RE: UV Killer?
Okay I will admit that you guys have me thinking… I do think that the sent killer spray works; I do NOT think that the Scent Lock and Sent Blocker clothing is worth the extra money.
I am now considering this UV issue because there was one time I was spotted from up wind… well it’s been more then one time now that I think about it. I do believe that deer can see UV rays or have some type of alternative vision.
I was up wind one time walking in the middle of a path, a doe jumped out from no where so I froze. Knelt down to one knee and stayed still. They where about 100 yards away and were feeding, few other deer came out including a small buck (spike). This went on for about 20 minutes. Then the first do took one look in my direction, changed her posture and took off like a dart! There was no way she could have winded me as they were directly up wind… It was an over cast type day but I bet I was glowing like a piece of uranium in her eyes and that’s probably how she made me.
Now as for the black light test… I to question as to if this is an accurate representation of how the deers eyes actually see this type of light??? You guys know that salesmen will do anything to sell there products because that’s their job! If they find a way to make a sale and successfully market a product then by god they will do it! They especially like to bend the truth so things sound more attractive. At times they will even flat out lye so you get out your wallet.
I may buy some of this UV Killer so I can see what it is primarily made of then try to find a cheaper way of making my own. Like the sent killer, I believe that its mainly sodium bicarbonate (baking soda!) so I just wash my cloths in baking soda (unscented) and that’s that, may even make my own spray this year also but will have to see how it dissolves in water, I would imagine that it would dissolve better in distilled water rather then tap, plus you would not have to worry about chlorine either.
Will research the UV Killer idea further to see if it has any merit… Happy Hunting