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Title: Homemade cover scents
Post by: anchorman on July 19, 2011, 09:52:00 PM
Does anyone remember the issues of Traditional Bowhunter that has the "recipe" for the scent eliminator in it? Or do you remeber how to make it? If I remember is has hydrogen perioxide and baking soda in it..Thanks
Title: Re: Homemade cover scents
Post by: jamesh76 on July 19, 2011, 11:40:00 PM
Scent-No-Mo" Spray (home-made)
Ingredients:
16 oz. (2 cups) hydrogen peroxide, 3% solution (normal type found in drug stores)
16 oz. (2 cups) distilled water
1/4 cup baking soda
1 oz. unscented shampoo (Cabela's hunting shampoo is okay)
Note: remember ) 32 oz. = 1 quart; expand ingredient amounts proportionately for larger amount of end product.
Directions:
(1) Mix ingredients in large bowl so baking soda dissolves (water, then peroxide, then baking soda, then soap).
(2) Pour into clean 1 gal. plastic milk jug (easily found in most homes). Note: do not shake!
(3) Let sit at moderate temperature for several days until chemical reaction settles down. Note: do not leave in tightly sealed container (use milk jug with snap-on cap)!
(4) Pour prepared mixture into spray bottle(s) of your choosing
Title: Re: Homemade cover scents
Post by: SteveB on July 20, 2011, 06:39:00 AM
Cover scent and scent eliminator/reducer are 2 entirely different things. The one posted by James does reduce scent.
Title: Re: Homemade cover scents
Post by: jamesh76 on July 23, 2011, 07:13:00 AM
IMO there is no way to ever to completely eliminate scent. So all we can really do is attempt to reduce it in all ways that we can.
Title: Re: Homemade cover scents
Post by: T Lail on July 23, 2011, 08:27:00 AM
I agree James....I use baking soda and water and spray my clothing .....eliminating bacteria by trying not to sweat helps too.....the best cover scent I have ever found is cow manure when hunting on a dairy farm.....walk through it and it really helped me.....best defense, work the wind properly......