What do most people do to prepare their cloths for the hunting season. I don't use any special soap. I just wash it down with water from outside and let dry in the trees. I will spray down the cloths a couple times a week and let dry hanging in the trees. Just wondering what you guys do?
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d13r
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I just get them out of the closet......my inside water is the same as my outside water, we have modern plumbing.
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elkantler75
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i agree. i hunt hard every year and have had some sucess but i never worry too much about my clothes. i wear cheap camo and up in the hills i wear the same stuff over and over without washing it. hunt into the wind and you can save a ton of money!
sageadvice
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I don't do anything special either, I do treat my Carhartts to several waterproofing treatments. If it's cold i like polipropoline drawers. When i need to be quiet, i like fleese. Wash em, Wear em, hunt into the wind, use your glasses, and use em some more.
Joey
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I used to go through the process of washing them with hunting soap and storing them in a black tote box with sage, cedar and pine.
Since my wife and kids always go camping when I am hunting I have given up on that. My wife likes a nice flowery smelling camp trailer and that always seemed to negate any scent control actions I used. Now I just pay a lot more attention to the wind.
?Here?s to the hero's that Git-R-Done!!?
Since my wife and kids always go camping when I am hunting I have given up on that. My wife likes a nice flowery smelling camp trailer and that always seemed to negate any scent control actions I used. Now I just pay a lot more attention to the wind.
?Here?s to the hero's that Git-R-Done!!?
IdahoBugler
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I wash my clothing in scentless soap and keep them in a bin with brush from the area. It might not make a difference but I know it doesn't hurt either. If I can do something that gives me that extra second or two that I need then it's worth it to me. It doesn't take much extra time for me and it seems to work. I've been on the upwind side of animals and got away with it many times.
This is a huge debate and probably will never get truly answered. Almost like the camo debate. Do what works for you.
IB
This is a huge debate and probably will never get truly answered. Almost like the camo debate. Do what works for you.
IB
WesternSky
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I believe that scent control is only effective with senditary styles of hunting like whitetails out of a tree stand.
The way I hunt requires me to work up a good sweat hiking into area off the road. I dont think it would matter what i did to scent proof my clothes the day before, all of the human scent that is worked up is going to bleed right through. Even if my clothing was loaded with scent absorbants I still deal with my face and hair getting drenched on the way into a hunting area.
Maybe the people that have found scentblockers to be effective just dont hunt that hard or they force themselves into believing the hype.
Just hunt hard and watch the wind.
The way I hunt requires me to work up a good sweat hiking into area off the road. I dont think it would matter what i did to scent proof my clothes the day before, all of the human scent that is worked up is going to bleed right through. Even if my clothing was loaded with scent absorbants I still deal with my face and hair getting drenched on the way into a hunting area.
Maybe the people that have found scentblockers to be effective just dont hunt that hard or they force themselves into believing the hype.
Just hunt hard and watch the wind.
Western
From what you said our hunting styles are very similar and the reasons you stated are the main reasons I haven't paid much attention to scenting up my clothes.
BUT I will have to say that when I was scenting my clothes religiously I did notice a difference. By no means did the animals calm down and stay put while I hanked out a thatch of belly hair but I did notice that they held up from a bolt or stuck around for just a bit before they confirmed the threat and took off.
I still used the wind as my primary protection but those times when you are close to animals they seemed to hang just a little more than usual when the wind shifted before they took off.
?Here?s to the hero's that Git-R-Done!!?
From what you said our hunting styles are very similar and the reasons you stated are the main reasons I haven't paid much attention to scenting up my clothes.
BUT I will have to say that when I was scenting my clothes religiously I did notice a difference. By no means did the animals calm down and stay put while I hanked out a thatch of belly hair but I did notice that they held up from a bolt or stuck around for just a bit before they confirmed the threat and took off.
I still used the wind as my primary protection but those times when you are close to animals they seemed to hang just a little more than usual when the wind shifted before they took off.
?Here?s to the hero's that Git-R-Done!!?
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AZbowhntr
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If I'm archery hunting I will pay a little more attention to scent control. I will wash my camo in the scentaway laundry soap and keep it separated in a garbage bag or something like that. But with rifle hunting I am not that worried about odor. Just pay attention to the wind and glass a lot.
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Skunk?? wow some of you guys are dedicated
Bury me in the hills so i can fertilize the grass and grow bigger animals for the rest of ya
Bury me in the hills so i can fertilize the grass and grow bigger animals for the rest of ya
I mostly try and stay down wind from whatever I am chasing. I don't think you can do anything to completely kill your scent, no matter how many sage brush you throw in a bag with your clothes. If you don't keep the wind in your face, it's pretty hard to get in bow range. That being said, it probably can't hurt. Just my thoughts.
I am however paranoid about UV. What do you guys use to get rid of it on clothes that have consistently been washed with optical brighteners that are found in most common detergents???
I am however paranoid about UV. What do you guys use to get rid of it on clothes that have consistently been washed with optical brighteners that are found in most common detergents???
No scent on earth is more noticable than human. Period.
