Homemade cover scent

[Rag Horn]

While doing a little research online looking for reviews for cover scents I found a recipe for making my own. The basic idea was to take vegetation from my hunting area, cut it up into small chunks, boil the vegetation in distilled water and strain the chunks out. Then put the remaining liquid into a spray bottle and use as a cover scent. I did that this weekend because the idea intrigued me. I realize that the time spent doing this probably does not justify the few dollars I saved by not buying it from the store. However that being said has anyone out there in CWT land have any information about such a process that they would care to share? Perhaps things they have tried or if this process even works or not? I made 2 different batches. The first batch was oak and the second was juniper. The juniper one smells to me to be pretty good but I am not a deer? Any info or opinions would be appreciated thanks.

[Ernesto C]

Cut small pieces of tree branches, shrubs and vegetation from the area you'll be hunting. Put them inside a bag with all your hunting clothing. You'll be smelling completly natural

 

Ernesto C

[.270]

my wife uses po-per-ree spray on me for a cover scent. but there ain't really nothin' that'll cover that up. Lark.

[25-06]

my wife uses po-per-ree spray on me for a cover scent. but there ain't really nothin' that'll cover that up. Lark.

Heck, All these years I thought you would just rub up on bullwegeon to smell like a javalina before a hunt.

[MangeyJoe]

I use scent lock on my hunting cloths and boots, and when I get to my hunting grounds, I just brush up on trees and leafs, I can't complain and neither can them coyotes (because there dead !). But that is a great idea to have it in a spray bottle, I'm going to try that out. Thanks for sharing.

[hoghntr]

While doing a little research online looking for reviews for cover scents I found a recipe for making my own. The basic idea was to take vegetation from my hunting area, cut it up into small chunks, boil the vegetation in distilled water and strain the chunks out. Then put the remaining liquid into a spray bottle and use as a cover scent. I did that this weekend because the idea intrigued me. I realize that the time spent doing this probably does not justify the few dollars I saved by not buying it from the store. However that being said has anyone out there in CWT land have any information about such a process that they would care to share? Perhaps things they have tried or if this process even works or not? I made 2 different batches. The first batch was oak and the second was juniper. The juniper one smells to me to be pretty good but I am not a deer? Any info or opinions would be appreciated thanks.

 

 

i used to boil scent all the time mainly juniper berries but beware the stuff ferments!