It's not the smoke that ruins the hunt. I hunt using the wind. If they can smell my smoke... they got downwind, wind swirls and theyare smelling me. Game is over whether you smoke or not especially hunting on the ground.

I pass on 20 - 40 bucks a year waiting for a mature buck. I wish I could blame the smokes for eating tags over the years but that doesn't seem to be the problem. The mature bucks are just tougher to hunt.

Every once and a while I do have to put a smoke out to shoot one though.

Tim

I smoke a cigar after i hunt. I won't take a chance, but here is what I've been told. The smell of smoke is not really alarming to deer, it may even provoke some curiosity,however the smell of a human is an entirely diferent thing . The pheromones produced by your body scream PREDATOR, and that is what alarms them. Like I said I don't smoke on stand but do know people who consistantly kill deer and do smoke on stand.

I take a pack and a can with me and regularly take game. The area's I hunt have been burned before and that must linger for years.
However as a courtesy to my non smoking parters will just dip when they are in the field with me
Hiking up and down mountain sides does take it's toll and cut way back as I am usually out of breath.

try weed lol i know they will like it

I have known guys who smoked on the stand and they usually killed deer - but they were never the ones who came into camp having taken a good deer. You have to think that the big ones don't need much excuse to slip off (especially the smell of smoke)!

WOW , I was really surprised to see all these replys.
. Dan , thanks for the idea and support , it would be realy nice to quit . But , theres always a but, Its in me to smoke something and atleast ciggarettes are legal . Lots of other worst things out there to smoke[&:].
One day goat hunting up in the mountains I sat down , ate a cupple hard boiled eggs , banana , and smoked a ciggarette. What do you know , here comes a billy , downwind , coming right to me from about 120 yards out . I dont know why he did it , but he came right to me 30 yards and just stared. And that was it. He got curious I think . You all heard that one right" curriousity killed the goat" .
Well not to smoke cant hurt, Would be great for your health , but what if it covered up alarming human scent ? HMMMMMM

Native Americans used to stand next to a smoky fire and cover themselves with mud, This ritual was probably to cover the human scent.

don't worry how it will affect your hunting - worry more about how you're going to battle cancer or how you're going to cope with knowing you contributed to one of your loved ones getting cancer

smoking is one of the STUIPIDEST things a person can do - period

Good post! You will probably get blasted for it. Because the smokers don't want to hear the truth.

Hey if you don't smoke, your not entitle to an opinion in this thread.