Weird question - will a rotting deer keep away live deer?
So today I was scouting for hunting season. I came across a fawn stuck in a fence. Long story short, after trying to get it out of the fence unsuccessfully, I had to shoot it with the Glock I was carrying. The wire was just too far embedded in the skin, and it looked like the leg may have even been broken. Because it isn't hunting season in VA yet, I left it were it lay.
The thing is, I actually have a great spot set up to hunt about 200 yards away. Will the smell keep other deer away? How long will it smell for?
I'd like to hunt this spot when bow season opens on October 1.