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Tide for cover sent

NMSbowhunter said:
Give it a try. From your experience so far, it seems to not spook them. There may be something to it. You never know until you test it out. Maybe you could wash a clean camo T shirt in tide and hang it just off a heavy deer trail and put a camera over it to see if they avoid it. Put the camera where it will get the shirt in the picture along with any deer. That way you might not jeopardize any real hunts. Then you could change out the shirts for one washed in baking soda.
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He said he used Bacon Soda. Don't think I've seen that>>>---> ha.
 
Need to wash my hunting clothes. Not sure what to do. Do they make tide with out UV enhancer? But honestly I'm thinking about smoking my clothes. I'm on the never will beat there nose train. But feel like they know what a hunter is smell. Just enough scent with baking soda all over... Thinking there may be something to the tide in certain scenarios.
 
Only thing I use anymore.
 

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This is what I’ve been using on all my clothes lately. It’s not tide but I’ve had some deer down wind not blow at me in it (probably had more to do with thermals and the scent staying above them). I also had a nice buck about 5-10 feet from my tree not get spooked by it either, looked up at me too and didn’t care either. 2 spikes have caught my ground scent and not liked it very much but no blowing from them, they just trotted off. There’s so many factors on if a deer will spook or not and worrying about what my clothes or I smell like is not one I’m going to worry about.

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I had my first hunt. Felt sinful & stupid heading out. I could smell it through every breeze. I knew I was wasting my time.

I pushed into a really dense creek bottom with a crosswind headed perfectly across the creek from side to side. I was hoping they would travel through the creek bottom & my scent wouldn't carry down either way. I typically like to climb above 20 feet minimum. It was so tight in there I could only get to 17 or I'd lose my few good shot angles.

Got into the tree about 3pm. At 4:30, I saw a mature doe walking the edge of the far side. My wind was blowing pretty good directly across the path she was walking toward. The strange part was when she hit right where the wind was blowing, she stopped & turned directly toward me. Started nosing the ground like she was looking for acorns. She then broke off her path & came right to me at 15 yards. Never skittish, which those mature doe's often are. I let her walk on & chalked it up to sniffing out acorns. ,

After her, I had a 6 point come from down the center of the bottom & when it hit my path I walked to picking out a tree, he stopped, turned, & followed my exact footsteps straight under my tree. He walked out on the exact path I wiggled through to get in there. Calm as he could be. Then had a little fork show up from dead downwind & walked straight to my tree crossing 3 little creeks with no real path. Straight following the wind. He literally walked directly to my tree & circled it, walking off peacefully & feeding. Stopping all along like nothing was there or he was in danger. Then right at dark had some kind of antlers walk from the path I came in on & crossed right by me. Too dark & too dense to tell what exactly it was. Antlers were outside the ears though. I just couldn't clarify points.

Honestly, not what I was expecting. I'm gunna just keep with it till I can see how a mature buck acts in my wind. That was exactly the total opposite of what I thought would happen.

Can't seem to find bacon soda in stock anywhere so going to rock on, with tide, till I see animals behaving negatively.
 
I got winded inside of 15 yards last night... shouldda used tide
 
wyetterp said:
I had my first hunt. Felt sinful & stupid heading out. I could smell it through every breeze. I knew I was wasting my time.

I pushed into a really dense creek bottom with a crosswind headed perfectly across the creek from side to side. I was hoping they would travel through the creek bottom & my scent wouldn't carry down either way. I typically like to climb above 20 feet minimum. It was so tight in there I could only get to 17 or I'd lose my few good shot angles.

Got into the tree about 3pm. At 4:30, I saw a mature doe walking the edge of the far side. My wind was blowing pretty good directly across the path she was walking toward. The strange part was when she hit right where the wind was blowing, she stopped & turned directly toward me. Started nosing the ground like she was looking for acorns. She then broke off her path & came right to me at 15 yards. Never skittish, which those mature doe's often are. I let her walk on & chalked it up to sniffing out acorns. ,

After her, I had a 6 point come from down the center of the bottom & when it hit my path I walked to picking out a tree, he stopped, turned, & followed my exact footsteps straight under my tree. He walked out on the exact path I wiggled through to get in there. Calm as he could be. Then had a little fork show up from dead downwind & walked straight to my tree crossing 3 little creeks with no real path. Straight following the wind. He literally walked directly to my tree & circled it, walking off peacefully & feeding. Stopping all along like nothing was there or he was in danger. Then right at dark had some kind of antlers walk from the path I came in on & crossed right by me. Too dark & too dense to tell what exactly it was. Antlers were outside the ears though. I just couldn't clarify points.

Honestly, not what I was expecting. I'm gunna just keep with it till I can see how a mature buck acts in my wind. That was exactly the total opposite of what I thought would happen.

Can't seem to find bacon soda in stock anywhere so going to rock on, with tide, till I see animals behaving negatively.
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I need a picture of exactly what you're using so I can go get some. You know... for posterity.
 
Bwhana said:
Those backwoods Alabama fans are learning the true meaning of Roll Tide now!

Speaking of those losers, when does Georgia beat them again this season?!
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I said, at birth we don't get vacations in Bama. You only get stuck with either the alabama or auburn shot. Both cause a uncontrollable version of turrets. Roll Tide!

Y'all have the bragging rights & well earned. Enjoy it all you can, while you can. Usually only comes around once every 15 years.

I'll make a bet with ya.....
Loser has to always wash their hunting clothes in only tide, till the team finally gets a victory against the same opposing team.

Bet?
 
wyetterp said:
I said, at birth we don't get vacations in Bama. You only get stuck with either the alabama or auburn shot. Both cause a uncontrollable version of turrets. Roll Tide!

Y'all have the bragging rights & well earned. Enjoy it all you can, while you can. Usually only comes around once every 15 years.

I'll make a bet with ya.....
Loser has to always wash their hunting clothes in only tide, till the team finally gets a victory against the same opposing team.

Bet?
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I'm not a Georgia fan, just poking the bear. My giant killer Mountaineers already took out the only SEC team brave enough to play them this season. I already use Tide on my hunting clothes, and have for a few seasons because I like the smell, so nothing to Gain, unless I use dryer sheets too:)
 
Bwhana said:
I'm not a Georgia fan, just poking the bear. My giant killer Mountaineers already took out the only SEC team brave enough to play them this season. I already use Tide on my hunting clothes, and have for a few seasons because I like the smell, so nothing to Gain, unless I use dryer sheets too:)
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Yeah I'm use to it. Lifelong bartender with crocodile skin at this point. I catch it everyday, but enjoy it.

You said "so nothing to Gain". If the tide doesn't pan out that's my next option. Love that stuff. You know something we need to know? You can speak openly. It's a safe zone.

So far anyway. I swear I know it's insane to even bring it up & like @Red Beard hit on, I'm still not letting my wife know yet. She made me proud the other day when she caught our lab laying on my hunting boots. She had a rather impressive conversation with him about that then moved my boots.
 
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