Went out tonight. Too warm yet. 75 deg. today. Had a doe at 15 yds. but got busted.[:@] I couldn't get a clean shot with all the brush. Just one more step.[]I think the smell of the charcoal in the Tinks bag I keep my stuff in spooked her. That odor is strong so I washed all my gear and put it in a different storage bag now. It was wierd the way she acted. She wasn't spooky or on alert. She just stopped, looked at me, and stared for about a min. doing that head swaying thing. She then just turned and walked away. I've never been busted like that before, but then again I've not used one of these storage bags. I think that if I can smell the charcoal smell the deer can really pick up on it. It may not trigger a flight responce but it can make them a little weary. We'll have to see next time. I watched a good show, Deer & Deer Hunting the other night and they were saying the rutshould be a little early this year due to the moon phase at the end of this month. They might start chasing a little earlier.
Good luck guys & gals.