I have lots of buddies that believe they work …. Like legit - big time.
Me…. I dunno. I used it a while ago. I personally didn’t think it did much. Buddies said “u set it up wrong”. That’s how much they believe in it.
I don’t bring it out. I hunt wind like I’ve done for 30 years now. I can shoot “several” mature bucks every single season. If it helps - I guess my feeling is: I still dont need it. One less thing to pack & one less little headache to hang up while I get in a stand. When I’m after a “target buck” this year- I won’t use one. That’s just me. I can say, plenty of others that feel it works and legit. & they very well could be right….
Me…. I dunno. I used it a while ago. I personally didn’t think it did much. Buddies said “u set it up wrong”. That’s how much they believe in it.
I don’t bring it out. I hunt wind like I’ve done for 30 years now. I can shoot “several” mature bucks every single season. If it helps - I guess my feeling is: I still dont need it. One less thing to pack & one less little headache to hang up while I get in a stand. When I’m after a “target buck” this year- I won’t use one. That’s just me. I can say, plenty of others that feel it works and legit. & they very well could be right….
One day last fall I had a doe walk past my tree and turn downwind into my Ozonics stream. I was familiar with this particular doe and she was known to be freaky cautious. Had she smelled me (human), I believe 100% she would have snorted and turned on the jets. Instead she seemed to notice the strange/different odor and came right up to me on VERY high alert. When she got directly under my stand she finally made out my shape (ghillie suit) and the jig was up. I was honestly disappointed by the experience.
I do think that Ozonics can be helpful for my gear/clothes/boots when placed in totes or used in my truck to clear out foreign odors but I will not take it into a tree stand situation again.
I do think that Ozonics can be helpful for my gear/clothes/boots when placed in totes or used in my truck to clear out foreign odors but I will not take it into a tree stand situation again.
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hillrunner
PMA Member
I have no idea how much they might help. I do know that I have no interest in using one.
If they do actually work, that's getting too high tech for my taste. Beating their nose is a huge part of the challenge, I don't want a magic box to take that part of the game away.
If they do actually work, that's getting too high tech for my taste. Beating their nose is a huge part of the challenge, I don't want a magic box to take that part of the game away.
Good points on here, I had a unit about 6 years ago, it got wet internally and it was fried. I only got to use it for 5 or so hunts, lesson learned on getting it wet. Was an expensive lesson. I recall having a smaller buck hit the stream, he acted like he was concerned but moved on without losing his mind.
I'm interested because the locations I hunt in Arizona are heavily interrupted by migrant foot traffic making the coues who are already cagey that much more cracked out.
Anyone on here that swears by them? With only getting to hunt Ohio 5 or 6 days a year I am okay with adding if it gives me an edge.
I'm interested because the locations I hunt in Arizona are heavily interrupted by migrant foot traffic making the coues who are already cagey that much more cracked out.
Anyone on here that swears by them? With only getting to hunt Ohio 5 or 6 days a year I am okay with adding if it gives me an edge.
I have no first hand experience so I'll start with that.
In my head.... I could see this POTENTIALLY working in a box blind. Scent is contained and exhaust is in a way filtered.
..from a treestand.... seems like pissing in the ocean so to speak.
In my head.... I could see this POTENTIALLY working in a box blind. Scent is contained and exhaust is in a way filtered.
..from a treestand.... seems like pissing in the ocean so to speak.
Tmayer13
Well-Known Member
I never hunt without it. I killed my target buck back in 2019 after he came from a completely wrong direction. Walked right through my scent stream, stopped in his tracks, took two steps backwards, then decided it was ok to walk into the plot. It DOES work. BUT it is not an invisibility cloak like the commercials would like you to believe.
Some deer dont care about it all, they will sit there in the scent cone getting blasted with it and not have a worry. Other deer will get a little weird over it but eventually calm down. And some deer will freak the heck out. BUT they do not typically blow like they would if they smelled you, they just get weirded out by the foreign scent.
There is also a right a wrong way to use it. It will not work great in high winds at all. In a blind its nearly unfair for the deer because it does work so good in a contained area. The best time you use it in a tree is when you have a sustained wind between 5-10 mph.
You must have realistic expectations with it. Does it work YES, will you be able to fool every deer NO. Do you still need to hunt the wind, OF COURSE. Using basic scent control is important as well, but using an Ozonics unit correctly might just help you fool the deer your after.
Some deer dont care about it all, they will sit there in the scent cone getting blasted with it and not have a worry. Other deer will get a little weird over it but eventually calm down. And some deer will freak the heck out. BUT they do not typically blow like they would if they smelled you, they just get weirded out by the foreign scent.
There is also a right a wrong way to use it. It will not work great in high winds at all. In a blind its nearly unfair for the deer because it does work so good in a contained area. The best time you use it in a tree is when you have a sustained wind between 5-10 mph.
You must have realistic expectations with it. Does it work YES, will you be able to fool every deer NO. Do you still need to hunt the wind, OF COURSE. Using basic scent control is important as well, but using an Ozonics unit correctly might just help you fool the deer your after.
Bassattackr
Well-Known Member
Just another shortcut trinket designed for someone to make a buck off me.. Pass.
Snail3496
Well-Known Member
Not an invisibility cloak. I try to set up stands & access where little to no deer can catch my wind. Most guys here do. I still run one just at the off chance an old doe or something goes where you hoped they wouldn't. Even if she gets squirrely but it stops her from blowing, its worth it to me. I've seen this a few times now. It truly doesn't hurt and takes up very little room in your pack.
I have multiple friends that I respect as bowhunters that swear by it. In Michigan too. Never personally known anyone who does NOT think it works to some degree. So far - I think it helps distort your smell some.
Pro Tip: If you hunt any hedgerows or hard wood trees a lot, bring a nice sharp Ameristep screw in step from walmart or something comparable to make a pilot hole for the unit mount. It works fine on most trees, but I've had hedgeapple trees and oaks dull the tip of the stock one pretty quickly. The screw in step doubles as another hanger for gear etc. too if you forgot one.
I have multiple friends that I respect as bowhunters that swear by it. In Michigan too. Never personally known anyone who does NOT think it works to some degree. So far - I think it helps distort your smell some.
Pro Tip: If you hunt any hedgerows or hard wood trees a lot, bring a nice sharp Ameristep screw in step from walmart or something comparable to make a pilot hole for the unit mount. It works fine on most trees, but I've had hedgeapple trees and oaks dull the tip of the stock one pretty quickly. The screw in step doubles as another hanger for gear etc. too if you forgot one.