Bow Hunting with a good scent eliminator

Hello fellow bow hunters,

Well, now I have spent a few days bow hunting elk and bow hunting deer this year. I have to say that I enjoyed every minute of it even though my tags are still not notched. I am now at home in the pacific northwest sitting with my laptop computer in the back yard. We are having absolutely splendid fall weather. It is 67 degrees, calm and the sun is shining. It just seems surreal that a few days ago I was high in the mountains, far away from and out of touch with civilization.

I had mentioned in a previous blog that one of my hunting methods is what many hunters refer to as still hunting. Still hunting is tricky but can be effective. It is a time when you put all your senses on high alert. I will usually walk very slowly for about 20 to 50 feet and stop. I am listening very carefully for any sounds and when I hear something, I try to identify it. For instance, a common sound in the mountains in the fall is a sudden thump. When I hear a sound like that I always listen for another one. The sound usually happens several times and I have spent time in the past trying to find it and I have. It is usually the sound of a large, heavy pine cone hitting the ground. If you listen closely, many times you'll see the red squirrel busy at work cutting down the cones from high in the tree. I will stand perfectly still for a couple minutes and do a 360 degree visual scan looking for anything that appears out of place. A good example is a light tan spot in the middle of a patch of ferns. Occasionally, it turns out to be the only visible part of an elk or deer. This happened to me last week.

The biggest problem for still hunters who are bow hunting deer, or bow hunting elk is their scent. When still hunting I try to walk into the wind as much as possible. The problem is that the wind doesn't like to cooperate and will swirl or switch directions quickly. If you are close to any game animals and they catch your scent, you most likely will not be close any more. This year I tried a new scent eliminator product and it seemed to work very well. I was impressed with it which is saying something. I was still hunting in the early evening when I saw a light tan color in the ferns and bushes. I stopped, I watched for any movement or sound that I would recognize. After about 3 minutes, I heard the sound of hide moving along a evergreen branch and then the sound of leaves being pulled off a bush or tree. I sensed that I was very close to several animals. After another couple minutes, the tan spot that had caught my eye moved. A few seconds later, I could see a large cow elk pulling leaves off a berry bush. Next I saw a calf elk move in behind her. There was an even larger elk than the cow standing in the trees but I couldn't make out the head.

I was about 30 yards from the closest animal and I noticed the wind had shifted and a slight breeze was blowing from behind me directly to the game. They continued to feed and walk downhill. I could not find a shooting lane. I was standing behind some 40 foot evergreens and looking through the branches. By the time I moved myself into a better position, the elk walked down a steep trail and were farther away than before. Due to the nature of the terrain, I just could not get in a clear shot. I didn't get a shot that time but it wasn't due to my scent. They never smelled me. I had sprayed my clothes and bow and arrows with Primos Silver XP Earth Blend scent eliminator and it worked.

The colloidal silver particles in Primos Silver actually destroy bacteria that causes odors. It also attacks odors caused by smoke (think camp fire), and food. Also it has a cover scent that smells very earhy. The combination of scent destroyer and cover seemed to work very well. I am going to be using it and I recommend you try it out on your next archery hunt. Check out Cabela's and Gander Mountains scent eliminator products Now, you will not be sorry.