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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #60 on: May 29, 2011, 07:45:46 PM »
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. :chuckle:

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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #61 on: May 29, 2011, 10:50:46 PM »
Gee whizz....what ever did our dad's and grandads do?  Oh, that's right. We didn't kill any elk before scent free clothing, sprays, scents, gps, compound bows, stainless rifles that will shoot to Seattle from my house, and oh yes of course, the internet.   :twocents:
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #62 on: May 30, 2011, 12:20:02 AM »
Elk are not as scent wary as deer but can be much more aware of movement due to the fact that they tent to travel in greater numbers that deer.  More elk = more eyes looking for you.  I go as scent free as possible when bowhunting deer but don't bother as much with elk.  I prefer to hunt elk in the rain or wind so scent and movement is masked a little bit.

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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #63 on: May 30, 2011, 07:44:47 AM »
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you can cover yourself in elk piss and stink to high heaven, but to an elk, you are just going to smell like some dude that got pissed on by an elk...
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #64 on: May 31, 2011, 02:41:31 PM »
HaHa in my early days hunting elk with a bow my hunting partner and myself would put (4) sets of hunting clothes in separate plastic bags one month before hunting season and pour cow in heat scent , cedar and fir bowels in the bags and seal them up.. Opening day when you opened the bag you nearly puked - we would be driving up the road with the windows down gagging - it worked though because we were into bow range with elk everyday - Back then everyone was using camo fletching and you couldn't see where you hit the elk - We went to Red and White Fletching and made up camo polar fleece covers over the fletching with a (2) inch tail at the end of the covers so you could pull the cover off - We sprayed cow in heat on the covers so when you moved the bow back and forth it would dispurse the scent ( The Bow has Human Scent all over it being you shoot it all summer long !!! ) - Also the guys without the covers you could see a half ridge away because they would be moving the bow back and forth ! Also we changed our hats everyday because of the sweat.

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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #65 on: May 31, 2011, 02:51:50 PM »
Best 3 word hunting secret ever:  "Wind In Face"

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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #66 on: May 31, 2011, 02:55:52 PM »
I fill my pack, pockets socks any place that will hold something with cow sh*t and rub my neck down as well. Works like a
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #67 on: May 31, 2011, 02:57:28 PM »
I fill my pack, pockets socks any place that will hold something with cow sh*t and rub my neck down as well. Works like a
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #68 on: May 31, 2011, 03:53:32 PM »
Hey guys one more thing: does any one who has a canvase walltent try to use some Cabelas waterproof staff to add some more water repellents to the tent? I did two years ago and shoot that staff smells really bad like a paint thinner, first I thought its going to get away in a while but its not, sure it did  the work to keep you dry but the smell kills me. I think that when i leave the tent i smell relly bad. Does any one else have the same problem or may be you all ready did find the way how to get read off that smell?
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #69 on: May 31, 2011, 04:52:04 PM »
I have hunted areas where the wind is either sworlling or dead calm.
What is down wind when there is no wind?
What about when the wind is blowing in all directions?
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #70 on: May 31, 2011, 04:56:23 PM »

What is down wind when there is no wind?


There's ALWAYS wind.  That's why a windicator is essential equipment. :twocents:
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #71 on: May 31, 2011, 05:21:23 PM »
Be out there long enough so you stink as bad as everything else...then rub yourself down with pine branches for the pitch...then stay down wind....

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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #72 on: May 31, 2011, 05:49:34 PM »
I fill my pack, pockets socks any place that will hold something with cow sh*t and rub my neck down as well. Works like a
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We need to see some video of that :chuckle:

Bet you could make some money on the internet, streaming that live.  There are some sick F@##$ that would pay good money, I'm just say'n! :chuckle:
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #73 on: May 31, 2011, 06:41:33 PM »
elk urine spray your hunting bud prior to hunt :) its best if you spray 'em while sleeping ;)
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Re: What is your secret way to trick elks nose
« Reply #74 on: June 01, 2011, 03:30:13 PM »
Smoke a cig, put a headache rack and fuel tank in your truck and you can walk or drive right up to them.
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