i don't hunt [ambush] deer but i find your idea very clever , good thinking sir .

 

Not a bad idea, since you do have cedar trees in the area. If you could add some oak leaves to pine needles in the cedar chest, it would allow scents from your area to filter into your hunting cloths.

 

This is a great idea.I have stands in a cedar swamp and an empty cedar chest in my living room.thank you!

 

If you put the pine needles in with your clothes and wear them in your vehicle you will get a headache.

 

Never heard that one, but pine needles (very acidic) in clothes (if left for long periods) can actually damage/eat holes in the fabric.

 

i put fresh cedar branches in all of my clothes tubs. Sealed in with the clothes they really absorb the smell. Does it work? Beats me but it can't hurt.

 

Put all those cedar limbs , pine needles and oak leaves in a big pot and boil'um. Then add a little baking soda and peroxide . Put it in a spray bottle and your good to go. You can also use baking soda for deodorant and in your boots ; then spray your clothes , hair and cap with that bottle of spray .They will never know your there (even down wind).

 

I don't think it will hurt you, but I also don't think it will help. It has been proven deer can smell a number of different smells as onces, this is why cover scents really don't help. You have to attempt to eliminate your scent, which I believe is impossible, so I hunt the wind. Do I spray down before entering the field oh yeah, but I do this to get the smell off the top layer so the branches, grass, etc that come into contact with me don't smell like me. At least then its just me in my stand that smell not me and my trail in. JMO I know many that swear by spending thousands on scent control everything. I believe it is more marketing then truth and obviously a billion dollar industry as none of it can be truely proven to work

 

Very true. But I'll add that although deer can detect many different smells at once, the predominating strengths of cover scents, in a sense, jamb their senses. For example, if a skunk just sprayed you in the face while you were holding an apple pie, would you smell the apple pie? I've had great success with cover scents since I can't hunt the wind with most of my stands. I'm in the middle of the woods with swirling winds around me.