What is your secret way to trick elks nose

[MIKEXRAY]

We have had this same argument for years !    One point that I would like to add is being a bowhunter, confidence really helps in your success. We can all agree on that.  If I spend $ 20 to wash my clothes & take my few steps at being scent free,   Isn't the confidence ( even false ) when I am in the middle of the herd of elk worth the $ 20 and effort I put in ?  I hike up to my area in shorts & change into my washed gear up on the mountain, spray down & keep the wind in my favor as much as possible. It doesn't matter at what level my " scent free" has been working because of my confidence in my efforts & equipment , I have been killing more animals in the last five years. WHO can criticize that ?  Mike

[vaz,,66]

I totally agree that we can't illuminate our smell completely no way, but yes we can reduce it to the minimum.What it does? The stronger smell the closer sours is, the less smell the farther the sours is, this is the main idea for trying to cover your smell, at list what Iv herd

[trophyhunt]

Haven't read this entire thread so sorry if I repeat someones response.  I like to keep the sweating down to a minimum, I rub down with smelly plants or tree limbs and dirt. And of course #1 is hunt with the wind in your face the animals only need 1 molecule of sent to smell you.

[Button Nubbs]

Anyone ever try the nullo pills?

[HoofsandWings]

The point of eating vegetables prior to hunting season is not to cover your scent, but to not smell like a preditor.

[singleshot12]

Watch what I eat,cut out meat 2 wks prior to the hunt and wear natural earth and pine scent, scent lock and chew on pine gum.

[Button Nubbs]

For you guys that cut out meat are you eating raw or cooked veggies? Do you keep it up at camp too? Sounds awfully tough...

[brichards44]

All of this is great advice, but there is no way I'm going to get my hunting buddies to eat raw vegetables for a solid 2 weeks.  I'll stick with the Wind diet.

[HoofsandWings]

All of this is great advice, but there is no way I'm going to get my hunting buddies to eat raw vegetables for a solid 2 weeks.  I'll stick with the Wind diet.

What if one of your buddies breaks ranks, eats vegetables and gets an elk?

[vaz,,66]

What if one of your buddies breaks ranks, eats vegetables and gets an elk?

Then ...... he would continue doing that ( eat vegetables) until we finish eat that elk ......... 

[huntnnw]

all this stuff sounds great..but it doesnt matter what u do the wind is wrong and there is elk ahead of you and it switches..GAME OVER..I dont care what your wearing or have done its over. The minimize scent in area lol if u are walking thru a elk area the elk can smell that u have been there for days!  wind wind wind! if anything sitting around a campfire might be your best bet its so strong that it can somewhat mask your scent some.

[singleshot12]

For you guys that cut out meat are you eating raw or cooked veggies? Do you keep it up at camp too? Sounds awfully tough...

Raw and cooked.. lots of fruit,beans, rice, peanut butter, it's all good.There are alot of soy products now that are high in protein that simulate meat too.

[singleshot12]

all this stuff sounds great..but it doesnt matter what u do the wind is wrong and there is elk ahead of you and it switches..GAME OVER..I dont care what your wearing or have done its over. The minimize scent in area lol if u are walking thru a elk area the elk can smell that u have been there for days!  wind wind wind! if anything sitting around a campfire might be your best bet its so strong that it can somewhat mask your scent some.

True, but it's all about diluting the human odor as much as possible, making the animal believe you are farther away than you actually are.

[Button Nubbs]

For you guys that cut out meat are you eating raw or cooked veggies? Do you keep it up at camp too? Sounds awfully tough...

Raw and cooked.. lots of fruit,beans, rice, peanut butter, it's all good.There are alot of soy products now that are high in protein that simulate meat too.

so its basically all meats you stay away from? fish poultry pork beef? i may be interested in trying this. that is if i hve the will power.

[BLKBEARKLR]

didnt someone on here wear flip flops and shorts  may have even used the cover scent of baby girl  I swear there was someone on here who elk hunted like that...maybe it was deer hunting....

LMAO it was me, I did not use baby girl scent, I was smoking a cigarette on top of the mountain talking to her on the cell phone. I was playing with her on my calls and all of a sudden the bull came in screaming. I don't use cover scents never have never will. I smoke. All this talk about eating raw this and don't eat that, just go out there catch the wind find that smell that only an elk can do, walk up on it discover it is just a piss spot, throw your weapons down, do a 3/4 half pipe land in it, roll around jump up grab some of it smear it all over your lips so they can't smell your breath either and there you have it the best cover scent out there.   I truly believe if it is your time to harvest then it is your time. In 2007 the wife and I took 3 elk all with bow, one 12 yards one 16 yards and one 35 yards smoking each time.

Joe