Good Idea to Eat Jerkey in Stand?
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09-16-2009, 11:09 AM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 782
I would def say "no" to that idea. Indians used to stop eating meat days before a hunt, because they believed that the deer could identify them as a predators. I know that when you pop a bag of my jerky open, the smell is very very strong. I personally avoid eating or drinking anything other than water on stand. If it's an all day sit, i would pack a couple apples and that's about it.
09-16-2009, 12:23 PM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 575
Not to highjack this thread, but it has me wondering. Do you think unless a Deer had a specific reason to associate the smell of jerky with danger they would be alarmed by it? Or do you think they have the intellectual where-with-all to know what meat smells like and associate it with predators? Do you think as hunters we tend to give them too much credit for "being smart"? They clearly learn from past experience, and their senses are above reproach, but I suspect we give them more credit than they actually deserve in the "smarts" department. Thoughts?
09-16-2009, 12:28 PM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 782
Not to highjack this thread, but it has me wondering. Do you think unless a Deer had a specific reason to associate the smell of jerky with danger they would be alarmed by it? Or do you think they have the intellectual where-with-all to know what meat smells like and associate it with predators? Do you think as hunters we tend to give them too much credit for "being smart"? They clearly learn from past experience, and their senses are above reproach, but I suspect we give them more credit than they actually deserve in the "smarts" department. Thoughts?
09-16-2009, 01:05 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 222
Not to highjack this thread, but it has me wondering. Do you think unless a Deer had a specific reason to associate the smell of jerky with danger they would be alarmed by it? Or do you think they have the intellectual where-with-all to know what meat smells like and associate it with predators? Do you think as hunters we tend to give them too much credit for "being smart"? They clearly learn from past experience, and their senses are above reproach, but I suspect we give them more credit than they actually deserve in the "smarts" department. Thoughts?
09-16-2009, 04:42 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Flushing Michigan
Posts: 2,355
I don't want any unusual scent whatsoever coming from my stand. Of course they don't know its jerky but they do know when an unusual scent is in their bedroom. Some might spook, others might ignore it but I bet most mature bucks aren't going to tolerate much of any unusual scent. Why risk it?