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| scoobydoo6906:
I am going to interject my opinion here about deer and human smell. I don't think its so much about we smell like humans, its we smell like predators or meat eaters. think about this, I saw a guy somewhere that could tell if a person was a vegetarian just but there smell. it sounds completely absurd till you think about meeting somebody that eats a lot of garlic, you call smell it coming out of there pours. even after they shower. this nothing against people from India but they come to mind. I imagine if you or I were a prey species you would be pretty cued up to meat eater smells. maybe if we all went vegetarian for a week before we went hunting and while we were hunting we would smell like less of a threat. it would also make sense why strong smells that are typical human smells like diesel, grease, scented laundry soap don't all ways scare deer away scare deer away. it may just cover our meat eater smell because clearly deer are not scared buy odd smells. so what do you guys think do you think? it is possible that deer are afraid of our meat eater smell and not the human smell? |
| Idabooner:
You have just opened a very deep subject, I have thought about this and observed the deer’s actions for many years. I do believe deer can tell if you eat meat, but like you say people all smell different by what they eat, smoke, what their clothes have been around, did they gas the rig up or step in dog poop. My observation has been a lot of other things come into this like how spooky the deer are, have they been prayed on lately, where they are, they seem to know where the safe zones are, there’s lots of deer in the city limits, my field and yard that don’t pay attention to smells. I believe out in their natural environment a strange smell alerts them and depending if and how much they have been molested or spooked lately determines how they respond. I think a good natural cover smell is best, I like wood smoke. I hope some other folks kick in here with their observations. |
| Idabooner:
Another thing that inters into how you smell is how you are acting, are you acting natural or are you sneaking like a predator. Deer will stand and watch a predator if it’s not on the hunt. |
| billythekidrock:
--- Quote from: Idabooner on November 09, 2008, 06:28:38 PM ---Another thing that inters into how you smell is how you are acting, are you acting natural or are you sneaking like a predator. Deer will stand and watch a predator if it’s not on the hunt. --- End quote --- Very easily evident when you can walk right up to a deer, but when you put on the sneak they are quick to leave. |
| scoobydoo6906:
I have revised my strategy, eat before you go out in the mournong(can't be looking hungry), don't eat meat for 3-4 days before the hunt (maybe you will not that I am going to eat you smell), last and most important don't act/look like a hunter (you may try tying all your supplies for your days hunt in a bundle and tie them to the end of your rifle kinda like a hobo, that should throw them of. hell even stumble around looking drunk that would be really convincing too) a hippie look would be just as effective I am sure. |
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