know you wait for cold fronts but here in pa. sometimes we still have 80 degree temperatures for the whole month of October to early Nov which kills first season bow season.
What bin are you using. I’m looking for a good one. But a lot are junk. And don’t close good.
I believe it was a Rubbermaid, Chad? Ace Hardware. Could sit on them... very sturdy! Of course more expensive...
What do you wear in the truck on the way to the spot just shorts or
Jeans, long John's, shorts and some type of sandle
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Ok Thank You I was just curious I normally wear long John's I have a dedicated room in my barn for all my hunting supplies witch is a few miles from home
Do black bear scare dear away?
I use no scent control, just take a shower with baking soda instead of perfumed/scented soap, and use unscented laundry detergent...
Deer have no issues with my scent... They walk right up to me and eat snacks out of my hand...
Jeff do you ever “smoke” your clothes over something similar to campfire smoke? If there are a lot of people in the area that burn wood would the deer be accustomed to this cover scent?
Hi Nick! I really tsk the approach that if on stand, you will spook a mature deer no matter what if he gets down wind of you. So that just leaves my access and how much scent I leave on the ground or on weeds and brush going in or out of the stand. I would rather smell very little with clean clothes than something that would create a scent trail to or from my stands. Strings smells that linger for many, many hours (like smoke and animal urine) could easily allow deer to pattern you. I am a huge fan of no scent at all...
Nick Millican Thats what the old timers did
@@chilltime4878 so many old rules were not good rules to hunt by 😉 Hunters back then were rarely going after target bucks...just any buck...and there were so many myths that have been laid to rest over the decades. Smoking hunting clothes is one of those myths ☺️
Whitetail Habitat Solutions I think every property is different. It’s all in what your deer herd is used to around your woods. I have owned my property for over 20 years now so I have done a lot of experiments and research. A lot of what ive learned helps and some things Ive learned haven’t. I’m in South GA. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I really do like your channel.
@@chilltime4878 oh for sure....thanks too, I hope you keep watching! The vast majority of lands do not have wood smoke in them...especially to a high degree such as when jackets or clothing would be smoked out. Most of the time ANY cover scent in high concentration in the treestand is a bad thing.
Ever use ozonics?
i made my own for about 40 dollars with an old battery, lunch box and ozone cell from ebay and use it to keep gear fresh as sort of a dry wash after a hunt. it works great for destroying body smells but i wouldn't use it or a ozonics unit on a hunt. i much prefer using active carbon as a body rub. carbon powder is lighter, less fussy and less maintenance.
I knew a fog who swore his cigarettes were his cover scent, he shot alot of nice bucks too!
I'm a firm believer that once on stand...they do not really hurt too much. I wouldn't want someone smoking in the stand with me just because if the scent it less SO FAR downwind, and how strong the scent could be that is left on vegatation downwind...but again once in stand your best line of scent defense is not letting deer get downwind of you. Most of the time it shouldn't matter how you smell, as long as your access is clean in and out of the stand.
k gendron Big bucks prefer cannabis in the stand. Helps you sit longer too!!!!
@@chilltime4878 haha noted
I use nothing lol but I'm a rifle hunter lol
Hunt the wind and save your money. Hell, do what the old timers did and start a fire and stand near it. I used to fall for the stuff in pretty packaging but over the years I’ve realized that im going broke and have a ton of stupid shit I thought I had to have over the years. Going back to the old school ways.
Now if you just filtered your breath, you would have an effective sent illumination system
Reduce your scent trail on the way in.
But once in the stand the wind better be right cause all that air we breath in gets blown out. Take a good whiff of your buddies breath.
The only way to hunt odor free would be to sit in a tight blind with ozonics carefully placed in the downwind window . If our scent is escaping out more than one window. Your screwed.
What kind of hang on treestands do you use
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What are your feelings on bug repellent?
My uncle shot a 145 inch pope and younger 7 yards away on the ground with his herters recurve. The deer walked within 3 yards of him but he was kneeling in some tall grass below him by about 4 feet difference in eye level. The deer walked on the berm and turned giving my uncle a perfect 7 yard away qaurtering shot. Put a port Oford cedar shaft tipped with a Zwickey Delta right through both lungs and that buck didn't make it further than 60 yards. He had about an entire can of Deep woods on. That was the 2nd week of Archery opener in MN so mid September back in 2009. He also hadn't taken a proper shower or bath in 2 weeks since he was at deer camp. Nobody came down for those 2 weeks and he pretty much had the entire state land to himself except for the Mung squirrel hunters running around raining bb's.. Play the wind and study thermals as he would say. And more importantly, get in the woods.
