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The old guys next door said if you smell so bad that they can smell you, you need a shower. Other wise, just hunt. This guy walks right up to deer and bags em'. I tried his technic and I have walk right up to 20-25 feet to deer in my yard. It sorta resembled an elephant walking swing it trunk. But you swing your arms side to side like a trunk. You look ridiculous, but man does it work.
 
Its funny because I've tried to be sent free then I see the next guy smoking and pissing all over where he hunts and he still bags a deer. I think if you stay downwind that's the key period.
So to answer the OP's question... nothing special. Use the same deodarent shampoo and laundry detergent I use at home.
 
I went through a period were I was very conscience of my scent. Showered with scent free soaps, used scent free detergents, sprayed myself and my gear down and about 7-8 years ago I stopped all of that. Haven't noticed any difference to be honest. I was always aware of the wind direction anyway and I'm convinced that's more important.
 
No matter how scent free you end up, they're still going to catch a whiff of your oiled up, gun-cleanered, shot out hunting rifle. I don't think they make a shampoo for that :D
 
There is no way to become scent free to a deer. Any effort to do so is a waste of time (and often money).

Control where your scent goes and hunt accordingly.
 
There are so many variables. I shower the night before, keep my cloths hanging outdoors for a few days before the hunt. I honestly believe there is a sixth since at work somehow.

Turkey hunting I have had deer walk up on me while peeing, look at me and continue on. I'm talking ten feet away.
 
rral22 said:
There is no way to become scent free to a deer. Any effort to do so is a waste of time (and often money).

Control where your scent goes and hunt accordingly.
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+1 watch the wind and just hunt. I would bet your entrance and exit routes to your stand is more important than scent control.
Best way to hunt deer is to never tip them off to them being hunted.
 
I used to be do more to be scent free, such as using scent free soap before I went hunting, washed all my hunting clothes in water and baking soda, then aired them out for a few days on the line. Then stored the clothes in a garbage bag with some cedar and pine boughs. I still wash the clothes in baking soda and water, but don't go to the extremes I used to go to.
One time I spilled some diesel fuel on my pant leg while fueling up a truck on the way to go hunting and it stank to high heaven, a deer came to within ten yards and still didn't realize I was there.
 
Here is what works for me, and very effectively.

Sheets washed in scent free detergent, in the drier a 1/4 pillow case filled with barley and pine needles to try said betting as well as clothing for next day.

Sleep in a designated room with a bowl of barley in front of an isolating fan to "scent" you and the room.

A diet of totally natural foods as native a possible o your demographics.Cereals, veggies etc..... NO MEAT OF ANY TYPE!!!

All your gear bagged up with wood chips and leaves etc..... from your hunting spot.

Deodorant, organic scent free as well as your tooth paste and soaps.

Do not sleep with your partner, their perfumes and scented products with transfer to you and end your hunt, NOW!

Spend at least 60 minutes airing yourself out in the wild before proceeded to your spot or starting your hunt.

OR

Eat a 1/4 pounder meal on the way out and be mindful of the wind. :)
 
I hang my clothes outside for a couple of days with leaves and dirt and spruce needles in the pockets. When I first hang them, I spray them with a scent blocker containing activated carbon. Having said that, I think movement is what gives you away 9 times out of 10. I have to admit, I am one who has fallen head first into the camo craze but I think it is nothing more than very well done marketing bull$hit.
 
Just got back from a short bear hunt and learnt a bunch from the bears on scent. It was still pretty hot out so I stunk pretty bad and sleeping in my car made it a hell of a lot worse. The only sent control I used was to spray down my boots before I go out. I watched a sow and 2 cubs come in without crossing my scent, eat all my bait first, then she got a little curious from the snapping of the camera so she started sniffing around in my direction. First thing she did was follow my boot track ,that was 6 hours old, 30 yards from the bait. She then walked that path back to the bait and did a sweep down wind of the whole area at about 60 yards away and then did a second pass at about 10 yards from my blind. On the second pass I could see the second she caught my scent and came to about 4 yards of the back of my blind and sniffed and licked the air. She then went back over to the bait pile licked up a bit more fryer oil and walked away. I'm 98% sure it was the factory made blind that kept my scent down enough that she wasn't scared. I don't believe in scent killers anymore. Scent control with a blind, tree stand and watching the wind is by far the most important. I close all the windows in my blind except the one I should be shooting out of to keep the scent down. I only have an inch and a half opening in each window to see out of. I don't think washing or scent products do much at all, you still smell like a human unless you want to bath in deer piss.
 
I truly believe that the scent blockers and most camo stuff are all crap! I've tried them and have had way more encounters with the critters of the forest wearing blue work pants and a surplus CF green wool sweater. Now it should be said, I don't smoke or drink alcohol, so that may play a part in it all. Hope that helps.
 
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