Scent for Black tails

[Pazn25]

So ive been hunting these mystic creatures for quite some time now and have not used much in the way of scent other then a scent block.  any good products out there or any advice when trying to get up on these guys or just flat out not letting them smell you.

[predator guy]

I always play the wind to my advantage. left to right , right to left, or in my face. Never to my back, as you will lose that game every time. I use Scent Shield, Dead Down Wind, And Primo's products when it comes to scent elimination. Wash your hunting clothing in unscented detergent and don't use fabric softeners that smell.

[Arteman]

I've always wondered this myself.  Why do all these sporting goods stores sale Whitetail doe in estrous scents in blacktail country, I tried some when I was younger, but all I got was warning snorts.  Maybe I wasn't using it right, Idk, I just play the wind in my favor on still hunts now.

[deerhunter_98520]

some places sale blacktail scents and they do work..got my biggest deer with a blacktail doe in estrus

[CoyoteCowboy]

i have read that raccoon cover-up scent works. that way WHEN they hear you plowing thru the think brush they will think you are just a rascally little coon.

[Mike450r]

Just be aware of the wind,  there are very few places in Wa. that don't have some human scent, so just make sure they don't get a good whif of you and they won't pay any attention to you.  Deer have a great sense of smell,  they can smell you from far away,  it's when they can smell how close you are that you have a problem.

[TheHunt]

some places sale blacktail scents and they do work..got my biggest deer with a blacktail doe in estrus

I have tried this as well with mixed results.  What brand did you use?

[FSTaxidermy]

Anyone tried a blacktail tarsel gland from a buck in the rut?

[dblakney]

I like to wash my clothes in Scent Eliminator then collect some of the foliage from the area you are hunting and store your clothes with it for a week. Leaves, Pine bowes, grass... ect.  Then hunt the wind..  A good wind Detector is a must.

[blacktaill]

Anyone tried a blacktail tarsel gland from a buck in the rut?

   Save mine every year. Tie them on my boots the next year.

[stickbuck]

Washington blacktails cannot resist Moccasin Joe's blacktail estrus. Comes in a white bottle and I think a green label. Can usually only be found at small local sporting goods stores. Good luck!!

[OSCAR1987]

 

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

I have not had any success with moccasin Joe trying to use it up to try something that really works! Did I get a bad bottle or something

[SFD2015]

Wind!!!!!! Wind!!!!! Wind!!!!!!!

There was an article in Field and Stream not to long ago about the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of scents and scent masking devices. I usually wash all my clothes in a UV dampener/scent remover and then run through a second time with nothing. Followed by air drying (Dryers ALWAYS smell like fabric softeners). I do use the Moccasin Joes on my boots and will put it along my trail to my blind or the general area that I am hunting (I prefer to stalk rather than sit and wait).

The key for me is to eliminate the sources of additional scent. I know that I am going to stink up the place, but I don't get all metro-sexualed up by wearing Axe body spray, use shampoo or conditioner and I NEVER shave.

It has already been said, but the WIND is the best way to eliminate the remaining scent that you have on ya. If it's at your back, then all you are doing is going for a walk in the woods with a boom stick, and you ain't hunting!

[deerhunter_98520]

some places sale blacktail scents and they do work..got my biggest deer with a blacktail doe in estrus

I have tried this as well with mixed results.  What brand did you use?

carltons calls is the brand...got it from the dennis co. in aberdeen