Exactly, deer don't use their eyes near as much as they use their noses. If you are downwind or crosswind from the game, it doesn't matter what you wear.
YEP...,
About ten years ago, I used a hooded, maroon, blanket coat, or capote. I leant it to my buddy the weekend before, and he was hunting with me the following Saturday, so he brought it back. I specifically told him when I lent it to him the previous week, "
Just bring it back; Don't clean it or anything." I prefer to clean my own hunting clothes.
Saturday, when we were "creeping" to our spots, he slipped on a tiny patch of ice that was once a tiny puddle, and his leg slipped away from under him at an odd angle = hamstring pull. Pretty bad too. He already had a bad back, so back to the cars we went. After I sent him on his way, I headed back out, and donned the blanket coat as the temp was dropping by then. I got to my spot, and then it started to drizzle.
As the drizzle softly fell, I was greeted by a lovely, strong, spring fresh scent that one gets when using Tide brand detergent.
My buddy's wife had decided that the coat needed to be cleaned (I'm lucky she didn't shrink it), so had laundered it.
GREAT!
I was standing between two very large oaks, and the wind was to me, as I faced an open spot in the woods, Behind me, the ground sloped downwards, rather steep, and the underbrush was thick too. Well, that was good I thought, since I probably wouldn't see the deer unless they came up on top of me, and besides the scent of the coat would prevent that.
At about 10 a.m., behind me and pretty close, I heard a very loud "
Wheeesh..., Wheeesh.., ", the sound from a group of doe when they get a whiff of something they really really don't like, followed by the thunder of deer running away.
So they don't have to see you is RIGHT!
LD