Camoflauge Clothing and UV protection

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Anyone use the special UV clothing or the UV detergent? How well does the detergent work and which ones have been successful for you? Ive always hunted from a blind, so never had to really worry about a UV signature in the bush.
 
Personally I don't think the whole UV dyes in clothing and UV additives in detergent is much of an issue. Never the less I wash my hunting clothes in baking soda, which is effective at cleaning, odourless and has no UV brighteners. I do this mainly for the odourless aspect, particularly when bow hunting.

Jim
 
I use "sport wash", it is an excellent cleaner for hunting clothes, odor free and no UV brighteners. It also helps keep waterproof clothing waterproof.
I am a believer in keeping away from UV in the bush.
 
+1 for sportwash. Read up on goretex fabric, it's easily damaged by detergents, baking soda etc.
Sportwash makes rain sit on you fabric in beads and roll off.
I used to work with UV brightners in fabric and it's amazing how much that stuff glows under uv light. Assuming the light is in the range that animals can see, you might as well be wearing a hi vis vest. I don't know what animals can see, but it would be interesting to put camo clothes(esp when new) under a uv light. Most laundry detergent has uv brighteners(and scent) in it.
 
I don't believe in any of it. Two of us chopping wood, deer comes to check us out not more than 20 yards. Tractor running splitting wood, deer hops the fence lands not 7 ft from the tractor. Try and sneak up on a deer, step on a twip, crack and the tails flag, ears perk up. Stomp through the bush and stop, deer comes over to check you out.
 
Applefarmer said:
I don't believe in any of it. Two of us chopping wood, deer comes to check us out not more than 20 yards. Tractor running splitting wood, deer hops the fence lands not 7 ft from the tractor. Try and sneak up on a deer, step on a twip, crack and the tails flag, ears perk up. Stomp through the bush and stop, deer comes over to check you out.
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Sometimes, but not always. Deer know the difference between danger and some guys chopping wood. I have had deer come check me out while cutting branches to get my climber up, the noise is an attractant, sometimes. A UV blob moving slowly through the grass, not very likely a deer is going to come in for a closer look.
Mature deer don't make those mistakes.
The noise of movement in the woods is only one of a deers defences, sight and smell are two others, some deer need to confirm one sense by combining it with another. If it were during a pressured hunting season the deer don't come up to investigate, they bail. Unless it is during a rut, but that's a whole different story.
I had a blind set up once, it seemed the deer could see it for miles, and they avoided it, turned out that it was a massive blob of UV, figured it out one night when I went looking for an arrow with a UV flashlight. I killed the UV in it and the blind started to produce deer. Coincidence? Maybe, but I have done a lot of reading as to how deer respond to UV, combine that with what I have seen with my own eyes in a "hunting environment", I had no choice but to at least try to deal with the UV.
 
I'd bet that uv makes more difference in low light. In good daylight it might not be as noticeable.
As for deer walking right up, they get to know that tractors, chainsaws etc are routine. Walk off the road and see them react when you're somewhere that humans do'nt usually go.
 
Ungulates (all hooved animals) only see the colors yellow and blue really good. they see in whites, greys, blacks, and browns, but blue and yellow stand out REALLY well in the light spectrum to them. i have been researching some stuff on it, but it was more of an add for the soaps and sprays. I have tested my hunting clothing and seen it glow in UV light. i washed it in baking soda and it kind of helped, but not as good as the soap. the soap does work and u can see a difference. but can the animals see a difference. they show different light films and lenses being used on the camera to make the hunter 'invisible' but thats on camera.
 
It is most important for bow hunters, and it would be great to know just how much effect uv has on animals.
I'm going to invent a wax for trucks that blocks uv light. Imagine how that will affect the success rate of hunters these days!
 
migrant hunter said:
It is most important for bow hunters, and it would be great to know just how much effect uv has on animals.
I'm going to invent a wax for trucks that blocks uv light. Imagine how that will affect the success rate of hunters these days!
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and the life of the clearcoat and paint on the veh as well!
 
Applefarmer, I was not labelling you a road hunter. I am just saying that animals know the routine of what we do in the outdoors for most of the year.
When we do something out of the ordinary, they notice.
 
ikedaboy said:
Ungulates (all hooved animals) only see the colors yellow and blue really good. they see in whites, greys, blacks, and browns, but blue and yellow stand out REALLY well in the light spectrum to them. i have been researching some stuff on it, but it was more of an add for the soaps and sprays. I have tested my hunting clothing and seen it glow in UV light. i washed it in baking soda and it kind of helped, but not as good as the soap. the soap does work and u can see a difference. but can the animals see a difference. they show different light films and lenses being used on the camera to make the hunter 'invisible' but thats on camera.
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Most of my deer have been shot in blue jeans.

Just saying.....
 
If you are a rifle hunter it really doesn't matter what you wear, UV isn't important at 100+ yards. You can wear jeans, smell like a whore house and still be successful, it becomes a matter of movement and nothing else.
Set the gun down and bring a bow, keep your shots within 20 yards and see if your results vary at all.
UV plays a very important role in bow hunting, but for any time I have been in the woods with a rifle it really doesn't matter what you wear, it is no longer about you against the game, it just becomes about how steady you can hold a gun.
I have shot deer in blue jeans with a bow, under 20 yards, but they are very far and few between.
 
Pyd said:
If you are a rifle hunter it really doesn't matter what you wear, UV isn't important at 100+ yards. You can wear jeans, smell like a whore house and still be successful, it becomes a matter of movement and nothing else.
Set the gun down and bring a bow, keep your shots within 20 yards and see if your results vary at all.
UV plays a very important role in bow hunting, but for any time I have been in the woods with a rifle it really doesn't matter what you wear, it is no longer about you against the game, it just becomes about how steady you can hold a gun.
I have shot deer in blue jeans with a bow, under 20 yards, but they are very far and few between.
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ive shot deer in jeans too, but i was close to 400yd away. i agree w/ PYD. get less than 70yd from one wearing blue jeans he will look right at u and walk away. if he is used to ppl then yah they will walk up and check u out, its b/c they want food. animals that arent around agriculture areas dont have a large exposure to humans and have less food, so they move around alot more to find it. they will be more apt to taking off if something doesnt look right. try it nxt tiem your out int eh bush wear all camo and put a 6x6" patch of blue fabric on your clothes, a deer will come up to u to see what that blue thing is, but will take off as soon as he smells human. Ive done it to prove a point to a friend of mine when we went for Caribou. i wore all camo, i sniper crawled to towards the herd, and rolled over on my back and slowly stood up in front of some bushes. about 4 of them came over to see what the blue thing was, as soon as they realized what it was they bolted and so did the herd.
 
Jeez, and I'm in a shotgun/bow only zone. Some just need to learn to hunt, suggest you don't wear white, or bright colours. Other than that favorite combo to wear is dull brown pants and dull green top, unless it's shotgun then stupid orange.


I just thought of something, I use non scented soap, Arm and Hammer. Have an allergy to perfume so have always used this.
 
Applefarmer said:
Jeez, and I'm in a shotgun/bow only zone. Some just need to learn to hunt, suggest you don't wear white, or bright colours. Other than that favorite combo to wear is dull brown pants and dull green top, unless it's shotgun then stupid orange.
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i know how to hunt. and stay still. but to be completley invisible even if u have to move for a better shot, its better to be camoflaged than be one solid color. in my opinion. i have hunted in brown tough duck coveralls and been successful but i did spook 2 others before the i got came in.
 
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