One must remember that "fools and their money are soon parted" was uttered by P.T. Barnum, right after he got swindled. The second part of that axiom is that folks found to be foolish hate to admit they were so, and this is why you find those who swear you cannot take deer without 21st century products.
The very first deer that I ever shot with my current flintlock rifle, was done in drizzling rain and I donned a capote that my buddy returned to me that very morning.
NOW I had asked him NOT to wash the thing, when he was done with it, just give it back to me, dirty or not. (I prefer to simply rinse my outer garments, or to use lye soap alone as a cleaner if needed.)
So there I was in the woods when the rain fell, and all of a sudden the oddest, "spring fresh" odor cames to my nostrils..., EGAD :shocked2: my buddy's wife had washed the capote in Tide® as well as fabric softener!! I mean it's one thing to omit cover scents, but quite another to smell like you just popper out of the dryer after a few tumbles with the Snuggle® Teddy Bear! :barf:
Shortly after that I heard three does in the thick brush behind me (and downwind as well) announce with many snorts they did not appreciate my odor either, and they scampered away.
About an hour later a button buck crept near me, broadside to the wind from me, and I was able to take him, no worries.
So the moral of the story..., if I can take a deer wearing a capote stinking of fresh, modern, detergent, by grace of the wind direction..., so can others.
:thumbsup:
(Hunting is like Golf; there are plenty of gadgets made to "improve" one's game, which only really improve the maker's bottom line. :wink: )
LD
