clothing question

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mtaylor

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Hello new to the site but not to hunting elk. Now living in WA but grew up in se Idaho. I have heard various ideas about camo patterns excetra. I never needed it in Idaho due to the elk migrations and I used a rifle. I will be hunting the archery season for the first time. Will I need camo or will clothes with earth tones be sufficient? Flannel shirt and wool army green pants?

Thanks

MT
 
Wind/odor and movement are more important than your clothing, but I hunt in full camo clothing and paint for several reasons.

1. I have dedicated clothing for hunting and try too keep the odors of human life away from them as much as possible.

2.  Some great features/functionality in material and utility can be found in the hunt clothing and gear.

3. Camo may not be the deciding factor, but it can't hurt!
 
It really doesn't matter how dedicated the clothes are to hunting. The minute you put them on you stink like a human.


Wind control. Not scent control.
 
OldMan said:
It really doesn't matter how dedicated the clothes are to hunting. The minute you put them on you stink like a human.


Wind control. Not scent control.
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i like to do both wind and scent control the less of a human you smell like the better i keep my dedicated hunting clothes in an air & water tight  tub  and i always keep some fresh earth scent wafers in there with them i figure if my clothes smell like dirt its one less thing to worry about giving up my smell
 
How we hunt probably has a lot to do with it too. I'm sweating 5 min into the hunt. If I don't play the wind 100% of the time I have no chance if getting close.


I'm a still hunter who hunts the timber. I use a traditional muzzleloader. I tie a thin piece of thread on the end of my barrel. It lets me watch the wind constantly. It's the only way that's worked for me.


However, we all have our own way to hunt. Use whatever works for you.
 
OldMan said:
How we hunt probably has a lot to do with it too. I'm sweating 5 min into the hunt. If I don't play the wind 100% of the time I have no chance if getting close.


I'm a still hunter who hunts the timber. I use a traditional muzzleloader. I tie a thin piece of thread on the end of my barrel. It lets me watch the wind constantly. It's the only way that's worked for me.


However, we all have our own way to hunt. Use whatever works for you.
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lol i have a feather on the end of my hawken i thought i was the only one trust me i play the wind and if you arnt sweating you arnt elk hunting. i just was saying i try to keep the smell down as much as i can i carry cover scent with me at all times as well as wid direction powder and my bluejay feather
 
Do you really think it works if the critter catches a sniff of you?


I tried it, and if the wind swirled I got busted everytime.
 
OldMan said:
Do you really think it works if the critter catches a sniff of you?


I tried it, and if the wind swirled I got busted everytime.
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i think it keeps the chances down of them getting a whiff do i believe it keeps me from having no human scent hell no. but i believe it helps if they get a nose full of man they are gone thats a fact. but if i can keep my scent minimal and use the wind best i can i know that helps. i have had them cut my trail and never flinch but i was up wind when they do that and watched as they crossed right where i was
 
I have read quite a bit about wool, and how good it works at not absorbing odors. I've found that light weight wool clothing is getting very popular and therefore easier to find. Anyone gone full wool and tested its ability to quell the smell?
 
Being old school i've worn wool for 6 decades. Never as a 1st layer though. I should try that.
 
i just bought some base layers on camofire merino lightweight wool gonna give it a go. there are a few guys on here that swear by it
 
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