Scent Killer

[Hoytman66]

There are so many Deer Scent Killer sprays on the market, like. Scent Killer Gold and so on. Is there one that out does the others or are they all alike, none better than the other?

Thanks

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[Ravin R10 man]

I use to use "Dairy Barn"....deer thought I was just a cow

[wtnhunt]

I use to use "Dairy Barn"....deer thought I was just a cow

Tracked through freshies with my rubber boots on on the way to the stand too many times to count and had deer walk under me oblivious that I was there.

[Stinger-Hunter]

Scent Free

I prepare all my clothes and my body for total and complete scent free experience.... which is impossible. But like perfection, it should be aimed for but can never be achieved. I have used more products than I care to admit. None of those products have proved to be effective. The scent free bar soap is the worst and deer smell that stuff for 600 meters or more. I have been busted by deer after showering with that scent free bar soap only 2 hours prior. They smell it like it was bleach.

The Best Strategy for Scent Free Living is taking a shower with only water, warm/hot water for about 15 to 20 minutes. Let that water soak your hair, let it get everything off your body, wash your ass - everything.

I never eat spicy foods for 2-3 days prior to going hunting (sweat isn't pure!). You ever meet anyone that smells like cilantro? Or around anyone that smells like Garlic - eat at an Italian place like Buca Di Beppo's and smell yourself the next day even after a shower. You'll smell like an Italian Kitchen. Drink lots of water perhaps with lemon and cucumbers to flush out the STANK!

I run the washer twice without anything in it - to clean it out from soap and detergent. Then I put my hunting clothes in and wash them with Baking Soda. I do this twice! Spin dry it a couple times (just reset the washer for spin). Then hang dry outside if possible or in your home until dry and then hang outside for 2 days. Get those clothes smelling like the wind, leaves, etc.

Play the Wind

I can tell you a thousands stories of being on the wrong or right side of the wind and either Glory or Tragedy happened. 3 days prior you should be looking up the weather and wind direction; strategizing which stand to be in.

Ok, I'll tell you this one story about failure and success all due to the wind. Last year after being given a specific spot to stand on and was told the deer would funnel through in no time. 3 different deer at different times before sunrise smelled me and began blowing (alerting) 20 - 30 yards behind me. I thought my hunt was ruined, but when it got light, I noticed a HUGE trail that those deer had been traveling on. The wind was going past me and right into their noses. Like I said, scent-free perfection is impossible. So Playing the wind is essential. (I had a buddy that spilled gasoline all over himself on opening morning and still shot 3 deer in the first 30 minutes because he played the wind.) Back to my story..... After I could see clearly that I was on the wrong side of a trail, I moved 30 yards and had a dead deer within an hour.

Pretending that you might be the one person on the planet that can have their scent be ignored by a whitetail deer is just silliness. I won't waste your time with the research about a deer's nose, but suffice it to say that it is on par with a hound dog, the greatest tracking dog ever.

Skip the stand if the wind is wrong and never violate this golden rule.

Edited November 7, 2016 by Stinger-Hunter

[Rhino]

I can't say one is better than another since I quit using them many years ago.  Like Stinger, I try to hunt as scent free as possible and hunt stands according to the wind.  Winds swirl and sometimes make a temporary change so your best bet is to try to reduce the range a deer can smell you by any means possible.

I still use Scent-Loc suits to help reduce my scent profile.  There are those that believe they don't work but I firmly believe they drastically reduce the range a deer can smell you compared to not using them.  To each their own about how they feel about them.  I'm done arguing with anyone one way or another about them anymore.

[im your huckleberry]

In a pinch you can try febreze natural no scent it works on skitters may work on deer.

[Strut10]

I don't use any of them.  Never have, really.........

Shower,  hunt high and be very mindful of your wind.