Smokers and hunting

[jslo]

I'm a smoker and am kicking around the idea of trying bow hunting this year. I do not smoke when hunting during rifle season but, with the closer ranges in bow hunting, was wandering if scent blockers work for smokers, refrain for a couple days prior, go ahead and smoke to drive them your way or just a waste of time (never gonna mask it). Did a quick search but found nothing on topic.

[TheBelly]

Just leave your hunting clothes away from your smell. I leave mine in the garage or on a hanger outside my back porch. (My parents smoke, and I did this while I was growing up. It never stopped me from bringing home the critters.

FWIW, I just make sure I've got the right 'migration route' of the animals and keep the wind blowing in the right direction.

[Jamnanc]

They smell you if your upwind... Period. Have you smelled someone's breath? Have you smelled you after a day of hiking? Wind is everything. All the fancy products on the planet won't fix that. But I need to quit too.