RE: Deer keep smelling me and leaving
I know guys that wont eat meat for a week before hunting or during. They say it makes you smell like a predator(?) My wifes uncle was in Nam. He said American an enemy soldierscould smell each other. Deer can smell a lot better than we can. As for smoking in the woods, i think deer get curios about it. My father has always smoked on stand. He never goes with out a buck. Are you using a cover scent? I use Fox pee on my boots. I have had deer follow me to my stand walking with their nose to the ground the whole time. I also leave my hunting close and boots outside over night while hunting.