Vanilla extract cover scent

[Duckslayer89]

So I was thinking about what I could do for a good cover scent and was thinking about taking a large spray bottle, dumping a bottle of vanilla extract into it and filling the rest with water. Then spray myself down.  Do you think elk/deer would just smell that and run like human scent or how would they respond? Would be for archery season.

[vandeman17]

Why not just buy some regular scent blocker? If anything, just hang your clothes out in the trees for a day or two before you guy then break of a few branches and rub that over them. 

[Woodchuck]

I have never heard of vanilla, but have heard of folks using anise.

[HUNT-HARD]

The bears will love you!!!

[gaddy]

There are reasons that Bigfoot's tend to be more visible to, or have more interactions with women than men. One of them is the fact that that a lot of Women tend to use vanilla scents as perfume. I myself find it attractive on certain females. I am not sure that deer and elk will find it appealing because, they find anything that is not natural offensive, or a threat. Let us know if it works and I might invest in the vanilla market.

[Evil_EdwardO]

The bears will love you!!!

Would that be considered baiting??   

[RadSav]

I have never heard of vanilla, but have heard of folks using anise.

Vanilla X been used for over 50 years under the name "Cover Up".  Probably more to it than just vanilla x but my nose sure can't tell the difference.  Maybe I should bake some cookies with it and see what it tastes like

Only use if you aren't sensitive to bee stings.  Friend in Oregon used to make his own diluting in river water 10:1.  Sometimes letting it brew like sun tea with fir needles or cedar.  Eventually he quite using it because of all the bees he said it attracted.

At one point I read an article saying if you brew it with fresh cedar shavings the cedar oil would repel ticks.  Don't personally know anyone who has tried that, so   Found it interesting though.

Never heard of Anise being used as a cover scent, but it is used a lot as an attractant when bear hunting.

[hollymaster]

Anise is good for steelhead.   

[RadSav]

Anise is good for steelhead.   

ProCure - Crawfish Anise  =  My go to on jigs and plugs.  They made me some with extra crawfish and wholly smolly did the winter fish pound it.  Not sure if it produces more strikes but the ones I do get are absolute slammers!  Almost worth $130 a bottle

[ridgefire]

Hunt into the wind. Cheaper and works 

[Woodchuck]

Anise is good for steelhead.   

My dad discovered it attracts lots of critters, sort of by accident, but swore by it after that. My mother swore at him for it. 

[bowNarrow]

I make my own. Do a Google search..it's way cheaper than buying it

[Duckslayer89]

Why not just buy some regular scent blocker? If anything, just hang your clothes out in the trees for a day or two before you guy then break of a few branches and rub that over them. 

Well that's a given for me, I just don't like buying all sorts of products all the time. Maybe I'll pour a bottle of elk urine in the spray bottle then dilute it with water and spray that. Aha sure my brother would love to share the tent after

[Jonnyjammer]

I have never heard of vanilla, but have heard of folks using anise.

If you do this be very and i mean very careful,I use anise in spray bottle a few drops then 44 oz. of water.


You cant get the smell out of the bottle even with Bleach.It works,hunting and fishing,anise is very natural.   

[huntnnw]

I always use the wind, but if you can eliminate a ton of scent with sprays, washing clothes, body in scent free stuff and try to mask what scent your emitting it may save a hunt. This is in regard to sitting in tree stands where you are stationary and animals are coming to you.. a lot of deer may be coming to you from your downwind side if your high enough the deer cant smell you as your scent moves over the top..the issue is when your scent gets to the level of the deer nose however far that is down wind which can be 100 yards or with a good wind it might be 200 plus. If you dilute it enough and mask it the deer may not recognize it as a threat and continue on. Deer and elk have the ability to measure danger with their noses and where it poses a threat to them.