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zorogreenhaired
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a lot of people say it is impossible why some say it is. please i will appreciate your comment of your personal experiences, is it really possible? if so then how can one hide his scent while hunting?
You are not going to eliminate human scent by using any snake oil or special clothing. Use the wind to your advantage is the best option.
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so what soap do you guys use, do they have a particular content that i should avoid or go for? i am asking because i have heard of some soap having uv Brightening and those aren't good for concealing odors
if you want to buy hunting specific scentless laundry detergent and body soap, i like dead down wind. With that said, i like to use there scentless toothpaste, 3-in-1 balm, and body soap. For my clothes, i just use all free and clear. It is scent and uv brightener free and you can pick it up anywhere. Come hunting season, i just wash everything in it.
Not to side track this thread.
But Steve, mentioned something I've never heard before regarding your scent and how eating meat effects that.
Steve, if a person were to try to clean up their own scent by not eating meat. How many days/weeks before a hunt would someone stop eating meat?
Curious.
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I assume you want to hunt bears, since you have a thread asking about shot placement. Bears have without question one of the best noses in the animal kingdom. I have taken many and have seen them wind me from over a mile away, put their nose in the wind, stand to get a better whiff, then turn and not stop running.
In my youth during my bow hunting days I went through many of the gimmicks. Bottom line is to be a successful hunter you need to learn to read and hunt the wind. Myself and many of my friends have stands for all wind directions and will not even consider hunting even our favorite stand unless the wind is right. Being clean and practicing scent discipline helps, as well as staying away from meat eating. Anyone that has ever raised kids knows that the diaper changing is no big deal while they are on milk, put the stink changes once they start eating meat. Game can smell meat eaters and react differently to them. If bears are your target, I would try to find an area you can glass from a distance with the wind in your favor and resist the desire to walk around spreading scent. I keep a turkey feather on a thread tied to my bow and rifle as a wind indictor to always have a reference. This works good during dry weather, but I use a small puffer for rain days. If hunting mountainous terrain you also have thermals to deal with and they will change based on time of day. All this will come to you as you gain some experience.
Just my 2 cents worth what you paid.
Steve
Not sure how long one would have to abstain from meat. Lots written about the native peoples fasting before hunts.
Here is just one piece I googled, but I have read numerous accounts of this.
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