Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Worldhunter on February 18, 2013, 08:27:43 PM
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Anybody here have good results using smoke as a cover scent for deer and elk hunting. Obviously wind is most important factor; however, I stink ... and anything helps.
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Smoke?
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I think he is referring to the smoke sticks that you can buy for cover scents. Light them at your stand and let the smoke do its thing. :dunno:
I ave not tried them, so I don't know if they work.
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Yeah, had a friend tell me about it. I thought he was messing with me, but after some research online, a lot of people swear by it. Not into the sprays and other products (gimmic/ waste of $).
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http://www.realtree.com/forums/deer-hunting/41106-woodsmoke-cover-scent.html (http://www.realtree.com/forums/deer-hunting/41106-woodsmoke-cover-scent.html)
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1344968 (http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1344968)
Perked my interest, had to ask. Won't be trying it anytime soon though.
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I bought some of those a long time ago in the bear scent called 12 miles of dead fish as a joke, it wasn't very funny though just smelled like burning sawdust
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Don't know about smoke sticks. But some years ago I was black powder elk near Bethel. There was 2 ft snow on the ground. I got a little cold and set down under a tree and built a small fire betwen my legs.
Half hour and a six piont bull walked with in 50 feet of me and never raised an eye. I always thought the smoke covered my scent.
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the best cover scent is wind . if your in a burn then you could rub ash on you , i often rub pine needles on me to ad scent .
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Hanging your clothes in the smoke of a fire might not be a bad idea
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I would think almost any natural scent would be better than human odor.
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I have read that trappers will smoke their traps to rid them of human stink sometimes... :dunno:
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Wood smoke is good scent cover.
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yes I have used it. Not sure if it has helped or not, but I am fairly successful on some of my adventures.
(Natural, no gimmicks)
I'll use it when I am having trouble with wind shifting and I am holding over in a spot.
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I put the stalk on a cow elk downwind of me while I was smoking a cigar. She showed no sign of alertness or nervousness and I could see the smoke blowing right at her.