Odor Control

[blacktailslayer]

I have seen a lot of information out for hunters on scent with clothing, deodorant, and some showering products. There is so much more to eliminated scent to help out our hunting odds against the game we pursue. Here is a list of other home remedies that can help the hunter further their scent-free tactics for the hunt.

Body odor can be under control in 3 days by adding 5-10 drops of Rose Water to bath water and soak for at least 15 minutes. Serious body odor can be controlled by adding 3 cups of tomato juice to bath water and soak for at least 15 minutes. It is recommended to rinse and exfoliate after one of these or any bath/shower to rid dead cells off body and then use non-scented soap to finish showering. The following remedies below can also help total body odor.

Bad Breath

Causes:

· Alcohol

· Stress

· Diet/Food

· Dehydration

· Milk intolerance

· Poor Digestion

· Imbalance of Good and Bad Bacteria in the Gut

· Dental Problems

· Smoking

· Medications like decongestants and diuretics

Changes to Make:

Oral Hygiene

· Brush teeth/tongue and floss

· Get teeth cleaned and cavities filled at dentist

· Use Hydrogen Peroxide as mouth wash

· Brush gums and tongue with powdered cloves or myrrh

· Brush tongue with antibacterial products like chlorhexidine

Dietary

· Eliminate or reduce high-fat and high-protein foods because they can be hard to digest and give off gas.

· Eliminate acidic foods that create great places for bacterial growth.

· Eliminate or reduce sugars because bacteria feed off the sugar.

· Garlic, onions, and exotic spices (Ex. Curry) can have compounds exhaled for 24 hours in your breath.

· Cut out cheeses (blue, camembert, and Roquefort) and canned tuna and anchovies.

· Cut out acidic drinks like coffee and tea.

· Eat more fruit like kiwi, papaya, and pineapple along with vegetables (green is better).

Supplements

· Vitamin B & C, along with Zinc can help bad breath.

Digestive System

· Yogurt, Acidophilus, or Bifidus can add beneficial bacteria and improve digestive system.

· Decreasing hydrochloric acid comes with age and can be fixed with taking a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar before each meal or take betaine or pepsin tablets to help digestion.

· Drink plenty of water.

· Eat plenty of fiber.

Cures

· Apple cider vinegar before meals.

· Brush teeth with baking soda or baking soda/hydrogen peroxide paste.

· Take charcoal tablets.

· Gargle hydrogen peroxide or salt water.

· Take alfalfa tablets.

· Chew anise (licorice flavored seed), cardamom, dill, or fennel seeds.

· Take Chlorophyll and/or Spirulina in liquid or tablet form.

· Drink Wheat Grass with water on an empty stomach.

· Eating filberts (hazelnuts) absorbs bad breath.

· Chewing mint, parsley, basil, rosemary, thyme, and wintergreen help bad breath.

· Suck on a lemon with salt on it.

· Dissolve Silicea tablets under tongue twice a day.

Foot Odor

Cures

· Soak feet for 30 minutes in 1 teaspoon or Alum and 1 or 2 gallons of water.

· Soak feet in Apple Cider Vinegar with warm water.

· Pour Baking Soda in socks and boots.

· Take Zinc tablets.

Sweaty Hands

Cures

· Witch hazel or alcohol wipes wiped on hands will shrink pores and reduce sweating.

· Drink Sage Tea.

· Take Zinc tablets.

[RTPROFamily]

While those remedies might work, I do not know of any men that I know who would put rose water in a bath, they all shower and I don't think that they would bath in tomato juice unless they were sprayed by a skunk!

My husband who is Randy's camera man is a smoker and he has always been smoking a cigarette when Randy shoots an animal. Randy shot his first bear(age 14) when dad had just lit a cigarette. Jerry Martin from Bass pro smokes also and he told my husband just play the wind, a little Kentucky windage he called it! Randy has also never hunted without wearing a Scentlok base layers or a whole scentlok suit. He takes scent free showers and using scent free deodorant. He does not eat Doritios the whole whitetail hunting season either. Randy and dad only eat meat and bread, no condiments or vegetables at all! Most hunters on this forum just use baking soda for everything, while some use odor eliminating products and cover scents. Whatever works for you is what is best and what works for some might not work for others. Good Luck this season!

[stevebeilgard]

well if i have to do all of that, i think i'll just stay downwind... lol

[ruttinbuc]

amazing how carried away with it all some get. Just a little over he top to keep a regimen like that, no?

