Originally Posted By: KizmoOriginally Posted By: wildarcherWiley's nose wasnt up to par today...YEP me and hunting buddy have our Scent Loc on and earth spray , pretty windy day after about 9:00 this mourning , oh these were from public ground
I hate to rain on your parade, but I don't think all the Scent Loc and cover scent had anything to do with it.
Mythbusters has done a lot of projects involving these things, and they don't work. See the link for their various attempts. Also see the federal court case from a couple of years ago.
I think that, in areas where humans frequent, coyotes become acclimated to human scent. There are farmers and ranchhands at my place constantly, and I've killed yotes at 60 yards straight downwind with no cover scent or scent blocker. This is likely the case with you, as you did mention you were hunting public land.
OK ... I guess I'm going to have to start filming my deer and coyote hunts , like I have said before I hunt the wind... I also don't sit on top of my caller and dont purposely hunt with the wind blowing the wrong way , BUT , your still going to have those few animals that come in from the wrong way and so far in three years,I have not had a single deer blow at me regardless how close he was to me...(mythbusters or not)...I have killed atleast 11 coyotes that have crossed my scent path as close as 15 yrds,both bowhunting from a tree and from the ground,I have killed 6 Bobcats with my Bow as well also from the ground and tree , I would like to see the look on MYTHBUSTERS CREWS FACE , at those killings.yeah I know you will tell yourself ,he lying...ok thats fine but dont tell me I haven't witnessed this , becuase I have and my hunting buddy has too...as for himself and I well we do believe... INFACT WE DID IT AGAIN LAST SUNDAY !!! Peace.