check with the local fish and game department regulations concerning the required blaze orange or similar laws, theres not much sense in spending big bucks on really effective camo like a ghillie suit if your required to have 500 sq inches of blaze orange above the waist and on the head like many states require.obviously it helps immensely if you know what the area you'll hunt looks like during the time frame and temps youll hunt in
if your into archery or handgun hunting camos going to be more useful than if you plan to shoot game at 400 yards with a 7mm or 300 mag.
Ive had other hunters walk past me , dozens of times, while I was wearing a good ghillie suit, who about had a heart attack when I said "hello" and they still could not make out where the voice was coming from until I moved ,even if they were 15-30 feet away/
and I've noticed I tend to see a good deal more game if I find a area with a couple low overhanging conifer branches and sit leaning under the tree against the trunk, where, I have a good view over a few hundred yards, and I'm in at least partially mixed sunlight/ shadows thus further destroying the normal human/predator outline
camo works,very effectively in some conditions, but game picks up on movement, and odor even if you use camo.
if you want too do something do the research and do it correctly, Ive had deer and elk into bayonet range dozens of times, Ive had elk feed past me at less than 40-50 yards more times than I can count, but you obviously need to get the camo correct and not move
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/ghillie-suits-and-camo-info.2353/#post-58112
https://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
RESULTS CAN BE GOOD IF ITS DONE CORRECTLY, BUT YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND REMEMBER EVERYTHING'S IMPORTANT, YOU CAN,T LEAVE THE RIFLE, YOUR FEET, YOUR HANDS OR FACE, ETC EXPOSED AND EXPECT TO REMAIN UN DETECTED,
example, this guy forgot the hands rifle and face
a bit better
judge for yourself if camo properly employed makes you more difficult to locate
the key is obviously matching the terrain and proper materials, location and no movement, and ideally mixed shade and sunlight and logically locating yourself for both good observation and comfort, you need too remain close too motionless for hours
https://www.theghilliesuits.com/ghillie-suit-kits.html
https://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
your going too sweat, too any game you stink!
use of decent camo, recently washed in a scent reducing and non-u.v. color enhancing detergent helps, Ive generally hand washed hunt clothes in dawn dish wash liquid and warm water as it dissolve body oil and sweat then air dry the clothes outside, then once dry I pour several table spoons of crushed charcoal and several table spoons of baking soda in a large zip lock bag then store the clothes in them until used, the crushed charcoal and several table spoons of baking soda absorb odor and any on the clothes surfaces also help reduce odor.
theres no way you completely eliminate odor so watch air current direction , don,t bother hunting with the wind blowing from you toward your direction of travel, use of odor and scent killer sprays can,t hurt either
laundry soaps
https://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Laundry-Detergent-ElimiShield-Brighteners/dp/B07CCN419N/ref=sr_1_7_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1542557582&sr=1-7&keywords=scent+control+laundry+detergent&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin:17864520011
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VWMJDF...970d-869b7af44d1d&ie=UTF8&qid=1542557582&sr=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KQR9JM...&pd_rd_r=27559843-eb4d-11e8-9ae7-f7bd06e3c933
odor kill spray
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KQR7YW...&pd_rd_r=27559843-eb4d-11e8-9ae7-f7bd06e3c933
https://www.amazon.com/Scent-Killer...14?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=JF9FZJ1YNHE2CXCJ5BJB
deodorant
https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/sure-antiperspirant-&-deodorant-aerosol-unscented/ID=prod6187-product
https://www.qdma.com/beat-bucks-nose-remember-thermals/
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/understanding-thermals-affect-elk-hunt/
https://thlete.com/understanding-thermals/
https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2014/8/27/beat-thermals-and-tag-more-deer/
https://www.whitetailhabitatsolutions.com/blog/morning-thermal-deer-hunting-advantage
https://www.outdoorlife.com/reading-wind-heres-how-to-predict-where-your-scent-will-blow
http://inextinc.com/hunting/hunting_tips.html
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/best-scent-elimination-techniques-dont-come-store/
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/443055-deer-hunting-101-scent-control-in-ten-steps
https://elkhuntersguide.com/scent-control-tactics-for-elk-hunting/
https://elkhuntersguide.com/elk-hunting-scent-control-products/
http://soleadventure.com/2013/08/scent-control-tips-for-backcountry-elk-hunts/
https://modern-hunters.com/scent-control-to-hunt/
if your into archery or handgun hunting camos going to be more useful than if you plan to shoot game at 400 yards with a 7mm or 300 mag.
