Smoking clothes for Cover Scent ??

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Hey Guys...

I'm making a clothes smoker for this years bear hunt to use as cover scent instead of spray on cover scents...

I made a quick test with a tarp and used some Mequite (SP?) chips from CTC, and it did a pretty good job on a shirt...

Has anyone ever done this or heard of doing it ??

Pros and Cons ??

Any ideas would be appreciated...

ttyle

Eric....
 
smoking clothes

I've been thinking the same thoughts. I suppose the natives only had smoke as a cover scent, I wonder how well it workes? The other things they did was to fast for a few days before the hunt, take sweats, and bath in the lake. That's a little extreme for my liking, but I souldn't mind standing in the campfire smoke for awhile if I knew it helped.

the chef
 
Hey Calgary....

Well a couple of years ago I met a couple of hunters from NY at our Bear camp, and they said they swore by it...
If they couldn't be Scent Locked for some reason they often smoked their clothing over a campfire...

I'm thinking of taking this one step futher and building a very simple smoking tent, which is high enough to hang clothes in, and is covered by a tarp..
The material would be put into a can covered with tin foil and put on a propane burner or electril hot plate...

My initial testing worked out very well on a T-shirt, and had a really good smokey smell...

For the cost of a pump bottle of Fresh earth cover scent,, my smoker is paid for,, and I can just gather ground debris to use for smoking...
Fresh pine needles heated would put a nice odor into the clothes as well...
I'm going to get it made this coming week,, and I'll post pictures of it...

ttyle

Eric.
 
personally, I don't think it will do you a lick of good....why don't you take some pine bows or cedar bows and place them in a bag or container that has your gear.....

or better yet, before you do that, wash your gear in baking soda....?
 
I usually fill a big rubbermaid container 1/3 full with fir boughs and ground/dirt when I'm out scouting. I try to keep the material fairly dry to prevent mold.

Before I go hunting, I wash my clothes in Sport Wash, dry them outside on a line, and store them in the container with the material.

I get dressed after I get out of the truck to hunt.
 
Normark said:
Hey Guys...

I'm making a clothes smoker for this years bear hunt to use as cover scent instead of spray on cover scents...

I made a quick test with a tarp and used some Mequite (SP?) chips from CTC, and it did a pretty good job on a shirt...

Has anyone ever done this or heard of doing it ??

Pros and Cons ??

Any ideas would be appreciated...

tt
Eric....
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you will be a very tastey treat for the bear :D
 
Hey Guys...

Well,, there no real way of playing the wind..
I will be stationary in a stand..So I have to take the wind regards of what it's doing.

As far as being eaten by bears...

Not much worried about that either..
The 00 Buckshot and Gold partitions will take care of any bears thinking we are a quick snack...

ttyle

Eric...
 
Give us a field report! I was also told of this trick by a native co-worker who was never short of wild meat. However all they did was stand over a camp fire of local wood in an area that a forest fire had passed through in the last year or so. Good hunting.
 
I'm particularily thinking about it when I'm on a long term hunt. Then my usual descenting routine goes out the window. I'm talking about smoking me and my clothes. I think smoking only the clothes might be a little too little if you get my drift. I still wash up as well as I can but whooee I smell bad even to myself....A smoke bath might be the answer.
 
I used to hunt with a native hunter who told me that in the old days his people used to build a fire, throw some green cedar on it and stand in the smoke. Never saw him do it though. He is an excellent hunter and very cautious about wind direction. He would change his hunt plan if the wind changed. He also liked to get up on high ground and listen for moose. Once we heard two moose crossing a swamp, walked that way and he shot them both. Another time on the same hill, we heard moose moving, he walked toward them while I watched from the hill and he shot one of a pair. Another time I was on the same hill myself and heard a moose, walked towards where I heard it and shot it. He told me "If you hear a moose, walk towards it right away. Maybe it will leave, but often it will wait to see what you are"
 
We never worry about our scent for bears and we hunt with bows from a tree stand always within 10-15 yards from the bait, some stands are as low as 6 feet off the ground. If you use a stink bait you may want to move your stand back further because of the smell from the bait.
 
If it's for bears over bait, I throw an old shirt I've worn in with the bait goodies. The bear will get used to your scent while he's eating. Hehe :eek: he actually will become to associate your scent with food.....this might cause some problems somewhere, but I've been fine sofar.

the chef
 
Well,, there no real way of playing the wind..
I will be stationary in a stand..So I have to take the wind regards of what it's doing.
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Often the way folks loose out on a great chance on a big buck or other critter.
I hunt from a high when bowhunting 70 % of the time, and careful study of the topography is a must , ie don't put a stand on west side of the ambush site, or in a gully. One wants to be at the highest point where your scent travels above game for at least 200 meters.
There will be times when your setup and the winds of the day will mess things up, don't go.
But most times in the early morning, late evening winds are calm and your setup will work.
In areas of un even terrain I go up pretty high , like 25 ft. if I figure game will pick up on the setup.:)
 
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