RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

I smoked cigs on stand for years,killed a bunch of deer,with a few wallhangers here and there.I would kidd my hunting buddies that the deer actually prefer Salems over Marlboros.
I'm pretty good at making excuses for doing things I know is bad for me.I don't have a clue how many deer busted me because of smoking that I did'nt know about.
Right know I'm in my eighth week of being smoke free,and after smoking for 25 years,it has'nt been easy.But,each day,it is getting a little easier.Not much,just a little.
So,Hopefully, I'll be able to see what I've been missing this year...Bob

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

Good Luck Bob!!!!

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

I have smoked and dipped over the years and I really don't think dipping would effect the deer at all. Heck cope tastes like dirt anyway so I wouldn't be surprised if the deer walked up and asked for a pinch:D. On the otherhand I can't imagine smoking while on stand is too good. I know during rifle season some of my friends smoke but they are on powerlines and the deer are pretty far away. The only time I ever saw a deer while smelling like smoke was a few years back. We were sitting at camp and I was in my hunting gear (done for the weekend) and I was smoking away. My friend talked me into going out one last time. We got into the woods and I didn't even feel like climbing a tree so I strapped on my stand and sat in it at the bottom, heck I could even smell myself. No more than an hour later a doe and her fawn walked up to me within 10 yards and never knew I was there. In retrospect I think wind played a huge role. This may be why some people see deer while smoking and others don't. If you play the wind right deer have a hard time smelling anything. IMHO.

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

If ur hunting the wind then why should smoking be a concern? You should be set up so the wind isn't blowing your smoke in the direction ur hunting. ???

I usually hold out for a smoke until midday anyhow.

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

I quit smoking nearly 30 years ago after watching my uncle and grandfather both waste away and die with emphesyma. Dumping the cigs was a cakewalk compared to quitting snuff.

After all those years of dipping and chewing, and repeatedly trying to quit, I've finally broken the habit. A store by the range started selling Smokey Mountain non-tobacco snuff (cherry, mint and wintergreen are pretty good ;)). I started taking a dip of that every time I wanted a dip. Just being able to have that dip in the lip got me thru the nicotine withdrawal. It's been 5 months now and I don't even do the Smokey Mountain any more. Still have a twinge of wanting a dip now and then, but it's not that overpowering NEED I used to have.

There is no question that getting off snuff was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, but I did it. Quit. You'll feel a lot better. and think of how much huntin' stuff you can buy with the money you save!:D

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

Same here, helps keep me on my toes when i get bored, i dont spit on the ground. My uncle use to smoke in the stand all the time, and he never had a problem harvesting a nice buck or a mature doe. If u play the wind and they cant smell ya, you could smell like an amonia factory and the deer wont smell ya if your downwind.

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

My wife quits shopping I will quit dipping. Not very good odds on either. Would love to quit just have a hard time. Hopefully someday

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

I killed several deer over the years while smoking. I don't think that deer associate the smell of smoke with danger. Human scent, however, is a problem. But you know what, even with all the carbon, charcoal, cover scents, and all, if you play the wind right, like you should, you could not shower for a week, and in theory, it shouldn't matter.

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

I met an old Polish guy up in Maine at a hunting camp. He smoked all the time. He always shot a good deer too. I asked him about it and he said the cigarrette smoke helped him keep track of the wind. Whatever direction the smoke was drifting, he just looked the other way.

RE: Tobacco in the stand?
 

Too bad that skoal doesn't make a doe-in-heat flavored, then you guys that dip would really have an excuse to chew on stand.


I'll just stick with my Marlboro "dominant buck" cigs.