CAN ANYONE SEND ME A GOOD COVER SCENT RECIPE ?
THANKS
Found this on TG a few months ago.
16oz of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide
16oz of distilled water
1/4 cup baking soda
1oz. unscented liquid soap.
Mix all ingredients (except soap) in a one gallon plastic jug and shake vigorously. Once it has all settled then add the soap slowly mixing to avoid too much sudsing.
The wind in your face!
Boil pine needles in a pot,let it reduce then strain through a coffee filter and you smell like pine.you can also use any other vegetation its all about what your area has.
A guy told me about Vanilla Extract and water. Put it in a spray bottle and douse yourself. His family has been doing it for years with great success. Who woulda' thunk it?
I depends on the type of deer they hunt are they use to people? When was the last time you smelled vanilla while hunting? It may attract bee's, don't know after the rut try it out.
The recipe above is one for a scent KILLER/REDUCER which works very well. Any attempt to cover the human order is simply a wasted effort. Deer detect many orders at the same time and process them. Add pine/earth/fox/vanilla/etc to your order and the deer smell that as well as you - it covers nothing.
I believe that you are right and you can not completely cover all of your human scent,but the cover scent of something natural to the area may not make them as weary.
Campfire smoke
This year made a gallon of the stuff just like tioga describes. But i used small amount of earth scent soap in it. Working like a charm.. I read somewhere where a scientist hunter examined all brands. this homemade formula out performed. Used Cover up from Russell Hull for years it was a vanilla base scent. And killed a few deer really close using it. Some might not agree with me on this, but i think a small amount of vanilla confuses the animals noses by over riding other smells. I've called in coyotes really close using it.. but again that was what worked for me. Others may disagree... whats your thoughts.
TTT. I usually make some every year, seems to help. Thought I would bring it to the top for any one interested.
QuoteOriginally posted by Tioga:
Found this on TG a few months ago.
16oz of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide
16oz of distilled water
1/4 cup baking soda
1oz. unscented liquid soap.
Mix all ingredients (except soap) in a one gallon plastic jug and shake vigorously. Once it has all settled then add the soap slowly mixing to avoid too much sudsing.
This works for me on my rubber boots, and have been taking chlorophyll gelcaps ever since Charlie Lamb had a yote walk up and lay down under his stand.He was taking them.
That made me listen up, yotes can sniff out bout anything.
QuoteOriginally posted by killinstuff:
Campfire smoke
:clapper: Yup!
You will not believe how effective it is. AND FREE!
QuoteOriginally posted by killinstuff:
Campfire smoke
Native American hunters used smoke for hundreds of years before the white man was even here. I will use this if I am hunting in an area where woodburning stoves or campfires are a common scent. But I usually just rub some local vegitation all over me before entering my hunting area. I also pick some extras to rub on myself after I get to my spot.
Be careful of the peroxide, it will white out clothing.
Lightens your hair, lightens you clothes
Im trying the smoke thing soon.
I had a neighbor stop by last night, said he shot a does at 5 and wanted to know if he could look for it behind my house.
He was a chain smoker and I felt like the 40 minutes we talked I contracted 3rd hand cancer.
I came in and laughed and commented to my wife that I shower, used scent free deodorant, keep my clothes in a bag and I still get busted . :biglaugh:
Use the wind and save your money . Cover scents can smell foreign and cause a problem as well .
I boil acorns and apples, strain and put it in a squirt bottle.
Those who ignore attempting to reduce scent signature and chant "just hunt the wind" are overlooking an element of hunting that can have profound impact on deer hunting success.
Made a difference for me just last night. :readit:
Charlie, I agree completely. Nothing is going to completely cover your scent. If a deer is down wind and doesn't smell you, your scent stream is somewhere else. That being said, you can reduce the amount of scent especially that left by your boots, hands and clothes while entering and exiting your hunting area. This year I have been a little lazy with scent control, it has already hurt me several times this year. I seem to see a difference in the amount of scare a deer has than in the past where they may act nervous and leave or act confused, this year they blow out of the area. My .02
that recipe with peroxide will also deskunk a dog ! Rub it into his fur let it soak 10 minutes and rinse out well .......... IT WORKS !
QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Lamb:
Those who ignore attempting to reduce scent signature and chant "just hunt the wind" are overlooking an element of hunting that can have profound impact on deer hunting success.
Made a difference for me just last night. :readit:
Charlie,
So what do you use? Can you be specific?
Thanks,
James
Mike,
Thanks for the back up and being a "thinking" bowhunter.
I use chlorophyll to reduce my scent signature, spray my clothes with a scent eliminating product, wear rubber boots, avoid touching brush etc when approaching a stand and hunt that stand according to my best estimation of what the wind direction is.
Did all that yesterday only to have a doe come by down wind of my stand about 20 yards out. She definitely made my scent. She left in the direction she had been walking after looking for me for a bit. She just walked away.
The last time I saw her she was about 60 yards away feeding on acorns not paying the least bit of attention in my direction.
