There's not much difference when it comes to deer hunting compared to military war exercises, where both must have a keen sense of sight, perception, hearing, and smell. In armaments and ammunition, powder-less propellants are used nowadays, but there will always be a presence of cordite smells that may alert the guard dogs, or in this case deer thus scampering away. Smells like something indeed.

When preparing for a deer hunt, there are a few things that a hunter needs to prepare before heading towards the woods. Deer are animals that have keen sense of hearing and smell, and if a deer roams across the path you take, it might alert them, prolonging your hunting time until it's too late.

To start things out, you need to dedicate a place to store your hunting clothes. One way of doing so is to use a non-scented detergent just for the sake of cleaning it and letting it air dry if the climate is warm enough. Absolutely no fabric softeners and hunters don't need them anyway. Well, forget the sexist part. As for storage, it's good to have a container where it won't allow human smells to stick on the clothes, something like putting it inside a Ziploc bag. And if you want to invest, a carbon suit would work best since carbon will keep the human smell trapped inside.

Of course there's more than just the clothing, a hunter has to think of his own smell before going out for deer hunting. Anything from colognes, scented shampoos or soaps isn't recommended even if it's fruity-licious like the forest. Deer will know and it's unnatural for them. There are a few soaps designed for those who are hypo-allergic that contains no fragrance so it's for the sake of being clean, and not to smell clean. And best if you don't use deodorants like Right Guard or Old Spice, those things can keep a deer away.

For your usual gear like tree stands, rubber boots are highly recommended since the human scent won't stick to the ground and guns and bags, there are some neutralizer sprays available on the market. It helps to know which one of your gear can be washed and stored away for the next deer hunt.

It may take some time and money to make sure your planned deer hunt will be an easy and enjoyable one, and cleanliness is next to, well at least the hunter won't smell once he pulls the trigger on the next trophy buck.