How to Make Your Own Deer Hunting Scent Eliminator

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Tip 1 - Deer Hunting Tip: Use Baking Soda to Cover Your Scent

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Bart Verbrugge | permalink

“Baking soda, the same stuff that deodorizes the fridge, is the key to my scent-control system,” says Wisconsin’s Tom VanDoorn, who’s taken more than a dozen Pope and Young bucks. Here’s his routine: Take a soda shower. “The stuff can rub your skin raw if you use it straight,” cautions VanDoorn. “So mix a few tablespoons with some liquid no-scent soap. When I used to shower with straight unscented soap, I could always smell a little odor when I was finished. I can’t smell a thing when I mix in baking soda.” Make a soda-and-clothes lasagna. “Use baking soda like any other powdered detergent to wash your clothes. Dry them, lay a few items in a plastic tote, sprinkle a layer of soda on that, put in another layer of clothing, sprinkle more soda, and so on until the tote is full. Then place an open box of baking soda in with the clothes and seal the tote up.”
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For further reading: http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2012/08/get-rid-any-odor-baking-soda ^[1]

Tip 2 - Make Your Own Cover Scent

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Dan Power | permalink

When it comes to scent, there are basically two types; those that attract and those that mask.  I've tried both on many occasions.  There are lots and lots of "doe in heat" scents, designed
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For further reading: http://www.biggamehunt.net/tips/make-your-own-cover-scent ^[2]

Tip 3 - Scent Control Tips: From Breath To Boots | 365 Whitetail

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Jarmonk | permalink

Proper scent control is a consequential element in the bowhunter’s overall hunting strategy. With the whitetail’s primary line of defense being its acute sense of smell, a lack of scent control is not an option.

For further reading: http://www.365whitetail.com/scent-control-tips-breath-boots/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Scent Blocker....needed or not ?

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Corey Miller | permalink

I just want to know everybody opinion on all the "scent elimination " hype? Needed? or just another thing to spend money on? ? I personally do not use it but just curious as to everybody else. One shot....one kill.

For further reading: http://www.outdoorlife.com/forums/hunting/whitetail-deer/bowhunting/scent-blockerneeded-or-not ^[4]