Deer love apples. I used apple scent for a cover up. It works, maybe you could rub a little on your gun, just for luck. It might attract a bear too, though, so heads up. Sage makes a potent cover up too, just rub a handful on your clothes.
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Deer love apples. I used apple scent for a cover up. It works, maybe you could rub a little on your gun, just for luck. It might attract a bear too, though, so heads up. Sage makes a potent cover up too, just rub a handful on your clothes.
If you've ever wondered why a dog will roll around on a rotten carcase it finds in the woods, its because to hunt sucessfully a dog knows it must smell like anything but a dog.
Game animals don't worry a bit about something that smells long dead.
Old Fishermen never die they just smell that way, same was probably said of hunters in the old days.
Indians knew this and used various salves made from rancid bear fat to cover their body odor.
Most indians bathed every morning even if they had to break through ice to do it, but the various potions they used would burn the hair out of your nostrils. They had strong insect repellents as well.
The term Redskin actually was the name of one of the first tribes explorers encountered, the insect repellent they used had Ochre mixed with bear grease and painted the skin bright red.