Blaze Orange

[Boxcar Wllie]

As I travel throughout town and the country-side, I notice that many folks are airing their blaze out. How many do this and do you think this is better than using cover scents (since so many use them)? Or is it just another sign of Buck Fever...

[fr0sty]

I wash mine in odor free laundry soap, then air dry for a week or so. As long as the weather holds out. From there I use scent killer spray when I go out to hunt.

I have never tried cover scents.

[lichen fox]

It's deffinitly buck fever...no matter how long you leave them hang outside...they'll still be orange!

[MJ1657]

I think alot of it is tradition. Kind of showing the neighbors you're ready to go.

[tom_guy]

Mine has been outside for 3 weeks. My neighbors might be starting to think there is something wrong with me. It's about time

[Musky Buck]

I never used to air them out, 1/2 hour in the dairy barn was the best scent killer, step on a few pies on the way to the stand, now that those days are over, I try to eliminate the best I can but there's nothing I can do really, they peg me everytime where they cross my boot tracks, even after a 1/4 mile in knee deep water it washes nothing away really, they seem to know on the highground what is what so I try to take the least deer traveled route to my stand so at least if they hit it they're deceased long before they get to my tracks. It's crazy to watch deer you have 0 interest in taking get to where I was hours earlier and freeze, nose to the ground. This can really burn you if the doe hits your scent and the buck is trailing back where you can't get a shot. She stops nervously and if he notices that he will to.

[Musky Buck]

1 quick funny 1 is a few buddies, air everything out, etc. etc. and then some then opening AM they play with my other buddies dog, they smell like a black lab out there, I tell them every year deer love dogs, etc. their gloves reek, jacket,pants, etc. I nominate them every year for the 2012 " Clowns of the Year "

[cribbageboy]

What MJ1657 said. I've never done it, and never will. But if ya think it works, more power to ya.

[2Crank]

In general, It doesn't hurt to air things out. I do this the night before, then put my gear in a zip lock bag with some pine branches and soil from the woods I hunt in. Once there, I usually role around on the ground a bit between the truck and stand. I am sure this looks funny, but it sure seams to help, I still play the wind but I think the REAL thing helps more than bottled stuff.

[leechlake]

I think most guys attempt to "de-scent" and then take their coat off before they go in the deer shack and then their boots, pants, body, hair all absorb the odors of the food cooking. Theystop and fill up with gas with their hunting boots on, go to the bar etc.

I believe deer smell better than dogs and if I pet my neighbors dog with one hand and come home my dogs peg that dog smell 100% of the time. I shot a grouse this year and tried to smell it after my dog retrieved it. The thing smelled like...earth. It's what gives deer the edge on us humans.

If you walk into your house and your wife has been making apple pie for an hour you know it without looking in the oven. That's the best analogy I'd guess it must be like when a wiley buck smells a human from 100 yards.

It's a noble cause to not smell but there is luck sometimes or at times the deer comes upwind and you get em.

[DTro]

Yet 200,000 deer are shot each year....hmmm

Lots of stupid deer too...

[Black_Bay]

I think alot of it is tradition. Kind of showing the neighbors area thieves you're ready to go.

There I fixed that for you. My is that I don't need to advertise to the world that my house will be empty on a certain day.

[paceman]

I put mine out for about two weeks and then put them in a leave filled tote. I think it helps, it certainly can't hurt....

[Archerysniper]

I think alot of it is tradition. Kind of showing the neighbors you're ready to go.

Mj are you stalking my house again?

I don't know but my only take on it is I'm not changing what isn't broke. Doing that very thing has filled over 50 bow/gun tags for me in 20 years.

[muskE]

I wash all my stuff at the end of the season with all the scent-killing, highly carbonated, UV-busting goodness you can find in overpriced hunting clothes wash detergent and then put it back in the hunting bag until I don them the following year. I don't seem to have issues as I hit one or two annually with my farthest shots approaching 65 yds.

I'd challenge all the hard-core scent adjusters out there to share what they do about the vehicle they ride in while wearing all the scent-busted clothing? I haven't heard of anyone slipping on a human-sized condom to keep that fresh new-car smell away nor have I seen any mud-based car seat shampoos on the market. Maybe I'm on to something? I'll take the royalties in a monthly payment.

[Phunnyfarm]

I put my outer clothing layers in a sealed plastic bag last weekend and threw in a pile of leafs. I've never done that before, so we'll see if it translates into a deer this weekend.

My jacket is stored in a small cedar-lined "hunting jacket only" closet all year long, so it'll smell like cedar Saturday morning!

[Jaspernuts]

I put mine outside but don't use any scent stuff. I think the deer in southern MN are not as sensitive to smell with all the pig farm and diesel truck and combine smells. My buddies dad is a chain smoker and he smokes in the deer stand. He shoots more deer than I do.

[Archerysniper]

I'd challenge all the hard-core scent adjusters out there to share what they do about the vehicle they ride in while wearing all the scent-busted clothing? I haven't heard of anyone slipping on a human-sized condom to keep that fresh new-car smell away nor have I seen any mud-based car seat shampoos on the market. Maybe I'm on to something? I'll take the royalties in a monthly payment.

It's really easy change all your clothing and boots at your hunting location after you get out of the truck. I never wear mine anywhere except to the stand and back.

[Boar]

Use to do it, but dont bother anymore, its not like i need them at 20 yards or something.

[highlife4me]

On the property I hunt the land owner spends a lot of time in his woods. Cutting wood, checking cameras, clearing shooting lanes, and just walking in the woods. The deer are use to his presence. Lots of camera pics of deer moments after he has been through the area. The best thing I can do is bring all of my gear into his house.

[BLACKJACK]

My blaze orange is the same as what I wear pheasant hunting, it has pheasant blood, sweat, mud, dog smell on it. I wash it at the end of the year and thats it. You're hunting with a firearm, the deer will be dead before they smell you!!!

[nofishfisherman]

I try to limit the smells but I don't go crazy.

Just bought some new blaze and have been keeping it in a rubbermaid container so it doesn't pick up anything too crazy. When hunting I'll spray down with some scent killer before walking out and thats about it.

I have left it hanging outside before to air out but in the morning I don't want to put on cold gear so I stopped doing that. Biggest thing is playing the wind. Doesn't matter how bad you smell if the wind is in your favor.

[Hoffer]

Like some others said...how do you keep smells off your clothing when your in the car? I like the idea of putting them in a bag of leaves...but also seems messy. We usually get out of the car. Get ready...then put on our outher wear. Then spray each other down with the stuff that removes scents or some also other scent spray that smells like "earth". Then walk to the stand. It seems like that is most logical way to do this to prevent any last minute odors. Also agree that it may depend on where you hunt. If you walking in 2 miles to thick woods up north where there isnt a lot of other scents from humans, cars, farms, other animals etc...it may be more necessary. Where we hunt there is activity all around and the smells of farm animals, people burning leaves, dogs barking and running around etc...probably doesnt matter too much. Yet, I still spray myself down each time before I hit the stand

[AF-1984]

I never wash my deer hunting outerwear. I store it in a rubbermaid container with scent wafers (earth or cedar). I only put these items of clothing on when I get out of the truck.

[Hoffer]

That would be a good way to do it too. Do you think your "inner clothing" still has scent on it that escapes? or is that good enough.