Thread: UV

Following on from the camo thread, I started thinking about UV. Bit of a rabbit hole! Got a 365nm blacklight/UV torch and had a look at my gear. Most of it was OK, but there was a couple of exceptions. Branded duck hunting cap - front panel glowed blue like Bilbos sword in Lord of the Rings! And for you orange blaze fans, my one item looks like it's on fire in UV light!

Again, nothing is going to beat staying quiet and still, but thought it was interesting enough to share.

I don't use any laundry powder for my hunting gear. Don't see the need. It' not just UV, it's the smell factor too.

It is actually written on the laundry Powder box - 'contains no UV brighteners' most common wording i see. No special shops, virtually all supermarkets have with and without.

I dunno about the fluorescent brightner thing with birds but I don't believe deer give a rats. Here's a master's thesis from a guy that looked into it if anyone can be assed reading it, bottom line was he wasn't convinced..... https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/212800959.pdf Scent lock clothing was another have.

I only use Earthwise soap for my hunting gear because of that - BUT

- a deer’s sense of smell is 1,000 times better than ours
- their hearing is at least as good as ours plus they can filter out all the natural background noises
- their eyes pick up the slightest movement independently of the color

Plenty of deer have been shot in freshly washed blue jeans by stalking quietly and slowly into the wind