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#21 ·
http://www.grassrootsstore.com/Nature_Clean_Unscented_Laundry_Liquid_p/128.htm

this is just one of the HE detergents made for cleaning cloth diapers. many of them are free of chlorine bleaches, optical brighteners, powdered enzymes and synthetic fragrances or dyes. It is also vegetable based (like atsko claims their sportwash to be) instead of petroleum. Sounds good for camo clothes.
 
#22 ·
jlh42581 said:
i use downy unscented on my hunting clothes, i have yet to see a hunting manufacturer make fabric softener. also, i find it hard to believe they have a proprietary soap manufacturing facility which never makes a scented product.
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i use tide unscented THEN use unscented downey fabric softner.i smell nothing on my clothes.i dont buy expensive hunting soaps.
 
#27 ·
mn5503 said:
It's amazing that a single deer was killed years ago by a hunter before all the scent this uv that electromagnetic field sense reduction suit, gumoflauge, deer view morrow, super duper high def camo pattern, ozoninion osmosis air smell cleaner upper, ACTIVATED CARBON, super duper speed bows, mega ear muff hearing aids, deer view mirrors, 65gajilliontrillionmillinzillion different scents (even scented dirt?), attractants that bring swamp donkeys to your stand, the cough muffler, unscented soap (that definitely I can smell), lighted nocks, angle comphensating rangefinders, shoot through mesh, 99% (what 1% of the deer didn't it work on, I want to study those ones), remote stand finding beacons, arrows at .000000000000001 straightness tolerances, camo underwear, super rocks (it used to just be called salt), 564 bejegerwillion calls, blood tracking lights, 987665676 trail cams all claiming to be the best one, trail cam pics emailed to your phone, golf carts with mudders, magic moon phase wrist watches etc...

I think you'll be fine with the Tide detergent....
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I'm with this guy. All that stuff is salesmanship to get your dollar. Just wash your clothes like you always have for goodness sake
 
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Hmmm...I wonder what Fred Bear & Chuck Adams used back in the day to wash their camo cloths in? Oh wait......they didn't wear camo for the most part, I remember chuck wearing a red/black flannel shirt, brown watchcap, & bluejeans. My dad has killed his share of deer & other critters, he never washed his hunting cloths in anything special. after they were washed & dried, he would put them in a black garbage bag along with pine needles & pine cones & oak & hickery leaves. He smoked & drank coffee to ! On the other hand my little bro. has killed some very nice bucks & loves to turkey hunt, he is a firm believer in the scent control clothing & gear.
 
#31 ·
mn5503 said:
It's amazing that a single deer was killed years ago by a hunter before all the scent this uv that electromagnetic field sense reduction suit, gumoflauge, deer view morrow, super duper high def camo pattern, ozoninion osmosis air smell cleaner upper, ACTIVATED CARBON, super duper speed bows, mega ear muff hearing aids, deer view mirrors, 65gajilliontrillionmillinzillion different scents (even scented dirt?), attractants that bring swamp donkeys to your stand, the cough muffler, unscented soap (that definitely I can smell), lighted nocks, angle comphensating rangefinders, shoot through mesh, 99% (what 1% of the deer didn't it work on, I want to study those ones), remote stand finding beacons, arrows at .000000000000001 straightness tolerances, camo underwear, super rocks (it used to just be called salt), 564 bejegerwillion calls, blood tracking lights, 987665676 trail cams all claiming to be the best one, trail cam pics emailed to your phone, golf carts with mudders, magic moon phase wrist watches etc...

I think you'll be fine with the Tide detergent....
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This is awesome, and I totally agree.
 
#32 ·
Always interesting to see the posts about how the old timers did it. When I started bowhunting 38 years ago the success rate was somewhere south of 5%. I too have killed deer not wearing camo, smoking (before I quit), not practicing scent control, not worrying about UV. You know what? I kill more deer since I started doing those things. There are no sure things but one thing I have found is that everything you can do as a bowhunter to turn the odds in your favor, even if it's slight, can help add up to greater success. Since I started treating my clothes with UV killer and washing in detergent without brightners my observation is that I get spotted less often. That doesn't mean never but the difference has been notable enough that it is worth it to me.
 
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Blanchje said:
Always interesting to see the posts about how the old timers did it. When I started bowhunting 38 years ago the success rate was somewhere south of 5%. I too have killed deer not wearing camo, smoking (before I quit), not practicing scent control, not worrying about UV. You know what? I kill more deer since I started doing those things. There are no sure things but one thing I have found is that everything you can do as a bowhunter to turn the odds in your favor, even if it's slight, can help add up to greater success. Since I started treating my clothes with UV killer and washing in detergent without brightners my observation is that I get spotted less often. That doesn't mean never but the difference has been notable enough that it is worth it to me.
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I would think that some of your success has come from being a smarter hunter too, not a greenhorn like when you started 38 years ago. I for one don't buy into all the marketing hype.
 
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huntin_addict said:
I would think that some of your success has come from being a smarter hunter too, not a greenhorn like when you started 38 years ago. I for one don't buy into all the marketing hype.
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No question about that. My point is we can get hung up on things being black and white sometimes when in reality they are shades of gray in bowhunting. Part of becoming a smarter hunter is learning to to take advantage of small things that can help tip the scales in your favor. Scent control is an example. I don't believe there is anything that will totally eliminate human scent. I do believe there are things you can do to reduce it and that it is worth going to the trouble because it may mean the difference between getting a shot or not. It's not a guarantee. UV is the same thing. In my experience it helps. That doesn't mean you can't be successful otherwise but I believe in taking every step I can to improve my odds even if it's just a little.
 
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#37 ·
I use ALL free and clear. It doesn't smell, but I have no clue if it has UV brighteners in or not, but I don't care either way. I wore Predator Brown Deception, Mossy Oak Break up, and Optifade Open Country (made for out west, not treestands) in the Piney Woods of East Tx. last year, 25 ft. high in a tree. I had I bet 100 deer in bow range last year, and was never spotted. Get high enough off the ground, and sit still. The claims about UV brighteners is just more snake oil for hunters to buy into.
 
#38 ·
mn5503 said:
It's amazing that a single deer was killed years ago by a hunter before all the scent this uv that electromagnetic field sense reduction suit, gumoflauge, deer view morrow, super duper high def camo pattern, ozoninion osmosis air smell cleaner upper, ACTIVATED CARBON, super duper speed bows, mega ear muff hearing aids, deer view mirrors, 65gajilliontrillionmillinzillion different scents (even scented dirt?), attractants that bring swamp donkeys to your stand, the cough muffler, unscented soap (that definitely I can smell), lighted nocks, angle comphensating rangefinders, shoot through mesh, 99% (what 1% of the deer didn't it work on, I want to study those ones), remote stand finding beacons, arrows at .000000000000001 straightness tolerances, camo underwear, super rocks (it used to just be called salt), 564 bejegerwillion calls, blood tracking lights, 987665676 trail cams all claiming to be the best one, trail cam pics emailed to your phone, golf carts with mudders, magic moon phase wrist watches etc...

I think you'll be fine with the Tide detergent....
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Where would a guy find those? :embara:
 
#40 ·
Good thread... And some funny posts... All I can add is, I've been close to more deer, and for longer periods of time, since I've practiced strict scent control. I think many of the " off the shelf" products work as well as the hunting label.
 
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