I'm so confused![]

I don't know if it is true or not, but I wash all of my clothes in unscented detergent with no UV brighteners. It is not like it costs that much, and they need to be washed occasionaly anyways.

Spudrow did you read the article in deer and deer hunting magazine?

I read it in a bow hunting mag and I went to google and asked the question do deer see u/v rays.

Spudrow from Mo

I read a different study/article.....uv brightner washes help barely it stated....

if clothing, much of the chinese kind.....has uv brightners in the clothing/threads.....uv washes will do almost no good.....

talked about the textile industry being shipped overseas and UV's are in it.

testing with a black light flourescent is the best idea the article I read stated....

Mr. Meany
If its not true that deer can see UV light then why are you concerned about using detergent with zero UV brighteners ?
Love ya like a brother.



I bought a small hand held UV checking light (black light) a couple weeks ago because I was wondering about UV light & whitetails.
I tested my Gray Wolf Woolens wool coat, Day One Camo pack and (Sportsmens Guide) camo bibs.
The first two showed nothing the camo bibshad a brightblue color to them (see picture below).
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=227418

The bibs were boughtthis lastwinter and haven't been washed yet so the blue didn't come from detergent with UVbrighteners in it.

I dont know if UV killers work but I will check allmy hunting clothes with the light and not wear anything that gives the blue glow as an outter garment.
I guess my piont is that just not using detergent with brighteners isn't always going to keep the UV color away from your hunitng clothes.
They may be made (like someone else has said) in china, etc andwith material that already has the brighteners in them.
Another case of getting what you pay for ! ! !


Had to put the camera inches from the bibs to get the blue to show but it was very visible to the eye.

This UV/Brightener business has been known for 20 years. What I would like to know is if the good quality camo clothing comes with brighteners in it or do you have to treat it? I wash my clothes with scent free/brightener free detergent. Just wondering if it has to be treated as well?

I bought a black light bulb, turned it on in a utility light, offed the lights and the camo clothes looked red to me.

Spudrow from Mo

That's what you get for buying that cheap stuff Duane![8D]

I just buy the good stuff andrefrain from adding UV brightners and perfumes to them

I doubt if UV is a make or break thing but I do prefer to have every advantage I can.

The deer have enough advantages!

Dan

You can most definetely get quality camo with quality dye being used in the garment. Some of them might surprise you. I have a fleece shirt that I thought would have a lot of UV especially since it seems to shine. However, under the bulb it had no glow at all.

You'd also be surprised what lint on a garment can dounder a blue light.

Problem is trying to get your portable blue lights into the store to compare.