How to successfully hide when hunting

When hiding from your prey during hunting season, it is important that you stay hidden from your target. Factors like your bodily scent, location, sound and coverage all have an impact on not getting any attention drawn to yourself. Here are some tips on what to take into consideration when hunting in a hide.

How to successfully hide when hunting

Human Scent

Animals are very sensitive towards foreign scents in their surroundings. The slightest change in smell can chase them away, not knowing that it was your bodily odour. Start by washing yourself in scentless body wash and brush your teeth with baking soda to illuminate the mint smell from normal toothpaste. This will minimise any artificial odours from your body. Also try washing your clothes and shoes with a scent-killing soap.

Secondly, place your hide in a position that takes the wind direction into consideration. You don’t want to be a stationed at the top of a mountain if your prey is at the bottom, as wind tend to travel downwards.

Up in the air, or down on the ground

Depending on your location, your first decision will have to be whether you will be based in a tree or on the ground. When hunting in an open field, being based on the ground between a grass field, beneath a tree or next to a bush might be a better option. When you find yourself in the forest or wooded areas, a good option would be to look for a tree to get yourself some height for overlooking your possible targets.

Camouflage

Camo clothing is your best weapon when it comes to hide-hunting. You would want to blend into your surroundings and not be visually detectable. Find yourself a camo print that looks the same as your surroundings. Take into consideration if your area has trees, bushes, heavily leafy foliage or small leafed branches. This will help you pick the perfect camo pattern clothing like mossy oak. Just ask the expert personnel at the clothing department at Safari Outdoor to assist you with the correct kind of camo.

If you have any questions about hide hunting or staying hidden while hunting, contact us or visit your nearest Safari Outdoor branch, or you can send a mail to [email protected]. Also, feel free to share them with us in the comments below.

Sources:

Wideopenspaces: Really Stay Hidden Target Hunting

M2D Camo: Tree Stand vs. Ground Blind: What Is The Best Option For You?

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