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Author Topic: Thermocell and earth scent  (Read 171 times)

Offline Slickhead

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Thermocell and earth scent
« on: July 24, 2013, 02:19:00 PM »
I heard they made a pad that was dirt scented
any experience with these?
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Offline T Lail

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2013, 04:51:00 PM »
I have not tried the earth scent, but on a recent Georgia pig hunt,the pigs paid no attention to "therma cell".....if I had not had it with me, with in ten minutes you would have been enemic from all the skeeters and deer flies.......
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Offline swampdrummer

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2013, 08:06:00 PM »
I don't know how it smells to the deer but to me the earth scent pads STINK!!! I don't mind the regular pads so much. Try a pack and see if you can stand the smell.
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Offline m midd

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2013, 08:16:00 PM »
Ive killed deer while using a thermocell with the regular pads.
I use one all the time early season and have had no problems. I havent tried the earth scent.
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Offline lilbobby

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2013, 09:09:00 PM »
I used the earth scent pads and like them, I ground hunt and always hunt the wind. I had a fox come downwind at 8 yards before he spotted me.
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Offline gringol

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2013, 07:38:00 AM »
They smell like dirt.  I doubt it really matters what they smell like though.  If deer are down wind.you're getting busted anyway.

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2013, 07:51:00 AM »
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Originally posted by gringol:
They smell like dirt.  I doubt it really matters what they smell like though.  If deer are down wind.you're getting busted anyway.
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Offline cahaba

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2013, 08:41:00 AM »
I think the regular pads are chrysanthemum.
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Offline RC

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2013, 10:01:00 AM »
Around here the dirt ones are cheaper so I buy them.They don`t seem to bother any critter up wind. down wind it don`t matter they gonna smell U anyway as others have said. Can`t hunt being eat alive by skeeters so I`m gonna have mine cooking.RC

Offline Hummer3T

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Re: Thermocell and earth scent
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2013, 02:54:00 PM »
I have heard the bears here are starting to pair the TC scent with human presence, and are getting more cautious but have not heard anything regarding issues with other game.  I usually don't use because I don't like breathing in the fumes, I try more to cover-up and bare-it.
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