Ive had other hunters walk past me , dozens of times, while I was wearing a good ghillie suit, who about had a heart attack when I said "hello" and they still could not make out where the voice was coming from until I moved ,even if they were 15-30 feet away/
and I've noticed I tend to see a good deal more game if I find a area with a couple low overhanging conifer branches and sit leaning under the tree against the trunk, where, I have a good view over a few hundred yards, and I'm in at least partially mixed sunlight/ shadows thus further destroying the normal human/predator outline
camo works,very effectively in some conditions, but game picks up on movement, and odor even if you use camo.
if you want too do something do the research and do it correctly, Ive had deer and elk into bayonet range dozens of times, Ive had elk feed past me at less than 40-50 yards more times than I can count, but you obviously need to get the camo correct and not move
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/ghillie-suits-and-camo-info.2353/#post-58112
https://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
RESULTS CAN BE GOOD IF ITS DONE CORRECTLY, BUT YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND REMEMBER EVERYTHING'S IMPORTANT, YOU CAN,T LEAVE THE RIFLE, YOUR FEET, YOUR HANDS OR FACE, ETC EXPOSED AND EXPECT TO REMAIN UN DETECTED,
example, this guy forgot the hands rifle and face
a bit better
judge for yourself if camo properly employed makes you more difficult to locate
the key is obviously matching the terrain and proper materials, location and no movement, and ideally mixed shade and sunlight and logically locating yourself for both good observation and comfort, you need too remain close too motionless for hours
https://www.theghilliesuits.com/ghillie-suit-kits.html
https://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
your going too sweat, too any game you stink!
use of decent camo, recently washed in a scent reducing and non-u.v. color enhancing detergent helps, Ive generally hand washed hunt clothes in dawn dish wash liquid and warm water as it dissolve body oil and sweat then air dry the clothes outside, then once dry I pour several table spoons of crushed charcoal and several table spoons of baking soda in a large zip lock bag then store the clothes in them until used, the crushed charcoal and several table spoons of baking soda absorb odor and any on the clothes surfaces also help reduce odor.
theres no way you completely eliminate odor so watch air current direction , don,t bother hunting with the wind blowing from you toward your direction of travel, use of odor and scent killer sprays can,t hurt either
laundry soaps
https://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Laundry-Detergent-ElimiShield-Brighteners/dp/B07CCN419N/ref=sr_1_7_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1542557582&sr=1-7&keywords=scent+control+laundry+detergent&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin:17864520011
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VWMJDF...970d-869b7af44d1d&ie=UTF8&qid=1542557582&sr=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KQR9JM...&pd_rd_r=27559843-eb4d-11e8-9ae7-f7bd06e3c933
odor kill spray
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KQR7YW...&pd_rd_r=27559843-eb4d-11e8-9ae7-f7bd06e3c933
https://www.amazon.com/Scent-Killer...14?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=JF9FZJ1YNHE2CXCJ5BJB
deodorant
https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/sure-antiperspirant-&-deodorant-aerosol-unscented/ID=prod6187-product
https://www.qdma.com/beat-bucks-nose-remember-thermals/
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/understanding-thermals-affect-elk-hunt/
https://thlete.com/understanding-thermals/
https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2014/8/27/beat-thermals-and-tag-more-deer/
https://www.whitetailhabitatsolutions.com/blog/morning-thermal-deer-hunting-advantage
https://www.outdoorlife.com/reading-wind-heres-how-to-predict-where-your-scent-will-blow
http://inextinc.com/hunting/hunting_tips.html
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/best-scent-elimination-techniques-dont-come-store/
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/443055-deer-hunting-101-scent-control-in-ten-steps
https://elkhuntersguide.com/scent-control-tactics-for-elk-hunting/
https://elkhuntersguide.com/elk-hunting-scent-control-products/
http://soleadventure.com/2013/08/scent-control-tips-for-backcountry-elk-hunts/
https://modern-hunters.com/scent-control-to-hunt/
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