Clothes of a Deer hunter

Many years ago, hunters, like my grandfather and my dad, heading to the woods or field used to adorn themselves with a red and black flannel wool shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of boots, along with some wool socks. (Sorry- I couldnt find a free picture online of the outfit, but use your imagination and you can easily picture it.)Later, after a long day's hunt taking them off and warming them up around the fire. Little did my dad and grandpa and all early hunters know, one of the most valuable hunting tools ever discovered was sitting in the bottom of their fire pit.

But today, technology has even hit the clothes market of hunting. Look down any deer hunting superstore's clothing line , such as BassPro Shops or Cabelas and you will observe Scent Shield, Scent Blocker, and my favorite, Scent-Lok. The clothes actually has a layer of activated charcoal penetrated into the particular pant, shirt, underwear, or bib to help conceal the hunter's odor.



Instead of older hunters who just hunted into the wind, hoping the deer would come from upwind; now, the hunter may look downwind without creating such an odor impression. The deer will still smell you because of their unbelievable nose, but the clothing will make you seem like your 200 yards away instead of just 20 yards, increasing your chances of harvesting that big game animal.

Here's a picture of a professional hunter Greg Abbas, with his Scent-Lok gear on.

Hunters not only use these carbon activated clothing which can be reactivated throughout the season by placing them in the dryer for 40 minutes, but also they spray carbon scent eliminators to shield the last layer of human scent. The one brand I use is made by Wildlife Research Center called Scent Killer. Supposedly it kills 99 percent of human odors. I'm not a scientist...I'll take their word on it.