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I would be perfectly fine wearing jeans and a tee shirt up in a tree, but I prefer to stalk. It's always fun to see how close you can get. I'm sure many of the measures we take aren't absolutely necessary, but to me they have become rituals and are important parts of the October - January months.
I started hunting about 14 years ago, and back then the deer really would wander up to me and snort, then trot away. Nowadays, they are definitely more on edge, especially later in the season. I used to wear greasy coveralls out to hunt without a problem. Now, I hang my clothes outside for a few days before hitting the woods. These shifting Indiana winds make "upwind" and "downwind" pretty transient terms.
Hope everyone is enjoying this season as much as I am! I am a nail biter with tons of "nervous energy" yet I can sit in the woods motionless for hours at a time just taking it all in. I think my ancestors were druids.
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