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Old 05-27-2012 | 07:11 AM
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I learned a long time ago that cover scents don't work. Just to make myself feel better I take some local foliage, and put it in the bag with my clothing. I doubt it helps that much.

One thing I think is very important is to get rid of the UV brighteners in the clothing. Otherwise you look like a bright blue neon bulb to deer/elk. They have UV killers you can spray on the clothing to get rid of it, and then if you always use soap that doesn't have ant brighteners in it. You're good to go without anymore UV killer treatments. You can check your clothing with a black light to see if you're glowing.

I've read that deer/elk have 7 times better smell than a bloodhound, or 1000 times better than a human.

Playing the wind is all we have. If it's swirling. We're screwed.
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