Author Topic: Keeping your clothes scent free (Read 353 times)

KYtrapper17 · « **on:** July 15, 2003, 06:50:54 AM »

What is your mehtod of keeping your clothes scent free? My buddy keeps his outside, but I don't like the idea of waking up in the morning and putting on frozen clothes. What about scent-away sprays used by deer hunters? What about just keeping them in a scent-safe bag?

Bogmaster · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2003, 07:07:23 AM »

ky, I don't think you will need to go to those extremes. When trapping canines--keep your gloves and boots as clean as possible.You can use a kneeling pad , handle lure and bait bare handed.Then use clean gloves when handling traps, or you can use differant gloves for handling the stinky stuff and clean gloves for traps.
When running my water line for beaver, muskrat, mink, coon and otter --I do not worry about being super clean. I am a smoker,and while I will not smoke around a canine set--I do not worry about it for the other critters. Tom

Asa Lenon · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2003, 07:17:32 AM »

I agree with Bogmaster. Good clean habits along a canine trapline are essential for a maximum harvest in most localities. However, one doesn't need to go overboard. I always start out the day of setting or checking coyote sets with a clean body and a clean set of clothing. From there I use gloves for handling traps and equipment, a clean pair of boots or shoe rubbers to wear only when at or near sets and a kneeling cloth when constructing a set. More important than being 100% scent free is to reduce the human scent in the set area by making sets quickly and going to and from the set spot directly to avoid tracking a scent trail all over the place. When I practice what I preach the percentages stay high and when I get lax the harvest falls. The proof is in the results year after year. Ace

Tim B · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2003, 09:55:48 AM »

I began wearing hip boots for dry land sets. The rubber holds little scent on the outside and doesent allow my body scent to come through. I only wear them while trapping to assure they only smell like the earth. This eliminates the use for a kneeling pad and leaves me one less thing to carry...But as Asa said, becoming proficent in making sets quickly will help a lot.
Tim B