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Do you practice scent control?

THP and Infalt both do a lot of hiking into remote spots and neither one bother with scent control. To be honest if I did the same then I probably wouldn't put as much time and effort into it either. I usually don't do much scent control when I'm rifle hunting cause I don't think it is as critical in that situation where I'm probably gonna shoot a deer that is 1,2, or 300 yards away. I usually don't have to walk more than a couple hundred yards in to where I'm gonna set up when bow hunting as I hunt a lot of private so I do take the time and put in the effort because I figure it sure won't hurt my chances and I figure I need all the help I can get :grinning:
 
MattMan81 said:
I'm not gonna dismiss what John says cause his record speaks for its self. But I'm sure the hours scouting and prepping play just as important role in killing big deer as not being to smelly.
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I'm sure he'd agree that his year round scouting and preparation are the biggest reasons for his success. He's written multiple books on his approach after all.

If he truly does/can ignore the wind, that would open up more great spots to be huntable in a wider range of conditions, and improve his ability to set up on "the spot". I figure he doesn't really "ignore" the wind to the extent he's indicated, and more than he's hunted out of all of the saddles he's endorsed and claimed to hunt out of.
 
Other than playing the wind/thermals I do nothing. Most of my gear stays in my truck all year and I wash my clothes maybe once a month. I’ve killed four bucks this year and had opportunities at two more that were p&y. I think most scent control products are gimmicks.


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Slot has to do with hunting pressure. Public land. I wash clothes,bath, quick wipe down leaving the truck. All clothes are washed outside in rain water and scent free shampoo,left to line dry for a week. Private I can leave work go straight to stand. Deer are different when pressure is involved

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After I’m done hunting I spray my stuff with an antibacterial odor eliminator. Probably the best thing I’ve done to help reduce building up a sweat and giving off odor was finding a mountain bike and a pull-behind bike trailer and making it in to a hunting bike. I can get in to places that’s too far for others to walk, and I can get there easier faster and with less effort.


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Mike
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Keep in mind, humans have approximately 5 million scent receptors, deer have 297 million. No matter how diligent you are in your regimen, you will never fool their nose. Learn to use the wind to your advantage. It’s your only chance.


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Mike
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All hunters practice some form of scent control it’s just to what extent. For instance I don’t know of any hunter that washes their hunting clothes in tide and uses scented dryer sheets. Some hunters just wash their clothes in scent free detergent and that’s it others a lot more. I am the guy who does a lot more. I try to mimic John Eberhart’s style of scent control, wearing scentlok, using totes etc. I hunt heavily pressured bucks in western PA and Eastern Ohio. I’ve been winded no doubt but much...much less than before. I’ve shot many mature bucks that have walked on or over my trail and never spooked. I’ve shot bucks directly down wind as well. I’m not the bragging type but the question was asked so I’ll state that ever since I started this style of scent control I’ve shot 12 mature bucks in 9 straight years. The biggest was this year, I posted my story about him and another buck I shot in PA in the successful hunts section. It works I’m a firm believer. It’s not 100% but close enough for me not to worry about the wind.
 
DroptineKrazy said:
Pipe dream? I think there is a fella named John Eberhart that would disagree with you on that one. Stand rotation and approach the sole reason. What about deer density, how high you hunt and the other million factors that go into how many deer you see and or kill.
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Yep pipe dream.


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MattMan81 said:
I'm not gonna dismiss what John says cause his record speaks for its self.
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I will
1) he claimed to bend a squirrel step
2) his off season is his success
3) he hunts like 50’ up a tree you don’t hunt that high if your invisible to a deers nose.


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kyler1945 said:
couldnt you just put an ice pak in your undies and cool the fart prior to exiting? Wouldn’t that cause it to fall with dropping thermals?

how long does a fart stay hot?

do we know that a deer knows our poop is ours?
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That sounds counterproductive. It seems like it would be more helpful to light the farts on fire. That way they generate their own thermals (and maybe any human odor is burnt up anyway).
 
ImThere said:
I will
1) he claimed to bend a squirrel step
2) his off season is his success
3) he hunts like 50’ up a tree you don’t hunt that high if your invisible to a deers nose.


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Pretty sure 1) was just questionable word choice describing step behavior when not sufficiently tight. But 2-3 are 100% true. I think that John has a bit of a tendency to exaggerate/enhance certain equipment-related aspects of his hunting process.
 
ImThere said:
I will
1) he claimed to bend a squirrel step
2) his off season is his success
3) he hunts like 50’ up a tree you don’t hunt that high if your invisible to a deers nose.


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I missed this squirrel step thing, what? I picture it being pretty hard to bend one of those and he looks like a light weight compared to some.
 
ImThere said:
I will
1) he claimed to bend a squirrel step
2) his off season is his success
3) he hunts like 50’ up a tree you don’t hunt that high if your invisible to a deers nose.


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You’re not telling the truth. He never claimed to bend a squirrel step, simply stated they “bend down” when pressure is applied and he hunts 25 to 30’ but has hunted from lower set ups and the ground as well. Stop the BS!
 
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