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armymedic.2:
yup,. didn't put enough dirt down, saw i right off ;)

watch yer top knot

Eric Garza:
This has been a fascinating discussion.  I've been following it and had better luck, sort of, by paying more attention to wind.  I've had a couple nice doe walk within shooting range, but unfortunately my permit is for antlered deer so all I could do was sit quietly and watch them go by.  I'll try again in late season here in Vermont, and will probably do a little hunting back in Indiana when I head home for the holidays.

Thanks for the tips!

-Eric

kiwijim:
I've found baking soda to be the best for washing my clothes. Then I seal them in a plastic bag with some leafy brances of a type common where Im hunting so my clothes end up smelling like the forest.

Postman:
I agree with the baking soda idea - I also use scent killer, and notice a difference in my own B.O.,  and critter close encounters after applying it.  Arm and hammer makes a scent-free "hypoallergenic"  laundry detergent that I use . Before bow season , i get several changes of "base clothes" washed up and air-dried. (If using the dryer, hide the wife's fabric softener sheets for a few days before ) dust with baking soda and put in a trash bag. I also keep my camo "top clothes"  hung outside in some pines and spray myself and them, 'specially the armpits, head n' feet, with scent killer before leaving and during setup.
You guys out west are lucky - I  bow hunt off the ground in an area with so much hunting pressure, the DEER are smoking  cigarettes halfway through the season just to take the edge off. They are spooky and paranoid, and i don't want any scent that doesn't belong there.  (Baking soda kills B.O. bacteria and absorbs oils and is my lone exception )
Killed a little six-point my neighbor missed last week 2 days ago - he had to be 'noided out.  Never smelled me up against the tree 15 yards away. The big boy came in behind me downwind earlier and ambled off seemingly unawares.
Should have offered him a smoke.

GregB:

..."I Hachet Jack, being of sound mind and broke legs, do here by leave this baer rifle to any man who might find it. Lord hope it be a white man. It be a good rifle, and kilt the baer that kilt me! Anyhow I am dead now,
Your's trully, Hachet Jack"

Sorry, got off topic...but maybe that baer smelled Hachet Jack's smokey leathers! ;D

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