whats the deal with all this scent

[bowhuntnsmycrack]

i know i am not a pro staffer or a professional hunter but its just kinda weird on how far scentcontrol goes because my father and all his friends have shot over 100 deer with this techneique. THEY LIGHT A CIGGERETTE on stand it seems like the deer walk right into it no matter what way the wind direction is. when i was about 10 when my dad shot a deer he had a ciggerette in his lips puffing away and the deer was down wind as and not phased by the smell. it makes me wonder is all this scent control stuff and being 100 percent scent free a hox

[dbHunterNY]

I'm not a prostaffer either, but I know since I've used scent control clothing I've been busted less with deer clearly picking up their heads to smell and bust me. I think it's just a matter of it helps and gives you an added edge. Not imperative that you have it, but it helps.

- Dan

[RangerClay]

No Joke! A few years back my home state of New York funded (with my tax dollars) a study on deer eating cigarette butts along the road (then getting addicted) and if that was leading to more car deer accidents.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

No Joke! A few years back my home state of New York funded (with my tax dollars) a study on deer eating cigarette butts along the road (then getting addicted) and if that was leading to more car deer accidents.

Well I've heard it all now!

BTW - What was the conclusion of the study? Do you have a bunch of nicotine addicted deer?

[dbHunterNY]

HAHA Never heard about that. That'd be weird though.

[stevebeilgard]

you mean i have to start smoking to get a deer now??? no thanks..

[Jeramie]

To a degree I agree with you. I think we can go over the top a little. However, it will improve your hunt. The more you put into it the more you get out.

[bowhuntnsmycrack]

no im not saying theres nicotine addicted deer nor am i saying smoking garuntee's deer. i chew tobacco GRIZZLEY WINTERGREEN but what im stating is whats the deal with all this scent lok stuff and scent blocker. considering like i said my dad has gone ut in the woods plain right stinky smoking a cigerette and has shot numerous deer with a ciggerete in his lips and all the deer were down wind that he has shot. so how does the scent protective clothing give you an edge if people stink and shoot more deer then the guys who try not to stink

[Michiganbowhunter_SQ2]

Smoke is one thing, deer have smelled it and are used to it. Camp fires, homes with wood burning fire places....all natural recurring types of smoke. Human scent on the other hand, deer aren't used to it and one big whiff of it and they are gone. Thats were these suits come in, and the cover scents etc...
They would be kind of pointless for a smoker to wear, since the smoke will clog up the carbon in no time and would over ride the scent eliminator or cover scent. It's not the fact that scents and suits are gimmicks, its the fact that human scent and smoke are different scents, one the deer is used to, and one a deer isn't. If smoking a cigarette covers up his human scent, then he can have at it. But for those of us who don't smoke and don't have the privilege() of smelling like it 24/7 we use things to cover up our natural smell, like soaps and cover scents.

[layin on the smackdown]

I had a buddy in college who use to rip on my to no end about how anal i was about my scent blocker clothing and all my deer hunting gear staying in a sealed plastic bag in side of a plastic sealed tub...while he would smoke in his stand...The only time he ever killed deer was during shotgun season...Enough said...

[Tink]

No Comment.

[crazylegz70]

LOL

[Jim and Lynne Frady]

What I have found is that hygene is a must for the woods. I use Wildlife Scent Killer products for bathing, shampooing and for my clothing. No matter what state I have hunted, it is very effective. You can't always play the wind. I was in Colorado a few weeks ago and had two huge bears three feet from me, they never knew I was in the woods. I am a firm believer in being as scent free as possible, it does work. If you bowhunt and want to get close to game use it. Any edge is a good one.

[LifeNRA]

THEY LIGHT A CIGGERETTE on stand it seems like the deer walk right into it no matter what way the wind direction is.

Yeah, but they didn't tell you that they dipped it in a bottle of Tink's #69 first! LOL!!!

Just kidding!

[Swamphunter]

No Comment.

Thats funny right there! I don't care who you are, thats funny (Larry the Cable Guy) ....