Scent smoker

[Btoeps74]

Anyone ever try using a scent smoker? Seems kind of gimmeky but at the same time seems plausible in theory. They seem to be popular in ohio when reading the reviews.


http://scentsmoker.com

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[Brad]

I don't use any scent control anymore, I have come to the conclusion that you just can't beat a big bucks nose unless you don't allow him to smell you.

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[Stanley]

Never have tried one. Had a friend that used one. He said it works great. I asked him if he got busted when using, it he said yes. I said no more.

[dan]

I have not tried it, but it does not sound plausible. Deer separate odors so you can't over power one odor with another.

[gjs4]

Used one a few years back- honestly saw some evidence SOME deer seemed as if there was nothing upwind, other came in to me investigative... Oddly friends in OH swear by them and have the walls to show they know a few things

Playing the winds is the only way to roll

[JakeJD]

I tried this one year. Got busted more with more severe reactions. I was convinced that it not only didnt work but was harmful.

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[Brad]

Before I found the beast I considered buying one, they are not that expensive compared to most other products, and they have rave reviews on archery talk. I read all those responses and figured it had to work, then I found the beast. Now I figure most of the success were deer not downwind and not getting the hunters scent.

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[Brad]

Before I found the beast I considered buying one, they are not that expensive compared to most other products, and they have rave reviews on archery talk. I read all those responses and figured it had to work, then I found the beast. Now I figure most of the success were deer not downwind and not getting the hunters scent.

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[binney59]

If you're going to use a cover scent I suppose smoke is better than fake fox whizz but the only real appeal I see is that smoke can kill bacteria which can lead to odor. I know I'm far from scent free but the only thing (besides playing the wind) that has helped was after hunting I run my clothes and boots in a bin with an ozone generator. Maybe it's placebo but I seem to have way less deer freak out if they cut the trail I walk in on. I have had them do that with no scent control as well but it seems more often with ozone.

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[62kodiak]

One of my hunting buddies uses smoke from a bon fire as a cover scent when possible and I just don't understand the idea behind it. The ad says that the deer are used to the smell of smoke, which is true, but the odds of them smelling smoke in the location of your stand is very unlikely unless you are hunting right behind the farmhouse they mentioned in the ad. If that's not the case, the smell of the smoke seems more likely to put them on edge than anything else. I really think that there is no substitute for playing the wind and thermals.

[checkerfred]

I've seen the use of smoke in survival books and I think it's even in an army survival training manual... We have a regulation that says you can't hunt by the aid of smoke... So will actual smoke while hunting help conceal you a opposed to just smoking up your clothes?

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[E72]

I've been using hickory smoke out of the scentsmoker for 6 or 7 years. Some guys use bee smokers but the scentsmoker is designed to put out as much smoke as possible in little time. My scent control routine is to wash my clothes in baking soda before season. Base layers / socks get washed when needed but I also use merino wool so that helps with not holding human scent too. Preseason , all clothes and gear get covered in smoke. I still use the HS hunters soap or an unscented body wash. I just don't like having perfumey soaps on me in the woods. I try before every hunt to fire up the smoker and get that smoke all over me after Im dressed and ready to hunt. The idea behind the smoke is the killing of bacteria that causes human odor. I can honestly say Ive noticed a big difference in getting winded . I have witnessed different reactions to the smoke smell but cant say Ive had any deer come unglued and bust out when getting downwind. Some get a little nervous and stomp, trying to figure out what it is. Some put their nose up and continue about their business and more times than not , Ive have had deer follow my trail as if very curious. Some even chewed on the leaves that Ive brushed against. Im not saying this is magic pixie dust but I do know that the times I get "totally busted " from a downwind deer is a rare thing since using smoke.

[PLB]

I have not tried it, but it does not sound plausible. Deer separate odors so you can't over power one odor with another.

Not even with Nosejammer??

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