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Ok, so this year I harvested my forth deer, and my first buck. It was only a lil 4 point, but a nice first buck. I had only one picture on my camera of him, but 4-6 does where on it almost every day and sometimes 2 or more times. I hunted all through bow and muzzie never even seeing a deer but knowing they were there. . .
OK, so rifle started to roll around, and still no deer. I had up to this point always knew the importance of scent, but decided to go a step further and use a scent blocker/eliminator. I had heard both good and bad about them, and have had deer and pigs within 40 yards of me with not even a care about scent, so I wasnt to sure about this stuff. But, before season started I mixed up a home brew scent eliminator.
The opening day (November 20) I sadly overslept the morning hunt, and decided to get in extra early for the evening hunt. So, I get there and pull out my spray bottle of scent eliminator and spray up. My stand is about 175 yards to the S.W. of my food plot. The wind was a steady N.E. and blowing directly toward it. But I decided to stick it out and hope for the best. Right before dark the lil buck came beating it out of the creek and stopped on my plot. I took the shot and the 30-30 open sights did the trick. He went about 5 yards. I got him all took care of and decided to pull the camera pictures. Eventually got to looking at them, and there were two does on the plot the morning I shot him. Kinda funny because I overslept, but would have gladly took either of the does that morning if I hadnt.
Ok, so now my question is do you think the scent eliminator helped my bag the deer, or was it the does on the patch that morning? Or did both of them combined help? I have since saw 6 does from the same stand same exact spot where he was, wearing the scent killer. I am hooked. I think bowhunting it is even more important... But what do all think?
And sorry for being so looooooong winded. Its just who I am.
OK, so rifle started to roll around, and still no deer. I had up to this point always knew the importance of scent, but decided to go a step further and use a scent blocker/eliminator. I had heard both good and bad about them, and have had deer and pigs within 40 yards of me with not even a care about scent, so I wasnt to sure about this stuff. But, before season started I mixed up a home brew scent eliminator.
The opening day (November 20) I sadly overslept the morning hunt, and decided to get in extra early for the evening hunt. So, I get there and pull out my spray bottle of scent eliminator and spray up. My stand is about 175 yards to the S.W. of my food plot. The wind was a steady N.E. and blowing directly toward it. But I decided to stick it out and hope for the best. Right before dark the lil buck came beating it out of the creek and stopped on my plot. I took the shot and the 30-30 open sights did the trick. He went about 5 yards. I got him all took care of and decided to pull the camera pictures. Eventually got to looking at them, and there were two does on the plot the morning I shot him. Kinda funny because I overslept, but would have gladly took either of the does that morning if I hadnt.
Ok, so now my question is do you think the scent eliminator helped my bag the deer, or was it the does on the patch that morning? Or did both of them combined help? I have since saw 6 does from the same stand same exact spot where he was, wearing the scent killer. I am hooked. I think bowhunting it is even more important... But what do all think?
And sorry for being so looooooong winded. Its just who I am.