Try Arm and Hammer unscented deodorant. It works just fine and costs about half as much as hunting deodorants.

I practice removing as much scent as posible, from my clothing to myself. I do remove most of my hair, hair holds oil and scents, less hair - less scent. I was my clothing in unscented, brightner free detergent mixed with arm & hammer baking soda (great softner and ordor neutrilizer). I wash a load of unscented towels first, why shower with scentfree soaps and shampoo only to dry with a towel loaded with fragrances. The scent free towels remove and detergent and softner fragrances/brightners from the washer and dryer, prior to washing and drying my camo. My dried clothing is put into scent free bins that I put on just before entering the woods. None of my camo or boots come into the house. I spray scent remover on anything that may have home odors such as rifle slings, boots, gloves, hats, backpack (lots where the backpack gathers sweat froom previous hunts) and then a good spray over myself. I chew apples, nuts or scent free gum to cover my breath, to me the most important and overlooked foreign scent that is brought into the woods and has probably alerted more deer to hunters presence than any other human scent. Do I go overboard? Prabably, but I see and shoot many mature deer yearly. Is this good stand placement or good scent control?

I am different than most people. I DON'T DO IT AT ALL! There was a field and stream test on a deers nose. The test consited of one guy not taking any precautions walking out to his stand, touching grass, weeds, and local brush. Then he would shower with all the scent killing stuff using deoderant, shampoo, soap, and spraying himself down then putting on rubber boots and almost soaking them in spray. He then carefully walked out being carefull not to touch anything or rubbing up against any grass. The trails were tested 5 hours later with a trained military dog (which has aproximately the same # of scent glands as adult deer). The result, the dog didn't bust either trail. The same test was done and the dog released withing an hour and the dog busted both trails. So I make sure not to make excessive noise, and not to move more than possible and have had good luck so far!

It may help, but one of my buddies shot his biggest deer, at close range even, when he had just put out a cigarette.

Bee

Wasn't planning on him doing it either! LOL! We'll see if he picks up on that comment...

Think of it like this, Nateskyfisher...10000 year ago, our ancestors didn't have the modern hygene products or weapons we have today. They went into the field and successfully killed animals at closer ranges while smelling terrible. Heck, even 50 years ago these products weren't on the market and people still killed trophy animals at close range. Notice the cigarette comment above? I'm willing to bet the wind was in that guy's favor.

Scent control products are the biggest gimmick in today's hunting industry. If you want to spend money on something that's worth it, get one of those powder wind checkers. The bottom line is if you're not playing the wind, you're not hunting properly.

jbird

How right you are! Big Wally marks all that stuff down 50-80% off after hunting season, which in my parts is in late January usually. Also, they mark down windshield deicer to 25 cent a can in the summer that will cost you $3.00 at 7-11. More change we can believe in ! LOL