Interesting question —
As yawl mentioned sno seal is a classic choice and might even “seal” some of your odor in —
I have been using Montana Pitch Blend, it works well and smells like pine. Built in cover scent if you hunt near pines —- .
I have played with most of the cover scent / scent lok stuff and have come full circle back to just keeping clothes, boots, arm guard, bow, glove, etc and me washed ( scent free soap) with application of some cover scent where applicable. As we all know, keeping the wind in your favor is what works best and is the trad art and challenge of it all –IMHO.
In my younger days I was horseback hunting guide in the Mountains of NM. We would render the fat from bears taken, to oil and use it on our boots, tack, etc. I thought it really cool at the time ( still do, as I have some bear oil ) of course what I wonder about is — how much better it is to smell like one predator vs another ? Hmmn? Is the Bear scent more natural? Less spooky than human scent? Of course for bear hunting might be the perfect choice. Any thoughts on this —-
I know it caused much consternation from friends Pet’s (who had never smelled a real bear to my knowledge) when they sniffed my boots – made them very wary and on alert. Is it something in the dna? – eons of collective memory? –
Scout
