paka

Ive bein hesitant to ask this one , but I need to.
How many of you all skoke before or durring hunting , ciggarets anyways?? I have shot goats and pigs in the mountains befor with smoke on my breath and clothes . Maybe Ive just bein lucky. Now My friend and I are doing no scent clothes and home brews , not smoking , andhavent really bein stumbling onto game[]So I'd thought Id throw this topic out and see what you all think and do. Im pretty sure of the responses this may generate but lets see.
Happy Holidays

BigJ71

Paka,

I don't smoke but my brother-in-law does, while in his stand no less and he kills deer every year so go figure. Now I can't tell you how many deer he hasalerted over the years because of it, I'm sure it's alot, but like I said he sees and kills enough to not want to stop.

He obviouslypays very close attention to wind and he tries to limit how much he smokes.....but he smokes!

stikbow26

To say you cant kill a deer while smoking would be just silly, I dont smoke but its a wind game if they can smell the smoke then they can smell you. You will most likely kill deer every year while smoking but you will never know what big one might have smelled the smoke that wouldnt have smelled you and just walked away!! Walt

PABuck_HNTR

I know quite a few guys who smoke and most shoot deer regularly every year.

zubba

That is an interesting question. We all want to think the obvious, that the deer will sent the smoke smell and not come even close. But people do smoke before going out, hell some smoke on stand and they still take deer.

If I had to guess, I guess it wouldn't be a good thing and only see disappointment in it.

YooperMike

My friend smokes in stands and kills deer. He uses a climber and usually gets around 30' up, so the smoke is usually going straight up anyway. I'm so damn paranoid about scent, I would NEVER do it, even from an airplane!

kenman

I am a reformed smoker. I used to smoke in stand and I've actually had to put butts out that I was smoking to draw on a deer. In all my years smoking in stand I only had three instances where I saw myselfget busted because of my 'smoke trail' (who knows how many other times I got busted that I was unaware of).

This was my first season in stand smoke free. I had more deer around me this year than any other. Does it help, the jury is still out...but I do feel a hell of alot better.

BowHuntingFool

I hear ya, last year my buddy shot a HUGE 10 pointer with a smoke hanging out of his face! [8D] I guess the wind was right!

Wolf651

I smoke while hunting, stalking or on a stand. I see and kill just as much deer as my buds that don't smoke. I do limit my smokings and pay close attention to the wind.

furgitter

If the deer will smell you they will smell your smoke.A big deer isnt falling for that trash.4-5 yr olds are a differant game than a yearling or 2.5 yr old.They didnt get old by being stupid.