My name is Corey Brossman, I host Innerlocs Out-There TV. The show airs on the Sportsman channel, Pursuit channel, Wild TV, and Myoutdoortv.com. For the past 7 years I was a freelance camera man for several outdoor companies. Being from PA, scent control was not in my vocabulary. I recall several conversations with outdoor Television personalities on stand, about how I didn’t use proper scent control methods. My father shot plenty of deer in his work clothes and that seemed fine with me. I would wash my clothes in ultra bright soap, with my regular clothes, I would pump gas before heading to the stand, and I would walk in work with the same boots I hunted in. This was the only thing I knew.
Now lets fast forward years later. At the Kinsey show a few years back Medalist approached me about using their clothing on my hunts, and in my videos. I listen to the sales pitch, and used it. Since then I have killed, more big game and have had more encounters with BIGGER game than ever. Last Winter while hunting in Pa on the opening day of bear season, I shot a Cinnamon phased bear, downwind of me. A bear’s sense of smell is great, but when using Medalist it’s defense is weak. I shot the bear at 70 yards, and I feel like the clothing worked. Last deer season , I had more deer at close range than ever. Everyone knows that while filming deer you have 2 guys, in the stand, which means 2 levels of scent. With the aid of Medalist, we were able to control the scent that the deer were unaware of our presence, and allowing me to take 2 great deer on video.
What do I do with my Medalist? The first thing I do with my Medalist, is wash it in H.S scent-away detergent, then put it in the dryer with H.S dryer sheets. I than place them in a H.S Scent-away bag. This will keep all foreign odors off. When the time comes to wear them, I put them on at my truck just before entering the woods. I still spray down with Scent-away spray, to help with any odors. We watch the wind, but I believe that with medalist, you can cheat a little, and get away with it. I still take showers, and use the H.S products to reduce my human odor, and wear rubber boots, instead of my work boots. A big change in how I entered the woods in years past.
Success story…2008 PA opening day of archery, hunting in Cameron county PA. In 3 days of hunting My dad, my 72 year old grandfather and myself all took nice 8 points. My buck was shot on the ground, at 40 yards with a camera man. My Grandfather’s deer was shot on the ground at 17 yards with a camera man. My dads buck was shot in the tree at 12 yards, with a camera man. The 3 generation hat trick was a blessing, or was it, the MEDALIST……
Hey check in from week to week, as I bring you play by play action from our trips, from around the nation. You can check us out at Innerloc.com/tv for more on the show…
October 15th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Corey, that is a great Blog. I know everything in it is 100% true and accurate. I’ve never seen someone so adament about scent control. I know it works we have a mount room to prove it!!
October 15th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
That is great about you and your family.sounds like Medalist is helping you guys. I hunt in PA as well, and I work than go hunting, in my clothes. I will have to try out Medalsit for myself and see if it helps me. Starky
October 15th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Wow Corey!!! That is a real boost for you and your show. I’ll have to tell my husband and make sure he passes it on to the guys at work how to really get the big ones!!
October 16th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Corey, Way to go , I love to see a real down to earth guy take the time to reach his viewers… I really belive scent has alot to do with hunting today.. I’m looking forward to trying the medalist line….
Thanks I look forward for more info and tips,
thanks
Rosie
October 16th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Hey thanks for showing “Real People Hunting Real deer here in the east. Im tired of wishing I was where the T.V. guys are and hunting where I have to hunt. Corey is one of us it seems and I can relate to that. Keep showing the bucks most of us shoot and tell us how to get more of them.I really like to hunt in fleece clothing for the sound factor, does Medalist have a fleece outfit for mid to late season hunting in the east?
Thanks
October 20th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Great job! It is good to see families spending good quality time together in the outdoors. I can’t wait to check this stuff out and see the difference it makes in our hunting experiences. I hope we have the same luck you and your family have had this season.
October 21st, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Being the guy filming in the tree above Corey or behind him on the ground I can honestly say I would not want to be hunting deer without the aide of Medalists scent controlling clothing.
As a cameraman for Innerloc Out*There TV it is very important to be scent free, my job is to capture quality video of the hunt without affecting the outcome, being scent free allows this to happen. When the deer don’t know you are there you can move around much easier than if they are on high alert. I have filmed more deer through the grating of my treestand than you can imagine, being scent free was a big part of being able to do that!
As for hunting deer here in Pa. with the Brossman clan, all I can say is great job men. It was great being with you guys as the cameraman on your quest to take deer with archery equipment here in our home state. I feel privileged to be the guy who caught an incredible week of deer hunting on film for your family to share with the outdoor community.
Mike Evangelista
Field Producer, Innerlocs Out*There