This has happened to me too many times for it to be coincidence.
The smoke thing works well, IMHO.
I also use a plant Fred Asbell pointed out to me. I have never been able to ID it, but Fred calls it "Pepper Plant" because the leaves produce a peppery smell when crushed. I have rubbed these on my clothes for years. I have also taken those plants, some local pine needles....crushed and bruised them all, and boiled them down. Strain, put in a spray bottle, and it works well.
I have used scent control and it seems to help sometimes, other times not so much. I tried skunk scent on a cotton ball down wind of me one year. A nice doe came by on the down wind side of the cotton ball and when she hit the scent stream started snorting like she was trying to get rid of the stink from her nostrils, turned around and left immediately.
The old scent shield seemed to work at times for me. This past week end I hung my hunting clothes in my brother-in -laws sheep pen. Can't say whether it helped or hurt as no deer showed up close enough to observe reactions.
I think it is worth trying as quite often I notice hunting with the wind in my favor is easier said than done due to inconsistent wind patterns.
Where do you get Earth Scented soap from?
I can personally speak to the vanilla extract. I have killed does that came to my stand with their noses up like they were hunting candy. I have yet to see a buck come to it though. Every doe I have taken using vanilla were milling around and sniffing the air until I could get a good broadside shot.
My dad and I made up a scent killer. It was water brought to a boil. Put a bit of dirt, Dried leaves, Sticks, bark. And keep boiling it for 10-15 minutes. Strain the sticks, leaves, and bark out and but the water in a spray bottle.
Thanks for your comments Charlie. I 100% agree with you. Sure wish you would chime in on my thread: Methods for reducing your level of scent output and other such stuff. I believe the number one (or two) reason I have repeated success season to season is because of my scent reduction practices. :coffee:
LarryS PM me for my personal receipe. Take the advise of some experienced hunters, myself included it's not that hard to trick WIND BLOWN scent. OR you can read the tons of postings hunt the wind and good luck.
Charlie,
What chlorophyll version have you come to prefer? There are sure a lot of types out there...
Hawkeye... I'm using a liquid with mint right now. Terry Green gave it to me. I'll check brand and post it later.
Normally I get "Triple Chlorophyll" at the local GNC store. It's a Vitamin and supplement store around here.
The trick to using Chlorophyll is to start out with a low dose and over a couple of weeks increase the dosage until you are eliminating the excess... you'll know.
You should notice reduction or loss of underarm odor when you would normally be aware of it.
I don't like using underarm deodorants and have no problems with underarm odor.
Here's what sold me... when I was married to my first wife I would come in from work and take my boots off by the door. She would complain about the odor and make me put them in the garage.
When I first started using chlorophyll she quit complaining and I too noticed the elimination of my foot odor.
That alone was enough to sell me on the stuff. I started noticing a reduction in the panic reaction of animals entering my scent stream as well. As far as I was concerned it was a win win.
Typically it will take a couple of weeks for full effect.
Charlie,
How did you use it, as a spray or drink the stuff, they say its good for bad breath?
You drink the stuff. I mix mine in one of my daily flavored drinks. You take the "Triple Chlorophyll" like daily vitamins.
When I'm taking my full dose I usually take half of it in the morning and the other half at night.
There used to be a chewing gum called Chloretts (sp). May still be. They are a great breath odorizer and are chlorophyll based.
What(if any) are the negative side affects from taking Chlorophyll?
It's derived from Alfalfa so I'm not sure there are any negatives.
Seems like anymore that if you say there are no negatives someone will come up with something bad to say. LOL
Now the aluminum present in most deodorants is whole nother story.
:scared:
Wow some pretty interesting methods here....im going to check out the chlorofyl method.
Been using the chlorophyll for quite awhile. It works very well. My wife noticed.....
I did not have the time to make up a batch this year but this is my recipe for my home made cover scent:
(1) 2 quarts of white grape juice.
(2) 1 quart of apple juice or apple cider.
(3) 1 quart of distilled water.
(4) 2 table spoons of vanilla extract
(5) I then gather "green" foliage directly
from my hunting area: acorns, beech
nuts, walnuts, leaves, roots and small
green limbs. I have even used corn &
soy beans when I was hunting along AG
fields.
(6) I then crush and cut up all the foliage
into very small pieces and toss into a
large pot along with the 2 quarts of
white grape juice, 1 quart of apple
cider or apple juice, 1 quart of distilled
water and 2-3 table spoons
of vanilla extract.
(7)I place on a outside burner and bring to
a boil. I constantly stir everything as
coming to a boil to work out everything
from the ingredients. I boil for 12-15
minutes then let it simmer for about
another 30-40 minutes with a lid on it
with an occasional stir so it does not
burn.
(8) I let it cool for about 10-12 hours.
Then I strain and put into spray
bottles.
I have been successful several times using this cover up.
I 2X Charlie about the chlorophyll. You have to prepare weeks ahead for the best results. You can obtain generic Chlorophyll pills fairly cheap via the internet too. ;)