Originally Posted by
ihookem1
A deer is gunna smell ya if you are up wind and on the ground. A drug dog can small a dubie ( remember those?) in a kids locker, in the jacket pocket and in a plastic bag. That deer is going to smell you're scent if you worked up a sweat on the way out. My friend had a dog that fetched lost arrows. We'd look for those arrows for 10 minutes till we got the dog and the dog would find it in 10 seconds every time. A certain jacket with the latest whizz fabric isn't going to cut it. I wouldn't doubt if a deer could even smell the scent lock spray.
I had a dog like that, he often would try to get all over me when I was ready to hunt because what he saw didn't jive with what he didn't smell.
I have beat deer' nose's many times before because I take care of my stink and part of it is SL.
My blue tick blood hound could find deer in lighting speed. It was like he knew every step they took while running at a very fast pace. It was incredible to watch that dog work. He was the kind that could find something up to 8 feet under water. He would literally try to break his chain to sniff me up when I was going hunting. Of course he could trail me because I left a fresh trail and that is what deer often follow to the hunter, turned up earth because freshly turned up earth uncovers food and they know it. When the hunter moves or makes sounds the deer know it and that's what causes them to get jiggy. Pick them up before they pick you up and you can often sit still and watch them pass by after they stop where you did and look all over for what turned up that fresh trail.
I've had deer bed down next to me on the ground.
Most hunters are to pre occupied with staying comfortable and not glassing, moving and making noise, telling every critter with in a half mile right where they are.
Most people who claim they tried scent control didn't do much at all. All there stuff stinks for starters and after they showered (maybe) they touched everything on the way out using a fresh towel the little woman has stunk all up real pretty. They climb in their trucks they did nothing to kill any stink in, stop and get gas and a sticky bun all dress up. And if they happen to not wear every piece they sit down on the tail gate or something like it to finish dressing. Then then claim scent control doesn't work and a deer is to much for the top of the food chain to fool. I've fooled to many that were staring right at me for what they thought was a 100 yards past me (me) and never know I was right there with the wind blowing straight in their face from me.
Does make you wonder though
if weed would attract deer?
