Laundry: Picked up some arm and hammer scent free laundry detergent down at the grocery store this past week. The baking soda should be good there and this season I am going to do better as far as scent elimination. I already play the wind and last year got crazy close to the bucks I was hunting. Anything to improve and I am all for it. What do you use and why? Any responses are welcomed.
My wife makes something for my laundary....baking soda,arm and hammer and some other stuff. All I know is it doesn't have a smell and it gets my hunting clothes clean! Love that woman!
Hunter Specialties scent away. Never had a deer pick us out since we started using it. Never tried anything else because it has never failed us.
I also use the arm and hammer liquid detergent scent free. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
Use the scent killer detergent and spray. Wash clothes and before putting them in a big plastic tub I spray them down with the spray. Also through some of those white acorn scent waffers in with clothes. I guess it works most of the time I've had several deer within 15 yards of my stand this year.
I use DDW detergent & Spray....works great. Killed two down wind of me this year. A big Doe and an 8 point. Never new I was there..and I even let them get 20 yards of me before shooting. I guess it works pretty good so far...I've had a lot of deer right under me.
DDW or Scent Away detergents both seem to work for me; but don't see why the A&H wouldn't either. I'm not much of a fan of the DDW dryer sheets though. I like the Scent Away "earth" smelling sheets, they do a better job of eliminating static and I like the "earth" scent; it smells authentic to me.
Atasko sport wash. Uv enhancer free and also scent eliminating with uv killers. Scent killer spray. Seems to work. I put that system in use and went rabbit hunting. I spooked my dog three times. He was so confused and I knew why. To be honest he didn't even recognize me and got a little aggressive until I spoke. He's not dumb either. He's a trained Weimaraner bird dog with one of the best sniffers I've seen in the field. That was when I knew I was doing it right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
Oh yeah and I always roll around in the dirt or hug a sage brush or pine tree depending on terrain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
I use the Arm & Hammer also. I am positive it helps along with spraying clothes with scent away type sprays but I still believe playing the wind is the only true absolute.
I wash my hunting cloths with scent killer gold detergent and then hang it outside to dry for about 8 hours (only do this if your out in the country.) I keep it ina scent safe bag then spray with scent away in the field.
I try to hunt the wind like said above...but where I live. It's almost impossible. The wind swirls around on the Cumberland Plateau where i'm at. DDW and have been busted in years. Even down wind....killed two big 8 points last year down wind from me as well. I just wash and shower before every hunt in DDW and use DDW spray.
I play the wind as best as I can, but that's never a sure bet. The buck I killed this year, he came in to less than 10 yards dead down wind, and I ended up shooting him at about 20. I was using clothes washed in the DDW and dried w/ scent away fresh earth dryer sheets. I store them in plastic bins that I put a bead of silicone around the lip of the lids, in order to help keep them airtight. I also shower in scent killer soap, wear scent killer deodorant, wear rubber boots, and a sort of random combination of Scent Away and Scent Blocker layering, with Under Armor scent control outer wear. Not sure which step is most important, all I know is put all together and it seems to work. Far as I know, I haven't been winded in the 4 seasons I've been using this stuff, and I've had some deer very close and definitely down wind.
Uh, Arm & Hammer and Tide both have "Optical brighteners" (aka UV brighteners) which are really not a positive thing for your camo. But hey if it makes you feel good b/c its cheaper than Scent Away..... Laundry Detergents for use wth the Army ACU (ArmyStudyGuide.com)
I use Dead Down Wind shower soap, deoderrant, and scent spray. I have never been winded since I started using it. I shot a doe on Friday 20 yards down wind.