We were not designed to survive by hiding our scent. Nothing you can wash in, spray on, or eat, will cover up the smell of your stinky human presence. If you cannot play the wind, game over.
Same with camo....if you have hunted for more than 10 minutes in your life, you know how easy it is to spot an upright human form 500 yards away.....and your eyesight sucks compared to game animals of any sort.
Save your time and money and don't buy into any of that junk........unless you are like me, I wear camo to piss off all the Nature Fakers.
We were not designed to survive by hiding our scent. Nothing you can wash in, spray on, or eat, will cover up the smell of your stinky human presence. If you cannot play the wind, game over.
Same with camo....if you have hunted for more than 10 minutes in your life, you know how easy it is to spot an upright human form 500 yards away.....and your eyesight sucks compared to game animals of any sort.
Save your time and money and don't buy into any of that junk........unless you are like me, I wear camo to piss off all the Nature Fakers.
I used to use nothing but baking soda and hang dry. Once I got to my hunting area I would put in some pine, juniper, sage, or whatever was in the area in with my clothes. Worked pretty well.
About 10 years ago I went to the various hunting soaps and did the same thing with my clothes once I got there. Works pretty well but can't really say as a notice a difference from banking soda.
What I did do that made a noticable difference was to change my diet before a hunt. A few years ago I started going mostly vegan about 1 week to 10 days before my hunt. I also cut out all the flavored drinks and pretty much only drink water or tea. I think by doing this I kinda clean my system out. Once I start sweating I do not put out the same odor as I would if I ate meats and put a bunch of crap in my body. After the hunt I go back to the real food.
None of the things we do could make any difference at all or they could make a lot of difference. Who knows for sure? I do know, mentally, I like doing things that I think make a difference. Makes me feel better when I'm in the field.
Like someone said earlier. Do whatever works best for YOU.
About 10 years ago I went to the various hunting soaps and did the same thing with my clothes once I got there. Works pretty well but can't really say as a notice a difference from banking soda.
What I did do that made a noticable difference was to change my diet before a hunt. A few years ago I started going mostly vegan about 1 week to 10 days before my hunt. I also cut out all the flavored drinks and pretty much only drink water or tea. I think by doing this I kinda clean my system out. Once I start sweating I do not put out the same odor as I would if I ate meats and put a bunch of crap in my body. After the hunt I go back to the real food.
None of the things we do could make any difference at all or they could make a lot of difference. Who knows for sure? I do know, mentally, I like doing things that I think make a difference. Makes me feel better when I'm in the field.
Like someone said earlier. Do whatever works best for YOU.
Funny, most of my family (that are still above ground) have been hunting since the 1950's. Back then, jeans and flannel, maybe wool if necessary. As the years went by, we started buying camo at army surplus stores, now we buy it wherever it's on sale.
Other rules we break: We don't wash with UV blockers, my uncle's a smoker, and did I mention that we rarely glass...my family is old school, they track deer, so we find a suitable track as soon as were able to see and follow it until we find the deer, so that eliminates the idea of us playing the wind because we go where the tracks go. I myself am a greenhorn, but the elders in my family have plenty of bone on the wall to prove their tracking skills have paid off.
Bottom line, equipment can never hurt, following the basic principles of hunting likely make a greater difference, but nothing helps out like persistence and a little bit of luck!
Other rules we break: We don't wash with UV blockers, my uncle's a smoker, and did I mention that we rarely glass...my family is old school, they track deer, so we find a suitable track as soon as were able to see and follow it until we find the deer, so that eliminates the idea of us playing the wind because we go where the tracks go. I myself am a greenhorn, but the elders in my family have plenty of bone on the wall to prove their tracking skills have paid off.
Bottom line, equipment can never hurt, following the basic principles of hunting likely make a greater difference, but nothing helps out like persistence and a little bit of luck!
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jagrmystr
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If the wind is gonna screw ya.....Its gonna screw ya.
Hunt into the wind and dont be so impatient that you cant back out of a bad situation and wait for a better one.
UV killer and scent block is a load of crap !
Spend your money on better optics or a rangefinder.
Hunt into the wind and dont be so impatient that you cant back out of a bad situation and wait for a better one.
UV killer and scent block is a load of crap !
Spend your money on better optics or a rangefinder.
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So what most of you guys are saying is that you wash your hunting clothes in spring fresh tide detergent or equivalent? I don't know about you guys but I don't wan't to walk around the hills with nice fresh flowery smelling clothing. I too hunt into the wind but you can't tell me that it will always be in your favor. Even when you are in the redzone the wind will change and you have no way of getting out in time.
All I'm saying is that cutting out some of the scent particles that I'm releasing into the air is probably better then adding to it with scented laundry detergent. If I can smell it then dang well a animal can smell it. I know it only takes one particle but less is better in my book.
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All I'm saying is that cutting out some of the scent particles that I'm releasing into the air is probably better then adding to it with scented laundry detergent. If I can smell it then dang well a animal can smell it. I know it only takes one particle but less is better in my book.
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Campfire smoke. Strong scent and animals are used to woodsmoke all summer and fall.
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non scented detergent and let them air dry in between seasons they stay in my duffle along with some dry foliage
