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Post by genesis273 on Sept 24, 2017 15:52:40 GMT -5
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 24, 2017 16:18:34 GMT -5
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Sept 24, 2017 16:57:10 GMT -5
If it makes you more confident in the woods then by all means use it up
Hope that fixes your issue.
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 24, 2017 17:01:55 GMT -5
If it makes you more confident in the woods then by all means use it up Hope that fixes your issue. Not sure it'll make me more confident or not! Lol! Just trying to help stack the odds in my favor is all. |
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Post by scrobertson on Sept 24, 2017 17:20:55 GMT -5
Stand placement
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 24, 2017 18:15:04 GMT -5
I thought about that too. I've moved a couple and trimmed much less. I use too trim way too much and by the time I was done it looked like I was hunting from a telephone pole! Lol! I simply have 2-3 shooting lanes with exception 2 of my stands this year. |
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Post by wesb81219 on Sept 24, 2017 18:36:40 GMT -5
I'm a believer of the uv killer and scent control. I used uv killer on some of my gear last season and follow a very strict scent control regimen. My experience last season, which was my 1st full time deer season, went against everything I've learned about playing the wind. 100% of the deer I saw last season, even the doe I took, came from behind me. It didn't matter if I was elevated or on the ground, even while smoking and just after putting a cigarette out. I got busted twice last season on movement but nothing else. My buddy tells me I go to extreme lengths on scent control and uv elimination but he also says by all means keep doing it because it's obviously working.
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 24, 2017 19:03:47 GMT -5
I think it's your electrical energy running them off
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Sept 24, 2017 19:04:46 GMT -5
I'm a believer of the uv killer and scent control. I used uv killer on some of my gear last season and follow a very strict scent control regimen. My experience last season, which was my 1st full time deer season, went against everything I've learned about playing the wind. 100% of the deer I saw last season, even the doe I took, came from behind me. It didn't matter if I was elevated or on the ground, even while smoking and just after putting a cigarette out. I got busted twice last season on movement but nothing else. My buddy tells me I go to extreme lengths on scent control and uv elimination but he also says by all means keep doing it because it's obviously working. Oh come on.. we all know about your cover scent practices! In all seriousness though, if they're coming from downwind, there are likely a lot of deer winding you that you never see. I've hunted spots before where I could see a long way, and watched deer stop and sniff over 100 yards out, then alter their course after winding me. I know I don't even realize when I've been busted the majority of the time, you just never see those deer to begin with. |
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UV killer
Sept 24, 2017 19:08:01 GMT -5
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Sept 24, 2017 19:08:01 GMT -5
I thought about that too. I've moved a couple and trimmed much less. I use too trim way too much and by the time I was done it looked like I was hunting from a telephone pole! Lol! I simply have 2-3 shooting lanes with exception 2 of my stands this year. I've got a stand like that. In a really good spot, but I stick out like a sore thumb. I was gonna move it a couple weeks ago, but after looking around for awhile I decided it was already in the best spot. I'm just going to cut some limbs and zip tie them around me to brush in the stand and see if that helps. |
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 24, 2017 19:28:05 GMT -5
I thought about that too. I've moved a couple and trimmed much less. I use too trim way too much and by the time I was done it looked like I was hunting from a telephone pole! Lol! I simply have 2-3 shooting lanes with exception 2 of my stands this year. I've got a stand like that. In a really good spot, but I stick out like a sore thumb. I was gonna move it a couple weeks ago, but after looking around for awhile I decided it was already in the best spot. I'm just going to cut some limbs and zip tie them around me to brush in the stand and see if that helps. At both of my stands, I am open in the front but, I have heavy back cover. My biggest issue was a doe over 100 yards out cutting across an open field and she just locked up and stared me down. She ultimately turned around and left. She was up wind and I was nice and still. That one encounter is what got me thinking. It was late season and I know they were already on edge. Just shocked me that she picked me off so easily. |
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 24, 2017 19:29:52 GMT -5
I think it's your electrical energy running them off I've heard about that too. I just don't know anyone that uses that Hex hunting clothes. Of course the infomercials say they work but, I hadn't seen any reviews. But, I hadn't looked either. |
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Sept 24, 2017 22:13:35 GMT -5
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Post by antiwheeze on Sept 24, 2017 22:13:35 GMT -5
There is a scent free detergent advertised on a podcast that I haven't been able to find online. The podcast was about what and how deer see.
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Post by steiny on Sept 25, 2017 10:09:26 GMT -5
At both of my stands, I am open in the front but, I have heavy back cover. My biggest issue was a doe over 100 yards out cutting across an open field and she just locked up and stared me down. She ultimately turned around and left. She was up wind and I was nice and still. That one encounter is what got me thinking. It was late season and I know they were already on edge. Just shocked me that she picked me off so easily.This jumped out at me. If you are only hunting two stands all season and hunting them very much, it doesn't take long for the local deer to get you figured out. No amount of scent, camo, UV killer, etc. will totally conceal your presence in their living room. Just your scent and tracks to and from the stand on a routine basis will be enough to clue them in. Smart old does will come looking for you. If you have enough real estate to do it, suggest setting up a few more stands and / or moving around a bit using a climber so you can do a better job playing the wind and ambushing them. Better yet, jump back & forth between a couple different farms.
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 25, 2017 10:36:15 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the UV thing with deer. I killed a lot of deer at very close range before I even heard about deer seeing UV. I've had deer look right past me on many occasions within 15 yards. If I was glowing like a hotel room bed under a black light I would think the deer would have seen me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 10:51:09 GMT -5
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Post by squirrelhunter on Sept 25, 2017 11:00:33 GMT -5
I totally believe they can see UV light. I read about it once that if you use UV brightener laundry soap or buy new camo hunting clothes that have it you stick out like a sore thumb and all you have to do is wash your clothes in non UV brightener soap to get rid of it. Shortly after that I bought me some new coveralls. Every time I was out hunting as soon as deer came in sight they instantly looked up and stared at me. After several times of this happening I wondered if the coveralls had UV brightener on them so I wash them,they never instantly stared at me again. Now even when hunting on the ground,they'll come withing 20 feet of me and not know I'm there.
I always hunt with the wind to my back by the way since they always go into the wind or sideways to the wind,that way I can see them coming.
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 25, 2017 11:12:17 GMT -5
I think it's your electrical energy running them off I've heard about that too. I just don't know anyone that uses that Hex hunting clothes. Of course the infomercials say they work but, I hadn't seen any reviews. But, I hadn't looked either. Everyone has a buddy who has a friend that knows a guy that swears by it.you can be the guinea pig for us. If they work just let us know. |
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 25, 2017 11:43:23 GMT -5
So now we need a ground rod and some #6 bare copper running up our stands? Maybe we should have a clamping terminal surgically implanted in our body so we can connect the wire to it  |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Sept 25, 2017 12:38:24 GMT -5
So now we need a ground rod and some #6 bare copper running up our stands? Maybe we should have a clamping terminal surgically implanted in our body so we can connect the wire to it I think a few here already have such a device implanted! |
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