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Long story short—
my husband uses some mainstream scent control tactics, from washing his clothes with the right detergent to spraying down etc. but when he left this morning he reeked!!
He put on a cedar and juniper scented deodorant that smelled like someone doused him in essential oils. I asked him if he thought that would raise flags for the deer considering he’s recurve hunting and has to get so close for the shot...? He said no. Am I crazy or will this deodorant set off deer in the entire county?? Just because it’s “woodsy” smelling doesn’t mean anything at all, pungent smells are pungent smells am I right or wrong??
just a wife trying to help her husband out!! (& a wife that wants to be right
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If you are not hunting with him, then whatever he chooses to use for scent control, right or wrong, is NOT of your concern. Now if he was hunting with you and you felt his way was scaring away animals then yes a discussion and compromise would be relevant. If he sucks at hunting and isnt bringing food to the table, get out there and at least put some legal meat on the table yourself if you know so well. Otherwise your argument to be "right" is just arguing for the sake of argument and being above. Let him enjoy how he wants to hunt even if it doesn't make sense. What is it to piss on his happy hunting time? If he wants to smell like a Christmas tree then so be it as long as you are not starving.