Question about scent control in the early archery season. should be a hot one.

[Elkpiss]

In my experience, you can fool their eyes and ears but NEVER their nose. 
As for cover scents I use the analogy of dropping a deuce and then spraying the spray as you leave the bathroom.  You walk back in there and 5 minutes and it still smells like crap just mixed with cinnamon or vanilla.  I have little faith in cover scents.

I believe that if the wind is in your face a cigarette smoking, tuna fish eating guy that hasnt showered in a week will have no problems getting close.

   I agree... 

[MIKEXRAY]

I'm sure no one here that does different scent control measures thinks for a second that an elk can be down wind and we can go undetected to their nose.  The place that I feel it helps is when I call that bull into 30 yards & he is not quite giving me a shot. He is looking for the bull, trying to get a scent location and if my scent control can buy me an extra half second ( or what ever time ) then I call that a good investment. I surely would not want to be in that situation with a smoke in my mouth & a tuna sandwich in my hand.  ALL the hours of shooting practice, hours of scouting, money spent on bows & equipment and all the prep that goes into your season. I see no reason not to put effort into washing my clothes , wearing rubber knee high boots, & spraying a little scent control spray on my head net. I have seen the results & even if it gives me false confidence when that bull is right there pissing all over himself & raking the tree , it is well worth it to me.   Mike

[SkookumHntr]

-I like using the 99% stuff! Where I hunt it seems like its just a damn whirlwind so if it knocks the sent down and just gives me acouple extra seconds I guess its worth it! If you get one while using it then it worked! 

[bloodhound]

i just bath in dead down wind, and try to keep the wind in my face!

[spitfire]

When an elk comes in to find the source of a bugle, he'll circle downwind of you to learn more about you.  I'm pretty careful about controlling my scent (hunting soap, detergent and field spray), but even sweating with the warmer weather last week, I had a bull circle around me and still not take off.  A friend suggested that spilling a little urine scent at that moment might give him more reason to come closer.  Probably better to move downwind, cut him off and stick him before it becomes an issue.