Smelled him before I saw him!
Last night I went out after a feral hog with my recurve. While sitting on stand I saw a basket rack 8. I smelled this deer before I saw him. I've never experienced that before. His tarsals reeked. They were very dark and looked as if he had peed on them recently. He passed my stand at about 10 yds. Is it normal for a rutting buck to have such a strong smell?
BTW, never saw a hog.