Have any of you used a Thermacell while deer hunting? I read that they are not odorless and deer can smell them? Anybody know if this is true?

Thanks

Die Hard

They do have a slight odor. Down south they are necessary for hunting the swamps. They work great.

I take one with me every time I go out. I killed 3 deer with my bow last year. ranges were 7-24 yds. I had the Thermacell on during every hunt.

Yes they do have an oder, But I think deer just don't know that it belongs to humans yet. Give it a couple of years after they smell that smell and then get shot at and they will start putting two and two togather.. Walt

Some of the MoBo Boy's used them at the bon fire during the the HNI's get together and yes they do have an order to them but they work great.

Like it's been said...they do have an odor but it does not seem to bother deer. My last two deer I shot I had a thermacel going.

Yea they work great! As said before they have a slight odor but I have never had a deer spook because of it. I wish i would have gotten mine out of the truck for the smackdown. I'm still itching from the bites...lol

Interesting isn't it?

The fact that we spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on odor eliminating products, yet we spend $21 on a mosquito repellent that produces an odor and swear that the odor doesn't spook deer...

Food for thought.

Its the best invention ever and even if it did spook em i might still carry it

I used them all last season during deer hunting as well as my spring turkey hunts! They work.

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