UpTheIrons
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Now that the hunting seasons have come to an end here (and I've filled all my tags (woo hoo!!)), I'd like to poll the bowhunters on their scent control protocols for the off-season.
I usually take my hunting clothes (which I use for both bow and rifle seasons) and wash them when the season ends in scent-killing detergent, then put them in my Tink's bag until next season.
The question is: It's recommended that the Tink's bag go into the dryer once a year to reacivate the charcoal to keep it's scent absorption in top form. For those of you who use one, when do you do that? Right before the season starts? Right after when you put your clothes away? Some other time?
This year, I did it right before bow season started here (October 2). I just don't want to have to go through the process again just before the season starts again.
For the record, I've never had a deer scent me - I've had one see me (that blasted bee kept buzzing in front of my eyes, and I didn't see her sneak up from the left) and I've had a few hear me. Our stands and tripods are set up so the prevailing winds blow away from the trails and plots.
Whay say ye?
I usually take my hunting clothes (which I use for both bow and rifle seasons) and wash them when the season ends in scent-killing detergent, then put them in my Tink's bag until next season.
The question is: It's recommended that the Tink's bag go into the dryer once a year to reacivate the charcoal to keep it's scent absorption in top form. For those of you who use one, when do you do that? Right before the season starts? Right after when you put your clothes away? Some other time?
This year, I did it right before bow season started here (October 2). I just don't want to have to go through the process again just before the season starts again.
For the record, I've never had a deer scent me - I've had one see me (that blasted bee kept buzzing in front of my eyes, and I didn't see her sneak up from the left) and I've had a few hear me. Our stands and tripods are set up so the prevailing winds blow away from the trails and plots.
Whay say ye?