Has anyone tried making a DIY cover scent?

[BoTheHunter]

I recently watched a YouTube video on someone making there own cover scent by getting a bunch of leaves,twigs,pine cones etc. They put all of the materials in a pot, and let it boil with water. After it started boiling, they let it simmer for 3-5 minutes. After that, they strained the debris from the water and put the water in a spray bottle. They water was a dark brown and they claimed that it was a great cover scent. Has anyone tried this?

 

[kyler1945]

I recently watched a YouTube video on someone making there own cover scent by getting a bunch of leaves,twigs,pine cones etc. They put all of the materials in a pot, and let it boil with water. After it started boiling, they let it simmer for 3-5 minutes. After that, they strained the debris from the water and put the water in a spray bottle. They water was a dark brown and they claimed that it was a great cover scent. Has anyone tried this?

How would it cover your scent? You're in the woods, with metric tons of stuff releasing the same scent? How would the deer know it's from the bottle you spent a day making, and not from the leaves, twigs, pine cones on the ground? If it were effective (it's not), then just being in the woods would be effective.

 

[BoTheHunter]

How would it cover your scent? You're in the woods, with metric tons of stuff releasing the same scent? How would the deer know it's from the bottle you spent a day making, and not from the leaves, twigs, pine cones on the ground? If it were effective (it's not), then just being in the woods would be effective.

Thats what im saying, theres tons of the videos on YouTube. Search diy cover scent, its crazy!

 

[Bigterp]

I made I DIY on my last trip to the tree, was running late & scuffed my boots in some black walnuts. It was pretty strong, probably didn’t cover my scent but the the buck that hit my ground scent stood about 1 sec too long .......

 

[WHW]

I've been using this for a couple of decades. After spraying it on your clothes and/or gear it has a slight odor that goes away after it dries. You can make a gallon of this stuff cheaper than you can buy a bottle of the commercial stuff and it works just as good if not better.

Ingredients for Homemade Scent Killer:
16 oz.. (2 cups) Hydrogen Peroxide (3%)
16 oz. (2 cups) Distilled Water
1/4 cup baking soda
1 oz. unscented shampoo (I use the green stuff).
Mix in a large bowl so the baking soda dissolves, then pour into milk jug. Let sit for several days, with the cap loose so the chemical reaction settles down. Be sure not to leave the mixture in a tightly sealed container or shake the container! When it's ready pour the liquid into a spray bottle.

 

[Ghetto]

I try to rub dog fennel, pine needles, cedar, or wax myrtle on me. Not sure it always works but it doesn’t hurt.

I’ve made my own dog fennel and pine cover scent in a blender with water before. It spoils quickly so you would need to make fresh batches often.

I like to play Indian as much as possible. Ha.

 

[ricky racer]

It depends on what I eat as to what my DIY cover scent smells like. Most agree that if I eat a salad my cover scent is especially powerful. Everyone who smells it says I don't smell like a human.... go figure.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

How would it cover your scent? You're in the woods, with metric tons of stuff releasing the same scent? How would the deer know it's from the bottle you spent a day making, and not from the leaves, twigs, pine cones on the ground? If it were effective (it's not), then just being in the woods would be effective.

This^^^
There is no such thing as a cover scent.
You can roll in a dead skunk and do you know what a deer will smell? Human and dead skunk.


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[BoTheHunter]

I've been using this for a couple of decades. After spraying it on your clothes and/or gear it has a slight odor that goes away after it dries. You can make a gallon of this stuff cheaper than you can buy a bottle of the commercial stuff and it works just as good if not better.

Ingredients for Homemade Scent Killer:
16 oz.. (2 cups) Hydrogen Peroxide (3%)
16 oz. (2 cups) Distilled Water
1/4 cup baking soda
1 oz. unscented shampoo (I use the green stuff).
Mix in a large bowl so the baking soda dissolves, then pour into milk jug. Let sit for several days, with the cap loose so the chemical reaction settles down. Be sure not to leave the mixture in a tightly sealed container or shake the container! When it's ready pour the liquid into a spray bottle.

I will have to try this!