ontario farmer wrote:dan wrote:ontario farmer wrote:Hatchetman wrote:So what ever happened with this?
Did that original group of guys ever win their law suit?
They lost from what I understand. If anyone wants to hear the other side of the story. Look here
http://www.saddlehunter.com/community/i ... arbon.897/This link is only for the open minded. A man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still. Carbon filters are used for water filtration, gas masks, and a host of other things. and I know my scent lok clothes don't smell like body odor after wearing them several times.
I am using the Beast method's and scent lok. Hopefully this site allows for freedom of expression - a right in the Great USA
There is a rutgers study that was used in court and the original guys lost the suit.
John and Dan do agree controlling your scent is important. One controls it one way and the other another way. Both are successful hunters and that is very hard to deny. I like to listen to both and I am not sure why all the personal attacks are necessary. Disagree without malice. The Canadian and a gentlemans way to argue.
They may have lost the lawsuit, but the original court was right in my eyes... Scent companies were making false claims. Claims like: REMOVES ALL SCENT.... That's a right out lie. And if nothing else, at least because of the people who did the lawsuit, they are more careful now to be more honest in there advertising.
Disagree without malice. The Canadian and a gentleman's way to argue
I agree ( except the part about Canadians
) Lets as a group try to be more open minded and not post just to poke... We really have a lack of good debate on this subject because of those whom are close minded or just argue.
Thank you Dan. I have met many very good American friends who are gentleman. I think the court ruling in this case is stated below. I don't know if the claim was 100 % scent reduction and I am sure that is impossible and a misleading claim however this is apparently the courts statement in bold font. Scent lok is good bow hunting clothing... quiet and functional. I am sure it does reduce scent... eliminate - no. But reducing body odor is not a bad idea before you hunt or while you hunt, if you have the time or inclination.
I would love to be as good a hunter as either Dan or John. As far as bias because John's son works for scent lok - that may be true - we all have bias and what matters is whether scent lok
reduces scent or not. I do agree the hunting industry is full of nonsense. What I am interested in is science and facts not opinions or gas from my derriere.
taken from the Court's stipulation dismissal ruling.
Expert scientific testing found that, using highly elevated odor concentrations that were likely ten thousand fold greater than a human body could produce in the course of 24 hours, Scent Lok carbon lined clothing blocked or adsorbed 96 to 99 plus percent of odor compounds, and essentially 100% of surrogate body odor compoundsI know the scent dog arguments and such but if it reduces the amount of scent leaving me and then I follow the beast methods of controlling where scent goes I think I may improve my odds when hunting. Beast methods of controlling where my scent goes are not perfect because wind patterns change and I am sure that scent lok is not perfect. If you are not meticulous and thorough and fanatical about either approach you are more likely to fail. As fliningairos says the beast method is more about woodsmanship and I know scent lok is not.
But again I say not many people have had the success that John and Dan have... so I will listen to both and learn from both. I don't think either men are fakes. Both are competitive and want to be the best - They also hunt differently reflecting their different experiences and personalities and goals.
I 100% agree it reduces odor... I try though, to look at it as unbiased. I don't use it, and don't plan to, regardless of of it works or not. I think a lot of people "think" that im closed mined on the subject, but im not... I am opinionated, but there are reasons for my opinions. #1 being the tests that have been done. They prove a lot more to me than just that deer can smell a guy wearing scent-loc. 1 test can be a fluke... But when you view 7 tests done by people whom don't care what the outcome is, and they all ironically have the exact same outcome despite the type of test, and its not the outcome anybody expected, well things like that don't happen on coincidental accident.
If you paid attention to any of those tests you will notice one common theme. The sweaty guy is the hardest for the dog to locate every time regardless of whether its ground scent or airborn. What shocked me about this testing is that I expected the dogs to randomly smell each the same amount. And it dawned on me that the times Im getting busted are when I was freshly clean showered. I have deer down wind of me a lot right after work when Im oily and smelly and thats when I get away with the most. Just watch the latest video I put up on you tube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mnE20Z8G4g&t=1386s One big misconception in my eyes is that deer are scared of foreign odors. You always hear people talk about "idiot hunters" getting gas in the hunting clothes... (By the way, I do, including wearing my hunting boots) But are deer really scared of gas? The way they walk up and feed next to my parked truck, atv, parking lots, etc. tells me no... So what triggers them to smell you and alarm? B/O? I don't think so. Its your predator scent, which from studying this fascinating subject has lead me to learn that skin cells floating off your dry clean skin is the trigger. I have video footage of a feral cat walking across a field and then groups of deer coming out later. Every one of the deer freaked when they smelled where the cat crossed. Why? They smell a predator. Should they be worried about a tiny house cat?
I have listened to all the claims from scent control people, but when it comes down to it, all the guys who are honest with me about how much they get busted using scent control are getting busted more than I am. This year at the end of the season when the scent control stuff popped back up I went back over my entire season and logged how many times I had deer down wind, or crossed my scent trail, and how many busted me. You should do the same and compare it to my results.
66 days hunted this season out of 107 days available to hunt.
20 days hunted with no deer seen.
128 does seen from stand
68 bucks seen from stand
63 deer got down wind / of those 53 showed no reaction, 6 spooked,(spooked means left, snorted, or altered direction) and 4 more showed a slight reaction that was barely noticeable ( most commonly a sniff of the wind, but back to normal travel) Spooked includes distant snorts of unseen deer.
18 deer crossed my entrance trail. / of those 16 showed no reaction, 1 spooked, and one more sniffed then went about its business.
I documented, or can remember travel vs wind on 87 deer. 7 nose to wind / 30 tail to wind / 50 cross wind. -- Honestly, they came out of the bedding the same as always, but I set up for wind to tail or cross wind the most, so thats how I see most travel.
No scent control of any kind other than to play the wind. I even wore my work boots on several hunts. Most of my hunting clothes don't get washed all season, and jackets, coats, and boots never get washed.
I can tell you for fact, if the scent control companies could do a dog test (or any test) that showed any indication that in any way they could beat a nose of that type, they would. And you can believe me, they have tried, and you will never see the results. Why you think that is? Instead it looks better to blame the dogs, or the tester. I can also tell you that hanging around in this industry, there are a lot of people praising scent control who are big name guys who behind the scenes laugh at it. They don't want to loose sponsoring and show funding from the scent control portion of the industry. I have had a lot of pressure put on me to play along.
I can find tests, and find results that show that scent control don't work against a deers nose, but thru searching I can't find any evidence that shows the slightest indication it does. The only thing that comes close is ozonics. Maybe someday they will figure out a safe way to do it that works, but for now, I can't find anything except one study that shows scent gets reduced. Which no one is arguing... I want to see any evidence that it works... Any. Im open minded, if there is a way, I would like to know and see it... But as of now, everyone I know who uses scent control gets busted more than I do, and the tests, point the other way.