N.H. Yankee
New member
I have a hunting partner who I have hunted with for 30 years, he never worries about scent and even uses irish spring soap, scented shampoo and sometimes forgets and puts on his Polo aftershave. never uses unscented laundry detergent either.
I on the other hand wash with scentfree hunting soap, wash all my gear with special scentfree UV free detergent and hand my stuff out for 2 weeks before season and I live in the remote country so exhaust fumes are not a factor.
my partner has had more deer within 50feet of him than I have ever seen period! The oddity is they have been does and never bucks with 1 exception. he also has a home that has water problems and his clothes smell of mildew and I wonder if this is helping disguise his other poor scent practices, yet in the truck all I can smell is Polo!!!
He also isn't real quiet or still on stand and I do my best statue impression. We are sometimes only 1-2 hundred yards apart and the deer gravitate to him. I do get a buck every year and he rarely gets a deer due to buck only season with a 1-2 day doe season. we have a deer population of about one per square mile so there are several days we see ziltch. I have to wonder if the curious nature of some deer are attracted to the unknown scent? I have even dug up dirt on my stand to get the smell of fresh dirt in the air to help cover any scent I may be putting out. I don't know if it is just the right place right time even as I am close by, though after 30 years of this I dought it, or curiosity. Any of you have similiar experiences? Maybe I need to buy some Polo!
I on the other hand wash with scentfree hunting soap, wash all my gear with special scentfree UV free detergent and hand my stuff out for 2 weeks before season and I live in the remote country so exhaust fumes are not a factor.
my partner has had more deer within 50feet of him than I have ever seen period! The oddity is they have been does and never bucks with 1 exception. he also has a home that has water problems and his clothes smell of mildew and I wonder if this is helping disguise his other poor scent practices, yet in the truck all I can smell is Polo!!!
He also isn't real quiet or still on stand and I do my best statue impression. We are sometimes only 1-2 hundred yards apart and the deer gravitate to him. I do get a buck every year and he rarely gets a deer due to buck only season with a 1-2 day doe season. we have a deer population of about one per square mile so there are several days we see ziltch. I have to wonder if the curious nature of some deer are attracted to the unknown scent? I have even dug up dirt on my stand to get the smell of fresh dirt in the air to help cover any scent I may be putting out. I don't know if it is just the right place right time even as I am close by, though after 30 years of this I dought it, or curiosity. Any of you have similiar experiences? Maybe I need to buy some Polo!