I don' t smoke but if i did i wouldn' t while on stand. I have a brother though that smokes, eats, chews, takes a whiz and who knows what else from his stand and always fills his tags. Some people just seem to draw deer no matter what. I know several guys like my brother who can kill deer sitting on a 5 gallon bucket in the middle of time square. Unfortunately i' m not one of them so i try and keep scent down to a minimum.