While
you might think that shower you took last night after work or that cup of
coffee you needed to start off your morning hunt is just another daily routine,
keep in mind it's foreign to wildlife. Trust me, you are loud, obviously seen,
and you stink badly.
Be
Quiet
It
might be an obvious statement, but when you are out on your hunt you can NEVER
be too quiet. Every leaf you crunch and every twig you snap draws a deer's
attention straight towards your direction. Although a deer's hearing is
relatively similar, still better however, to a human's hearing, a deer is
better at honing in on the location. Deer will hear you walk straight up to
your hunting location and avoid you at all costs. Your best bet as a hunter is
to quietly and quickly get to your spot and sit quiet the rest of your hunt.
You will scare off nearby deer at the beginning, but as the hours pass other
deer won't hear you if you're quiet... unless you're moving excessively.
Be
Still
There
are many reasons why hunters wear the colors they do. For example, while it
might look stupid for a hunter to wear bright blaze orange out hunting, it does
serve a point with a helpful, unaware bonus. The blaze orange is obviously seen
by humans. This provides safety during rifle season so you know not to shoot in
that direction. However, many are unaware that deer cannot actually see most of
the red scale. Confused? Well, let me ask you this, can you see ultraviolet
light? Just as humans don't see UV light, which deer can see clear as day, deer
don't see blaze orange.
Moreover,
wearing camouflage helps hunters blend in with the surrounding. Yet that
doesn't mean that moving around while looking like a tree doesn't draw
attention to your direction. Deer pick up on movement very well, however,
nothing will beat a deer's sense of smell.
Be
Dirty
Quite literally I do mean be dirty. You want to smell like the Earth itself. Smelling like shampoo, soap, laundry detergent, mint toothpaste, those all give away your location to a deer. When it comes to a deer's sense of smell, a whitetail deer has up to 296 million olfactory receptors while humans have up to five million Here are some helpful tips to mask your scent from deer. Although there are many brands out there, my preference is Scent-a-Way. Scent-a-Way sells anything and everything to cover your scent. This includes detergent to wash your hunting clothes in and shampoo and soap for showers. There is also a spray bottle to cover your gun, boots, bags, etc. in out at the field. On top of wanting to smell like the wildlife, the best way to mask your scent from deer is to position yourself downwind. If you're downwind from the deer, it is less likely to be smelt and avoided.
Quite literally I do mean be dirty. You want to smell like the Earth itself. Smelling like shampoo, soap, laundry detergent, mint toothpaste, those all give away your location to a deer. When it comes to a deer's sense of smell, a whitetail deer has up to 296 million olfactory receptors while humans have up to five million Here are some helpful tips to mask your scent from deer. Although there are many brands out there, my preference is Scent-a-Way. Scent-a-Way sells anything and everything to cover your scent. This includes detergent to wash your hunting clothes in and shampoo and soap for showers. There is also a spray bottle to cover your gun, boots, bags, etc. in out at the field. On top of wanting to smell like the wildlife, the best way to mask your scent from deer is to position yourself downwind. If you're downwind from the deer, it is less likely to be smelt and avoided.
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