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Just look at a dope dog. Smugglers try to cover the scent of dope with everything imagineable and they still detect it.
A deer's nose is at least as good as a dogs. They have more receptors and a larger portion of their brain is devoted to olfactory work.
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Something clever here.
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Hey, we could buy that from Ingwe. 
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Here's how I explain cover scents to people. You know when you go to take a big dump, and your wife yells at you to make sure to use the deodorizer spray? What does it smell like after you use the spray? A big dump AND roses. Same with deer - they smell you and the cover scent. It might give you a couple microseconds advantage, but playing the wind is better...
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i've used this for many years:
get an empty gallon water jug and add the following:
* 1 bottle (8 oz. i believe)3% hydrogen peroxide (brown bottle from wmt, or any drug store)
* refill bottle with distilled water
* 1/4 cup baking soda
* 1 tblsp scent free body wash liquid (the stuff one takes a shower with prior to hunting)
mix it all in the gallon jug, shake well and let it sit overnight to allow for the chemical reaction between the peroxide and baking soda.
next day, pour some in a spray bottle.
use it just like the expensive stuff sold most places, onlt this mixture costs very little, and works at least as well.
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also, if you dog gets sprayed by a skunk, this will kill the odor.
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Massengill works to remove skunk from a dog. Don't ask how I know.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Edmund Burke 1795
"Give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry 1775
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Have you ever drank that stuff? It's bad.
Kentucky Windage told me so.
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Human odor is difficult to "cover". It requires some pretty strong smells to hide the stink of man. I use Moth balls.
Moth balls have a very strong odor. A few in your pockets and you are good to go. The deer will not detect your human odor under the scent of moth balls.
Moth balls are effective because it is not a smell that deer are accustomed to. Most deer learn to associate the smell of humans with danger from their mother. When the doe smells human scent and acts "spooky" the fawns quickly learn that particular odor means danger.
Since the smell of moth balls is a new, strange odor, the deer are not spooked by it. They normally display a curiosity and will approach quite closely to check out the strange scent.
The only difficulty involved with using moth balls as a cover scent is trying to get the little moths to spread their legs so you can harvest the balls.
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Deepwoods off works if your in Cedar or Pine. It smells like evergreen scented urinal cakes to me but I have had deer cross down wind of me and not spook when wearing it.
Skunk, Javelina Musk, and Fox pee work some but I think they smell bad to Deer as well as humans.
The hock glands from a rutty buck work well too.
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