Can deer smell face paint?
 

Never used it before. Does it stink? I'm sort of anal about scent control.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

I beleave all camo face paint is odorless, but I might be wrong ?
The stuff I use doesn't smell.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

I used to use face paint. The stuff I used kind of smelled like a crayon. Now I use a head net. I would like to go back to paint for my elk hunt ( if I draw), if in fact there is odorless paint available.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

Well I can tell you some of the Army stuff has a scent. I am thinking that it probably is scent free for hunters but if it has a smell they no doubt can pick it out.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

Wore it once and smelt like Crayon's to me. I did not see any deer that day so I can't say either way.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

I think they can smell anything. To say it is odorless is what our senses can smell; not theirs. I don't think it is an alarming odor and I have shot many deer using it while bowhunting. I would be more worried about your breath and body odor.

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RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

I'll say, jeez:D

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

Deer are tuned into human odor. That crayon smell is not a human odor. Some guys pee right off their treestands with no ill effects. I know a guy who smokes on stand and kills lots of deer.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

Not just human order, but any foreign oder. Any foreign oder will alert them at first. That may calm down after getting used to it.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

They'll smell your buggers just as easily as they will the face paint.....

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

Yup , paint isn't "odorless" to them . Mature bucks don't take chances with any foreign odor .

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

Heck, we could sometimes smell Sir Charles and he could smell us. I'd say the smell of face paint is the least of your worries. You should be worried about breath, sweat and plain old people stink. Hunt the wind grasshopper. Put on your war paint if you want.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

I'm not sure about face paint - I've never used it, but will wear a face net when turkey hunting and close up deer hunting in the brush.

As far as knowning a guy who smokes, I got one better.... I know a guy who smokes a pipe {no, not that kind of pipe ;)} and uses some kind of vanilla flavored, wierd kind of pipe tobacco - and seen and killed deer all the time. ...Go figure. :eek:

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

I would certainly agree they can smell it, but so what? 2 things. If they can smell your facepaint, they can smell YOU, and there's the problem. I doubt they associate the face paint w/ danger, afterall......they don't know it's facepaint being worn by a bowhunter who's trying to kill them.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

I agree human odor is danger, facepaint,smoke,bug dope not dangerous.

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

Not to encourage smoking but in the past Id sit downn , eat an egg, have a ciggarette , and whatch spanish goats come right in to my area. It was like they were investigating. Well bad move for them:D
Interesting huh

RE: Can deer smell face paint?
 

i hate scrubbing the face camo off. a good thin 3/4 headnet is what i use