Old School Scent Control

[Sam McMichael]

The only reliably effective form of scent control is to hunt the wind. Sometimes various concoctions work, but they can't be relied on.

[Archer1977]

Field and Stream did a pretty cool realistic test. In the end playing the wind and cover scents were most effective.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/deer-hunting/finding-deer-hunt/2012/06/cover-scents-work-better-odor-reducing-produ

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/2014/07/sniff-test-do-scent-control-measures-really-make-a-difference

[Jakeemt]

Here is what I like to do. Around here there is a fair bit of cedar which I like to mix with pine. Aside from storing my clothes in a tote with these branches. I will boil a big pot of water like 3 gallons worth with lots of cedar and pine needles mixed in. Then I soak all my clothes in it for a few hours and then dry them out. I will put the rest in a spray bottle to reapply it as needed.

[Hoyt]

Hunting in the terrain I do now..ridges, and drainage's where thermals and breezes are unpredictable I had deer blow at me almost every hunt. Seemed like every deer that got close knew something was up.

Last season I bought a bee smoker and now put everything I'm going to wear into a big cooler and fill with smoke from burnt leaves through the drain plug hole. Plug the drain and store in there until time to wear.

Since doing that I haven't had the first deer blow at me and even had them walk right up from down wind undisturbed.

[MCNSC]

I store my clothes in plastic containers, wash them and me in unsented wash, air dry them. I do wear them in the truck but do not stop to get gas or food. Use home made scent killer and baking soda. I know some folks that store there clothes in cedar shavings and they seem to have good luck. I like to rub cedar or rabbit tobacco On my clothes as I am going in.
Oh and the best underarm deodorant I have found is the Arm and Hammer brand. At least I can't smell myself.  
But also realize that if a deer is down wind and the air currents takes my scent to it. It will smell me.

[Blackhawk]

If a dog can find a frozen ham sandwich buried in a foot of snow, how are we hunters be expected to fool the superior nose of a whitetail?

Well, we can't...but like the article mentioned above stated, we may just be able to delay the inevitable with some scent control or masking techniques.