[sskybnd]

same here, that sounds like it would take you a long time just to get ready, i'l just stay down wind.

[wtnhunt]

While those remedies might work, I do not know of any men that I know who would put rose water in a bath, they all shower and I don't think that they would bath in tomato juice unless they were sprayed by a skunk!

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Whatever works for you is what is best and what works for some might not work for others. Good Luck this season!

Yep, plenty of ways to practice good scent control with or without the use of the carbon suits.

well if i have to do all of that, i think i'll just stay downwind... lol

Ain't that the truth. No rose petal or tomato juice baths for me, think we will stick with what seems to work here and continue doing what we do.

amazing how carried away with it all some get. Just a little over he top to keep a regimen like that, no?

Yep, and some folks probably think my scent control practices and concerns about my clothes are too much. lol.

[buckee]

Yeah, I like Darla's answer. Ditto to that. :yes:

[Tominator]

I think you should change your forum name to "Mr. Cutandpaste."

[ruttinbuc]

I think you should change your forum name to "Mr. Cutandpaste."

I'll second that motion.....All in favor!

[blacktailslayer]

I understand we should all try and keep the wind in our face. That however is not always possible in every single situation. Anyone can kill/harvest an animal without these tips. I thought I would just share to help give a little edge to the hunter. I will not claim it will make anyone 100% SCENT FREE. Some of these things are very easy, don't cost very much money, and don't have a big company or hunting celebrity behind them. Can you handle taking a pill every day or right before you go out on a hunt? What about exfoliating before you use your scent free soap in the shower. A person does not have to do all of these steps but only pick out one or even a few of them. This is no gimmick, but it also does will not make a person 100% scent free. That is because nothing can.

[wtnhunt]

I'll second that motion.....All in favor!

I will third it, and also add that it really does not help you get a point across here in any way when the majority of your postings are nothing but copied material, even if it is your own cut and pastes from other forums/websites.

[mike13candace]

Now if you get your wife or girl friend involved the night before... she could be a big part in the success the next day...LOL

Bath.. maybe some pine or cedar candles.. 150 inch plus deer the next day...

[buckee]

I understand we should all try and keep the wind in our face. That however is not always possible in every single situation. Anyone can kill/harvest an animal without these tips. I thought I would just share to help give a little edge to the hunter. I will not claim it will make anyone 100% SCENT FREE. Some of these things are very easy, don't cost very much money, and don't have a big company or hunting celebrity behind them. Can you handle taking a pill every day or right before you go out on a hunt? What about exfoliating before you use your scent free soap in the shower. A person does not have to do all of these steps but only pick out one or even a few of them. This is no gimmick, but it also does will not make a person 100% scent free. That is because nothing can.

I am a smoker, and have had to put a cigarette out many times to shoot a deer, downwind, upwind, side-wind.

Since I hunt mostly farmland, the deer are used to smelling smoke from chimneys, trash burning, etc. Human scent however is another story. All I do is make sure all my cloths, right down to my underwear is washed in Baking soda, use scent-free (Dove) soap for bathing, use a scent free deodorant under my arm-pits, and spray my face and hair down with a scent eliminating spray. NOTE:- I've only found one scent eliminator that is relatively safe to use on your skin).

I also use a cover/attractant scent at times such as green apple and fresh earth and give my sleeves a squirt before each hunt.

I have never had a problem with deer down-wind of me really. Yes, they smell me, but, they also smell the apple and the fresh earth, which makes them curious enough to come in close.

I'm not bragging but, I have always been a successful hunter and spend my whole season passing on many, many deer before I decide which one I will take. Lots and lots of very close encounters both upwind and dead downwind. I feel confident in what I have done so far, and I really don't see a need for any improvements on my scent control, but hey..that's just my opinion.

OH, but I do try not to pig out on garlic the night before a hunt. :)

I guess that makes me about 75-80% scent-free. I realize that deer can smell and separate approx. 10 different scents at any one given time with a little sniff. It's just a matter of confusing their nose when talking down-wind.

Your body movements and stealth, while hunting are just as important, if not more so, as half decent scent control.

Edited March 22, 2010 by buckee

[Dawg]

What about exfoliating before you use your scent free soap in the shower.

............ain't that what women do?

[RangerClay]

I'll second that motion.....All in favor!

"I" :hammer1: