Article: It's a big cover-up when going on a deer hunt ; Fox and skunk urine among cover scents

Deer season is here at last and now in full swing.Deer hunting is like a massive chess game that has the hunter trying to overcome the defenses of the deer. More often than not, the deer wins. To understand this, you have to look at the whitetail to find out why this happens.

The first observation you make is the elongated snout, which affords the deer an incredible sense of smell. This has created an interesting industry in dealing with human scent and how to block it. Cover scents, such as fox, coon and skunk urine, and essence of acorn, pine and earth masking scents are available. Scent block clothing also has made a major impact. And finally, the concept of human scent killer in ...

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