Interesting Scent Control Idea.
 

I had a guy I work with tell me about a gentleman in his area who swears by this. This guy 2 weeks prior to the season opening stops eating meat until he has filled all of his tags. He says that the native americans used to do this because the deer could smell meat eaters and as a natural defense they avoid us carnivores. I guess he thinks the meat causes our bodies to give off some kind of odor. It sounds crazy at first but once you think about it, there may be something too this who knows, I've heard crazier things. I have never heard of such a thing before. I don't know if this guy uses any other scent control practices. Like I said this is just something someone told me they heard. I know I could never go without meat until I filled all of my tags. Just thought it would make for some good conversation. So has anyone heard of this?

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Yeah, I have heard of it before. A few of the really serious old timers up here do it.
Personally, I would believe that maybe certain proteins within the meat would cause a different body odor. I have eaten certain very strong middle eastern sausages, and I noticed that after eating them when I sweat you can kinda pick up on the odor of the spices on my body.
But, with all that said, I would not do it. For one, I went vegetarian once, when I was in my "living alternative" phase. It lasted about two months, and finally I gave in and had a king cut of prime rib, my favorite. Long story short, I threw up for about a day straight. Apparently, and I might be wrong here, your body needs to get used to eating meat again.
Secondly, if you play the wind, you dont have to worry about it. I still am a firm believer that the total elimination of human odors is unattainible. You would have to eliminate the odor on your bow, arrows (think of how nasty fletching glue smells when you put it on the arrow, you dont think a deer could pick that up?), and all your other accessories
Anyway, that is my humble opinion.:)

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I agree there may be something to this. I know if I eat a lot of garlic and onions I can smell it coming out of me when I sweat. Like I said before I never heard of it before. And supposedly the guy who does this is some kind of mountain man/hermit who lives alone in a shack. I for one could never give up meat. There is nothing better than a good steak.:D
Campo by you saying your "living alternative" phase don't you really mean HIPPIE phase.;)

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Just eat venison so you smell like a deer[:-].

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Yeah...my hippie phase.
I was still pro-hunting though:D!

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I would have to fill my tags in a hurry. No meatfor very long would suck.

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Especially seeing my favorite vegetable is steak.

I have heard the same thing before, not sure if I give it a very high rank on the 'believability scale' though

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I saw on the History or discovery channel that the indians would not have "physical contact" with their women several days before a big hunting trip because of smell.

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I know I had this Japanese girlfriend that was a vegatarian and she could smell the meat on us "big noses".

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My buddy does it and honestly I hate it. It really disrupts things like I have to cook for myself and he doesn't sit near me when I eat. He thinks it works, I think it's bull$hit. We both see deer and I've seen deer when he hasn't. BTW - I eat more meat than most, several lbs per day even while hunting.

Tom

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I believe it would work but you would have to eliminate everything from your diet that would cause an odor. Your diet would consist of boiled potatos and green vegetables with no spices on them. You said you eat garlic and onions, you wouldn't be able to. I dated a girl once and you could smell the garlic coming out of her pores.

Personally I try not to eat spicy foods a couple of days before I go out but I'm not that strict about my diet.

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So does that mean no more deer jerky while in the stand???

Does that mean that I have to quit eating vegatables a week before I go out to pick the garden????

And as far as the Indians not having contact with their women..... Heck I am married,[&o] so I've had that covered for this years hunting for a couple of months now,and I figureI'll still be good to go for deer season next year, long before it gets here......LOL... not really funny at all....[:@]

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While there may be something to it , I've never encountered a deer that can smell what's downwind of it , and I refuse to give up meat for that long .

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I don't care if that works or not, I'm not giving up eating meat anybody including deer...lol

Besides, eating all veggies, carbs and the lot makes you gas'y so, which is worse? Vegetarians are known to have odors as well.

I'll take my chances and continue to eat my Porterhouse's.