M1A1ABRAMS
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Food grade mineral oil has very little to no odor.
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I missed a buck of a life time as he scented me from a very long distance. I did not put any scent on me so I wondered where it came from.
A close buddy was hunting 1/4 mile from me on a hill top and watched the deer scent me. He had no shot and the buck was long gone by the time I got to where I had seem him before but always wondered how a buck can scent me with no scent products on me.
I am positive it was not a fart as I had not eaten yet.
Now I think it was some smell that alarmed him. Possibly a solvent smell as I had to fine tune a load for the 30-06 as no one had Partitions so I changed bullets and had to zero that new load 3 weeks before season opened. Still have that that Ruger 77 tang safety rifle.
I am testing the product from Walmart "Scent A Way", Alcohol sounds like good advice as the smell fades fast.
A close buddy was hunting 1/4 mile from me on a hill top and watched the deer scent me. He had no shot and the buck was long gone by the time I got to where I had seem him before but always wondered how a buck can scent me with no scent products on me.
I am positive it was not a fart as I had not eaten yet.
Now I think it was some smell that alarmed him. Possibly a solvent smell as I had to fine tune a load for the 30-06 as no one had Partitions so I changed bullets and had to zero that new load 3 weeks before season opened. Still have that that Ruger 77 tang safety rifle.
I am testing the product from Walmart "Scent A Way", Alcohol sounds like good advice as the smell fades fast.
M1A1ABRAMS
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The Buck could have been spooked by something else also. Or possibly your breath was scented by him depending on the wind. I am always more concerned with my breath getting me busted more than anything else I may have.
Thanks for that! That may be the problem, more than solvents!
The wife often says I have hocky breath!
WYO300RUM
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Spray some scent away in your mouth 
After hunting seasons are over here I've bought the big spray bottles of scent away and others like it for $3.00 on their bargin spot ! Maybe they do there also.
After hunting seasons are over here I've bought the big spray bottles of scent away and others like it for $3.00 on their bargin spot ! Maybe they do there also.
I know everyone has smelled someone else's bad breath. Deer can smell that's from hundreds of yards.
My bad, don't hit post twice.
Hard H2O
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Gum-o-flage fished in a few hunters a few years back.
Wash your hands before cleaning and don't eat fish 10 minutes before?....
M1A1ABRAMS
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I got to have my coffee in the morning. And I am a smoker. So not a great combination. I don't think the smoke is such a issue but the coffee may be ? I have deer walk in, right after firing up a smoke. On more than one occasion. Older brother has had the same results. I think the deer get curious over the smoke. Just my opinion. No science behind it. lol
I told my wife to use it like a perfume and dab a little behind her ears and I would probably make it home earlier everyday!
WYO300RUM
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Just me but I can smell cigarette smoke from a long ways. Let alone on people. I can smell it on hwy from a car 200 yds or more front of me. My nose ****es some people off. Their fabric softener and perfumed laundry detergent that buddy's wives like and they are used to and can't even smell, it grosses me out. I ask them, you wash your hunting clothes in same washer and dry in same dryer ? Its why when you get in my truck in morning I bitch that I'm going to smell like you. They get ****ed. I don't give a ****. They should know better. Sorry if offended anybody .
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That sounds right!
I had a friend in Louisiana that smoked cigars while on his tree stand!
He often killed his deer way before I did.
I think I have found the offender. I have an elastic shell holder on my rifle stock. I took it off and washed it and let it sit in the sun for 2 days.
The wife cannot smell anything on it now. I washed it because she went right to the shell holder.
The wife cannot smell anything on it now. I washed it because she went right to the shell holder.
