Thread: Cleaning Hunting Clothing

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

I don't really believe the UV glowing cloths bs , my old boss used to buy the sports wash stuff for years & did it make a noticeable diff nope , in the bush at close quarters there's plenty of things that will give the game up ,glowing UV cloths im a non believer , everything just gets a normal wash but I don't really wash my jackets as that's just an outer shell so its only blood , touch of mud , I just hang them out to dry .

You are right, in the bush and shadow the UV brighteners wont make much difference because there isn't direct sunlight getting through, it's more the filtered stuff. Out in the open they do make some difference and sometimes a lot, not as much as wearing something that is actually fluorescent but they still make us fluoresce. As noted by Yosemite Sam birds see UV. So do insects - that is how bees can see clover flowers in a pasture - the flowers fluoresce UV. If a deer sees a big blob of UV moving around a hill it is gonna turn to the deer beside it and while pointing a hoof say WTF !!
Then there is the electromagnet field around us that game picks up. That is why Bow Hunters wear those special suits Heck or Hecxs suits ??