i was just wondering how bad does the scent of deet effect your hunting is there certain brands of it with less additives that have less scent? besides covering up it seems to be the only way to protect yourself i know guys that choose not to use it is this a wise move?
using deet well hunting
- Thread starter bigdawg
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Your choice as to whether or not you want to be the breakfast buffet for a bunch of blood sucking skeeters or black flies.
I know hunters who smoke and still bag game every year. Cigarettes smell way worse than DEET.
Deer are nervous of the scent of humans. From what I've seen, DEET doesn't bother them.
I know hunters who smoke and still bag game every year. Cigarettes smell way worse than DEET.
Deer are nervous of the scent of humans. From what I've seen, DEET doesn't bother them.
bigdawg said:
With what Skeeters can give you disease wise, I'd say no it is not a wise move to go without.
Besides which depending on wind direction I bet without DEET the deer would hear one slapping at skeeters long before they would have smelled the DEET.
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Billc68 You have bears in PEI??? Didn't know that,did they use the bridge?? JITC
JohnC
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
as long as you manage the wind it should be OK - better than squirming & making mnoise because you're bein attacked. I would stay away from the yuppie skinso soft stuff it seems to have other smells plus it doesn;'t last/
i would be careful about it getting in my eyes especially if you might sweat.. i once had it run into my eyes from forehead sweating & they watered for a good half hour (this was the 99% stuff which is getting harder to find nowadays
i would be careful about it getting in my eyes especially if you might sweat.. i once had it run into my eyes from forehead sweating & they watered for a good half hour (this was the 99% stuff which is getting harder to find nowadays
