collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Elk urine and scent use  (Read 12609 times)

Offline STIKNSTRINGBOW

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2008
  • Posts: 4366
  • Location: Chehalis
    • https://www.facebook.com/stiknstring.bow
Re: Elk urine and scent use
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2011, 09:54:07 AM »
I seem to be getting a lot of advice, but the question was not about that...
I watch the wind.
I avoid scent on myself.
I like to test the wind for a scent of Elk.
I have smelled them from quite a distance, and would not have known they were there w/o smelling them first.
I usually only use scent to spray on /in an area, on bushes and stuff OTHER THAN ME.
I just have met, and hunted with others that take a bath in the stuff, and was wondering how many of "those guys" were on this forum.
The mountains are calling and I must go."
- John Muir
"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."
- John Burroughs
NASP Certified Basic Archery Instructor
NASP Certified Basic Archery Instructor Trainer

Offline Holg3107

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2009
  • Posts: 1274
Re: Elk urine and scent use
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2011, 10:01:06 AM »
Sorry stiknstring, Ill clarify a major reason why I only use scent blocker is so that my sence of smell is not inhibited. I hunted with a buddy in idaho who sprayed estrus scent all over himself, didnt smell like elk IMO but the biggest issue was that all you could smell walking around was him. Also we have set up scents around our game cams durring the rut in idaho and didnt see a spike in bucks coming in. Infact we had the opposite experience fewer bucks but did catch out first cougar on cam with scent laid out. Just dont think that farm elk urine smells the same as wild.

Offline Nilehunter

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Sep 2010
  • Posts: 401
  • Location: Federal Way
Re: Elk urine and scent use
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2011, 09:56:55 PM »
i say no smell is good smell I'm not an elk but what if the elk piss you buy in a bottle is not elk piss its goat piss lol... you know....... use the wind in your favor and killem!!!!!!
if you dont have the wind in your favor, your not hunting. I check the wind constantly.
Ive hunted in situations where you would have to go in circles to keep the wind in your favor.  That's when cover scent and urine scent comes in handy.
Work hard-Play hard!

Offline MtnMuley

  • Site Sponsor
  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Aug 2009
  • Posts: 8711
  • Location: NCW
Re: Elk urine and scent use
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2011, 10:48:00 PM »
Personally, I could care less about my smell. Gotta play the wind 100 percent of the time. :twocents:

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

2025 blacktail rut thread by Kingofthemountain83
[Today at 04:25:24 PM]


The Mysterious $200,000 by Caseyd
[Today at 12:10:37 PM]


Grizzly? by The Gobble-stopper
[Today at 11:20:01 AM]


mushroom id on a hemlock by The Gobble-stopper
[Today at 11:10:47 AM]


Any buck clarification by brokentrail
[Today at 10:49:36 AM]


Making memories by pashok23
[Today at 10:40:31 AM]


Meet Kumpel by metlhead
[Today at 09:55:26 AM]


Hunting by Republic/Ferry county by HntnFsh
[Today at 08:55:58 AM]


AMMO 6.5 PRC 143 Gr ELD-X Hornady by ASHQUACK
[Today at 08:28:35 AM]


MT general tag filled by Wingin it
[Today at 08:22:45 AM]


Pearygin Quality by jstone
[Today at 08:13:47 AM]


Any success Pearrygin / Chewuch Quality hunters? by davew
[Today at 06:57:32 AM]


What do I need for elk? by Kingofthemountain83
[Yesterday at 09:20:10 PM]


As He Lay by highside74
[Yesterday at 08:31:17 PM]


2025 deer, let's see em! by highside74
[Yesterday at 08:15:10 PM]


Idaho Unit 39 wolves by andrew_in_idaho
[Yesterday at 06:19:48 PM]


LINCOLN !! by nwwanderer
[Yesterday at 05:11:26 PM]


Moose's 2025 Upland Season by bighorns2bushytails
[Yesterday at 04:52:49 PM]


Drew A Bull Moose Tag - 49 Degrees North A, Late hunt NOV 1st- NOV 30th by Buzzsaw461
[Yesterday at 04:03:45 PM]


Lost Zoleo by dutchmanaz
[Yesterday at 02:55:24 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal