http://www.ifish.net/board/showthrea...02#post2220702

Here is a thread I started on ifish.net. I found it on archertalk.com and thought it was a good but long read.

Very good read, thanks for posting it.

I am some what in the middle of what a deer does and doesn't see. I have been hunting for almost 20 yrs, and up until 3 yrs ago I did nothing but hunt on the ground. I have been sitting on my little folding hunting seat and have a doe walk right up beside me. I don't mean a few feet away either, I mean almost brushing up against me. Yet at the same time I have been bow hunting and have a buck walk up right under my stand and just look up at me. Was it me, my stand, my camo, maybe even my bow that got me busted? Yet the next day I shot a doe at the same stand, with the same bow, and same gear.

I have a florecent black light at the house I might try it on some stuff just to actually see what glows and what don't. Might plug it into an extention cord and go to the woods and see what glows in nature also.

I'm planning on getting a light also. It would be interesting to know if any of my camo lights up in the dark with the blb light.

Well I went out and got the blb light and checked most of my camo. It looks like my camo is all UV free. I don't know if I bought it all UV free or made it UV free by spraying UV killer on all of them. Checked a few none hunting shirts that just got washed and they were glowing from the light. Pretty interesting.

I had a blacklight and figured I'd check mine. About half my clothes were uv free. Seemed like the cheaper cotton shirts and jeans all had uv but I don't wear them really anyhow.. My orange for gun season had uv as well, it already glows though.. lol

I did try the uv killer. Followed instructions but it diddn't seem to work. I mean maybe it dimmed it a bit but not much. I was more curious, but either way.. There ya have it...

I find the subject interesting, but the original posters info complete BS.

He blocked people who disagreed with him, and only credited hunting success and failure to UV alone. Movement, scent, and hunting skill is no longer important, UV determines all.

The only thing I don't understand is this. He says humans cant see UV. He says UV dies are used to brighten colors in clothing......How does a UV brightener effect the color we see if UV cant be seen by us in the first place?

I was really curious, so I read the link, and some more info on the subject...

Conclusion:

I found myself very pissed, and even more confused.

I'm not even gonna bother

To be completely honest, I don't care about "UV". I mean, I've been successful for several years now, so I must be doing something right!

Why does everyone worry about movement, scent, camo patterns, and hunting skills; but not UV. If checking for UV on clothes that we will by in the future helps us stay even better hidden from animals; isn't it worth it? It's not like a blb light costs that much compared to all the other expensive products we buy. Oh well just my 2 cents.