steve25

I only hunt the wind no scent control at all. Not that there is anything wrong with it nor do I have a problem with anyone that uses it. It just I choose not to waste my money on it. What ever happens happens. Maybe one day I will take the plunge and buy a suit and cover scents but at this point I see it as a waste because deer can smell alot more than one scent at a time and distinguish between the two or more scents they smell. I read an article that stated the number of scent pallets that a deer had and it was alot more than any dog they had listed.

Hurricanespg

I'm sorry I don't see the point to the question. This person that hunts the wind is there to get a deer right? Or is he just there to watch a deer?
If he is there to take a deer then why would he not do something to get the deer within range?

Double Creek

I've grunted in and killed 3 that did not circle down wind. In fact, every buck that i have had come into the grunt did not circle downwind.

GMMAT

Right.

If he's playing the wind, religiously, why would he do anything to make a deer want to come in from DOWNwind of him?

Yeah, DC....but do you not marvel at how "random" some of this stuff is? I mean....I KNOW both my 8 pointers came from downwind, also.

All this (and your results)proves is......nothing's a given. I think we need to use our noggins more....and the "textbook" stuff, less.

"Take a chance", these guys said.

I agree.

Double Creek

Jeff,

I agree, results vary from day to day and from region to region.....

I applaud you guys that are serious scent "freaks"... I'm just too lazy to fool with it... On 95% of my hunts i will be sweating by the time I get setup and it seems futile in my circumstances....I tried it for one season and didn't notice any difference in my deer sightings or the amount of times I was winded.....

When i play the wind and still grunt to a buck its b/c he is not coming my way and its a last ditch effort... If he winds me, oh well, atleast I gave myself a chance.

davidmil

Because condoms are expensive.

twildasin

If I am rattling or grunting once a buck is spotted I am silent. He knows where it's coming from and I am not gonna give away my location. As for if I see one and I was not calling I may hit the can once or twice but thats it! I then let them go!

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Schultzy

1st of all I've got a pretty good idea on where a buck is going to come from If I would rattle for one. 9 times out of 10 when I rattle the buck comes from the direction I figured he would and its usually upwind or to either side of me which would also be a decent wind. I wouldn't put myself in a bad situation for the wind when I rattle. If I figured that they were coming from the direction my wind would be going I wouldn't be out there to begin with. Sometimes these bucks come from where there not suppose to, they can do that at any given time whether your rattling/grunting or not.

Pre rut and post rut you should know where your bucks are coming from. During the rut one never knows where there coming from. Its a good thing there heads are up there ass then.

Brknarrow1970

I never had any luck rattling crap in NC

As far as grunting if the deer appears and starts to head away, then I will grunt, I also have employed blind calling with a little positive results

So yeah I'm taking a chance