Deer make scrapes, use scrapes, visits, and freshen up their scent, all true. I've found plenty of "scrapes" or rub lines, smelled them, hunted them, and learned this much if you're stinking up a Dominant Buck's "sexy time" set up, he knows you're there long before he would ever slip up! Hunt way down wind and down sight of a deers line of sight, be scent free and patient...

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you. Working on it today.

My hunting experience greatly improved when i started using elevated blinds. I love to hunt but im a very nervous and fidgety individual. Im exhausted usually at the end of a hunt just from setting completely still for hours. Using a blind that hides your movement gives me a physiological edge. I pay better attention and stay more comfortable.

What first lite jacket is that?

Man, this is great. I just hope though that I can get a bigger buck this year than What’s left after the coyotes that steal it from me. Which at this point would ANY BUCK.

Agree but my P&Y is definitely bigger than yours

It’s both. Scent control going to and leaving from your stand or blind is imperative. But, so is being cognizant of wind direction going to and from your stand and determining which stand or blind is appropriate for the wind direction or thermals. It doesn’t make any bit of difference how much “scent control” you use or apply while on stand if the wind is wrong for that sit. Deer are going to go where they want to go and getting busted even if sitting the wind is going to happen every once in awhile. But minimizing those chances by doing your homework and setting stands to take advantage of that homework goes a long way in minimizing those chances of being busted. So I believe it’s somewhere in the middle of those two extremes you talked about

Hope you take a look at my set up. I think it's going to be a hit.

Yeah well done Mark, another top man killing for meat not fun!

GREAT video and explanation! I gained much from this. Thanks so much

Bebate of wearing the jacket under or over the bibs. If it’s windy or raining I wear the jacket over the bibs. And tucked in the bibs when it’s not.

Your videos are awesome. I’m buying the same stick you use but a 15inch with the ultimate lower step. I think it will be more comfortable for me just starting out one sticking. Do you think that’s a good idea? Also I was curious to why you don’t wrap paracord on the edge?

I TRY TO MAKE MYSELF SMELL LIKE WHAT THEY ARE USED TO, LIKE SMOKE . EVERY ANIMAL IN THE WOODS KNOW WHAT THE SMELL OF SMOKE IS , EITHER FOM NATURAL FORREST FIRES TO A FARMER BURNING OFF A FIELD .

A SCENT CONTROL SUIT , LIKE A DIVERS DRY SUIT WHICH THE MAKE IN CAMO NOW WILL DO VERY NICELY . ALONG WITH WEARING CARPET ON THE SOLES OF YOUR BOOTS WITH FOX URINE OR DOE IN DEXTROSE SCENT .

The groin contains a large number of sweat glands. Usually, excessive sweating between the legs is a normal bodily response to heat or physical exertion. However, a person should see a doctor if they sweat excessively, especially if other symptoms are present. . Apocrine sweat glands are specialized scent glands. They are concentrated in the axilla, groin, and anogenital area. SO UNLESS YOU WEAR AN ADULT DIAPER, THE ANIMALS WILL SMELL YOU , AT LEAST THE ODOR FROM THE GROIN AREA .

Feel same way man i grew up and live in the area of yalls cabin spent my whole life in that swamp to the west and all around the lake close by you know the one lol awesome video man

What locations were you at?

Hunting in 3 different states is part of why you can't hunt without running into 10 other hunter stay tf out of Oklahoma and hunt your own state

Your analysis is a fallacy of false alternatives. You speak as if lightweight climbers like a Open Shot from Summit don’t exist. Saddle hunting is uncomfortable and dangerous. One single thing fails and you’re sailing to the ground.

Great video.. thanks for sharing your thought.

very good advice

NO! You have to pick a side! How dare you use thought and reason to come to a rational decision! And as always, the truth is somewhere in the middle, lol

Here in the south east I can assure you the more wind you have the less you will see deer and especially big bucks.

Well said Mark

Thank you

Buck won't survive from the coyotes

Honestly nose jammer works on deer, maybe not mature bucks though. I’ve had a ton of deer within bow range downwind and they were confused enough not to blow. I also wash all my hunting clothes and keep it in a tub outside the house. I’m a believer in nose jammer and will continue to use it.

Well it works in red dead redemption 2 so it has to work in real life

Ive seen and killed deer at all legal times... somply you have to be there when the deer are there.

The bad in the winter is a steel latter makes noise when you go up.

This is an old video I know but one thing that wasn’t mentioned was the price. I just priced out a timber ninja system and with the ropes and platform it came out to over a thousand dollars. That’s ridiculous for a piece of fabric.

Great video. Congratulations!

Well said 👏

So the general rule seems to be- set up near bedding at dawn and food plots at dusk. I don't understand why a decent bedding area can't be camped at dusk, to bag a deer when deer would be LEAVING the bedding area. Is it because deer will often bed down close enough to the edge of the cover to see out, and will see you set up mid-late afternoon? What if the bedding area is fairly expansive?

Only one thing i hate about it, early season heat. You eeull pour sweat unless you have a pre set tree with steps. Best thing us a hang on in early season

I found that worrying too much about scent control took the fun out of hunting. I leave my main garments and boots outside or in a sealed container and pay attention to wind.

I carry a thermaseat with a carabiner on it to hang in front to put my knees into. Plus if I decide to sit a stand or on the ground I have a cushion for sitting or kneeling

It’s a tool in my toolbox. There’s a time and place for it. It’s not a be all end all. It has reinvigorated my love for bow hunting.

what is that triangle target he is shooting?

What degree # or line is on your back bar mount?

I have to agree that when the early season comes around here on public land, there are tons of bird hunters. During deer riffle, it's the sea of orange, polluted with hunters. But late season when the temperature drops there is no one around, you almost think you are on private land.

They are way safer than sitting on a tree stand or saddle. As I got older and had a family with people depending on me and my income, I've gotten a lot less interested in being in a tree stand. Even a good ground blind pop up tent has been good to me for seeing deer up close. When I only get a few days hunting each year, I'm stuck with whatever the weather brings. Rain or snow a box blind keeps you warm and dry and able to be out longer.

Yes. Yes they are. I don't use any of it. I just watch how I access an area and only hunt spots where the wind is to my advantage.

Do you sit on ground or use a seat or chair?

Cons It’s uncomfortable in long sits Lots of extra movement Hard to get into pockets Stick out like sore thumb(unless In trees with limbs) You get cold easier Pro It’s easy to carry because it’s lightweight

Wow can’t believe this love my ozonic shooting a deer with bow at 15 yards is fair chase straight to the crock pot

I can see using ozone to kill the scent in your clothes. I can also see it maybe working in a ground blind. For a tree stand? Seems ridiculous.

Let me start by saying I'm very new to hunting. But I can tell you this a ground blind and smoking in it works. Shot my first deer ever and at 15 yards with a bow. He had no idea I was their and he was down wind of me as well big 8 at 220 lbs field dressed. Smoking in a ground blind works.

So you’re telling me you can just use your legs to walk around in the woods!?!?

I have found saddle hunting more versatile and easier than setting stands. I am 59 years old and fell in love with it. I still have a couple stands set up but with the saddle I am more apt to move to a different location when needed. Great video.