BowTech292 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 HEY FELLOW BOWHUNTERS------Dont know if i'm missing something here. I need some opinions on using ThermaCELL while bowhuntin'. This is my first year using one, and have been busted twice. I thought the ThermaCELL is promoted in commercials as being odorless, well mines not. It puts out a light smoke, and odor similar to rubber burning after it heats up. Is this normal? I have retired it after using it twice. It did run off the skeeter's, (along with the deer) I sat there all evening waiting on, hoping for a shot. In my opinion they aren't worth a %$#@. The commercial just came on and again, and I heard it say odorless once again. Sounds like a bunch of crap to me. I am not hunting in an open field, I am set up down wind in a swamp, using Dead Down Wind as a cover scent. Anyone else been busted while using a ThermaCELL? Would really like to know before I sell it to another sucker!!!cheap...................THX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 They have a slight odor but have never sppoked a deer for me. Shot one not long ago with it running and have had several under me this season with it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I have 2 of them and never had a problem with them spooking deer! I use one of them primarily as a heated scent dispenser though: (use the link above to go to their website also for contact information) ThermaCELL uses revolutionary, patented technology to dispense a small amount of repellent into the air over a long period of time. ThermaCELL is powered by a butane cartridge which provides the cordless, portable heat necessary to operate the device (batteries are not needed). It directs the heat to a metal grill. A mat saturated with Allethrin, a copy of a naturally occurring insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers, is placed on top of the metal grill. The heat generated by the butane cartridge vaporizes the repellent allowing it to rise into the air, creating a 15 x 15 ft (225 sq ft) “Mosquito-Free-Zone” in minutes. The repellent is very unpleasant to mosquitoes, but when used as directed, will not harm humans or pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTech292 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) Might just be the area I'm hunting, an oak bottom, in the swamp, maybe too much of it accumilated, and the deer did come in from behind me----down wind. Maybe just a bad experience. Edited November 10, 2009 by BowTech292 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTech292 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Found another thread that answers all my ???'s. Guess I should have looked first, it appears that mine that is not the only one that smokes, is not odorless, and spooks deer...THX Guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Sorry to hear that you are having problems with it. I use mine every time I'm in the stand during bow season and have never had it smoke or give off any odor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgitall Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 We use it regularly here in the Deep South. Its hot and humid down here and I have never known anyone to have a problem. They are lifesaver around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I agree that they're not odorless, but I don't think the scent they give off would normally spook a deer. Now if a deer ever learns to associate that smell with humans or danger, then you might have a problem. But the smell given off is just some odd plant odor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 ...and if the deer come in from DownWind like you mentioned it wont matter if you were using one or not! Probably was'nt the Thermacell that caught their attention;) Plenty of people who dont use them at all, who are wrapped in Scent Blocker clothing, are getting busted by deer coming in downwind. Have you any other tree in the area to put the stand in to get the wind in your favor?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTech292 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Moved it this afternoon to a different spot, too windy here to hunt today though. Still have high burst of wind from Ida. I will be there in the morning though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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