Author: James L. Bruner
When you’re behind on your scouting and have but a few days before the hunt, try dragging a cover scent behind you while you search the area. Obviously this will not destroy the human scent but it will suppress it… possibly keeping that buck in the area for you to hunt.
Try to put your treestand in a tree with plenty of background cover keeping the prevailing winds for that time of the year to your face and, take care of those pesky noises your stand may have developed while sitting in the shed. A good treestand lube can be made by heating petroleum jelly until it reaches a liquid form. Some hunters have reported success by including a cover scent in this mixture before applying it to their stands
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