scent elimination

[royden]

I agree with vonotto ...

I hike hard enough that nothing is gonna stop my stink so what is the point? Someone on a stand with an easy walk in ... maybe it would work. 15 miles into the day? Nope

[jamaltwy]

first I think if you are hiking in and you can stand it strip down so you don't over heat and start to sweat...
carry spray in with you or field towelettes so when you are at your destination you can wipe down before climbing your stand or settling into your blind
make sure you spray down your hat inside and out head always sweats the most
spray your clothing you carried in before donning then climb your stand

i prefer dead down wind these days tried them all but my confidence is up with this product had gas on my hands and sprayed DDW on my hands and it covered or eliminated that smell off me I was impressed...

[snoodslapper]

This is what has worked for me, and I think it works pretty well. I've had lots of deer and, believe it or not, coyotes that have came to within bow range from downwind with this.

I bath with anitbacterial, scent-free soap. I use Atsko Sport-Wash AND Borax for my clothes, towels and washcloths that are designated for hunting. I use either Arm and Hammer scentfree deoderant or Mitchum Sentfree, and I put it under my arms, torso, the small of my back and the "nether-region" (laugh if you must). I also use X-Scent base layers, underwear and socks. Now I don't know if the X-Scent makes any difference or not, but I do notice it does not smell like body oder after you sweat in it like cotton does, and I find the scientific principle behind it more believeable than the carbon. Nonetheless, even if it does not work, it wicks away moisture and keeps me cool on warm days, and on cold days it adds another layer, much like Under Armor. My base layers are typically X-Scent brand and my clothing that use X-Static I usually purchase on sale other places like Cabelas. I highly recommend the Cabela's polar weight base layers with X-Static and their Ingenious socks. Both have the X-Static and both are very durable and comfortable.

After I wash these things, I put them in airtight bags with fresh ground debris and dirt in a nylon stocking until I am ready to use them. I wear them a couple 3 days before re-washing.

I don't use much scent eliminating spray except on the inside of my ball caps inside my boots.

Usually the only other cover scent I will use, if any, is a light spray of Rickard's Indian Buck Lure on me and the tips of my boots.

Just my 2 "scents".

[azslim]

Depends on how far my stand is, short I put my gear on as soon as I get out of the truck, long I will pack my Scent Lok gear and put it on just before I get there. I bathe with Lava soap, doesn't have any additives. If I'm hunting where I can't bathe every day I will hit my feet, arm pits and crotch with scent free diaper wipes then squirt some hand sanitizer in my palm and wipe down the pits and crotch every night. Isn't as good as a bath but is better than nothing. After 5 to 7 days tho nothing short of bath or shower works.

[davidhelmly]

I do basically the same as skipmaster plus I just about always wear a scent lok or a scent blocker layer. If it's not too cold I will wear it on top but if it's really cold I will wear it over my long johns and under my outerwear. I am usually pretty lucky about having deer pass down wind unalarmed. The buck that I killed in IA was a good example, he came in from straight down wind.

[smj]

Scent elimination is always a topic with hunters... I don't know how much of it I really buy in to. I mean, just because I can't smell myself, or my buddies, I have to think that the animals I hunt can smell a whole lot better than I can! Still, I do like to keep the stink down as much as I can - yet - hiking up and down the hills out here in Colorado can be a problem! I hike up a hill and I am soaked all over! It is almost like I sprung a leak or two somewhere... What I have started doing, when I know I have a long uphill walk to do first thing, I pack everything in my day pack and wear shorts and a tee shirt for that first morning hike. This tends to make you hike faster, too, because if you don't you will freeze. I bring a small towel to dry off with, too. So you are motivated to keep moving, it is to dark to hunt due to the early time of the day, and the stuff you will wear to hunt in will be fresh as possible once you get to the area you want to hunt. Once back in where I want to be, I towel off and sit until I cool off a bit, then wipe off with a scent killer wipe, then dress for the day and wait for the sun to come up. The stuff I wore to hike in gets dropped in a large zip-lock. I take it out at lunch so it can dry out, otherwise keep it zipped. (I have been told this works well for heading in to stands, too. One guy puts his stuff in a trash bag and hangs it above his stand.) Mostly though, I hunt with the wind in my face! I have found that if I am moving fast enough to work up a sweat while hunting, I am probably moving to fast. Although, that might not be true depending on the time of the day and temperature.