816 - Why He Hasn't Been Smelled by a Deer in 8 Years | Eddie McRae
About this episode
Eddie McRae shares his unique approach to bowhunting and scent management that has kept him undetected by deer for nearly a decade.
Eddie McRae has bowhunted the same Georgia farms for 40 years — and he says he hasn't been smelled by a deer in nearly a decade. No ozone units, no expensive sprays. Just a scent system he runs 365 days a year and a theory that most deer don't even know what a human smells like anymore. In this episode of The Southern Outdoorsmen, Eddie (of Riverman Custom Calls) breaks down the self-taught, low-pressure approach that's put six mature bucks on the wall in the last four years. We cover deer this time - turkey's coming in a follow-up. What we get into: How Eddie taught himself to hunt with no mentor, and why he switched from gun to bow in the late '80s The bow record he almost can't explain — hundreds of deer, and his take on staying calm at full draw Paper tuning, shooting at 60–80 yards, and building form you can repeat 100% of the time His arrow setup: 200 grains up front, high FOC, and why he thinks ultra-heavy arrows are a mistake The scent system in full — unscented everything, baking-soda washes, clothes that never enter the house, dog fennel cover scent, and the e-bike Why he believes deer have stopped recognizing "clean" human scent altogether The UV/detergent glow rabbit…
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