I got a buddy that pees on rakes and swears by it and I swear he's stupid lol
I've found that scent elimination only matters if you your clothes are saturated with an unnatural odor. Alcohol, Tobbaco, heavy Perfume and deodorant scents. If you're a tobacco user around your hunting cloths and have to chew or light, etc up in the stand then don't even bother with cover scent. Nothing will help you get rid of that smell. If you are at camp and people smoke or you have a fire going, don't bother with cover scent unless you apply it 4hrs before you head out and leave your clothes outside. If you're going to bother eating a heavy breakfast of eggs, ham, sausage, bacon, maple syrups before going out then don't bother with cover scents it's snake oil at that point. Cover scent only really works under specific circumstances. I don't even use it myself and I'm not into tobacco and abstain from eating until I'm done hunting, and have no problem seeing animals gathering in my area. It may help in very select cases, but it is in my view snake oil and placebo to a point. People get it in their head that they "need" this product or they wouldn't have seen that 10pt buck. What matters more is your ability to stay still and not move suddenly. If you can do those two things that is 90% of your battle. The other 20% are divided among being able to hit your targets and getting the dressed and out of the woods.
Really great advice for scent control, my question for you is, how high do you recommend to place a deer stand? I have used a climber for many yrs. & I normally will hunt no less than 25 feet if at all possible. I have found that when you get that high it not only tremendously helps with your sent, but it certainly forgives your movement mistakes as well. I'm 68yrs. young been hunting deer for many yrs.with a bow, & one thing you, & I certainly agree on is that you can never be to clean, to quiet, or to observant of the wonderful animal we hunt, & harvest as GOD has given us the privilege to do. I do know that when hunting on the side of a hill every thing changes on stand placement. Lol.
Hi Paul...this is an incredible privilege He has give us isn't it!? 👍 I'm usually right around 20-21'. Interestingly...I'm with you at more like 25' with a climber. Just less cover in climber trees, typically. I live hillside stands just because because my scent is safe if I am above the movement in the morning. Man I can't wait for the privilege soon ☺️
Great stuff, Jeff. Learned a few things, for sure. I have a question (and maybe a video idea) for you. You talk a lot about access to your stands. What if you have very limited access to your stands? I hunt in WV hills/mountains and we really only have two forest roads to access stands. We're actually walking on the neighbors property a fair bit just to get into our parcel. We do our best to control for scent and only hunt stands when the wind is right, but we're walking through SO MUCH of the parcel before we get to the stands and I'm afraid we're spooking deer. A direct/perpendicular route to the stand just isn't an option due mainly to the steep terrain. Would love to hear your thoughts on hunting a more hilly/mountainous parcel.
Thank you so much and that is a really tough one! If you can...habitat improvements like bedding cuttings, food, travel corridorswsterholes and Mick scrapes can often be used to keep deer away from your access. Meaning that if you define the access somewhere else, you can pull them away from where you need to travel. Clean clothes, quiet access roads and any type of screening along side the road can help too.
I know not much...hope it helped a little tho!
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Definitely helps! Thank you! It is a tough situation, especially, since our access is shared with a neighbor. Will be doing some work (mock scrapes and water holes), next week and will take a look at your other suggestions, too. Thanks for replying!
@@JonesFamilyTravels you are very welcome...good luck!
I been thinking about hand washing my clothes in a rubber maid tub
I use dead down wind. I’m a believer in it. Nothing will take away your whole scent. Your breath has smell to it. I wear rubber boats myself. I spray down with dead down wind wash my hunting clothes in dead Dow wind detergent. I’ve had deer 5-10 yards from me down wind and not spook. There’s no way to completely take away all our scent no possible way in my opinion. Yes I take diff trails in and out from my stands but they’re still goin to smell something. A wild hog can smell better or as good as deer. I’ve learned a lot from hogs. You need to come down and hog hunt with me one time brother. If you get a chance your more than welcome just let me know we’ll go. It’s fun now.