RE: smoking in the stand
 

I smoke on stand and have no problem seeing deer. I do hunt out of a treestand though. I think bowfanatic hit the nail on the head when he said the "movement" is what will get you busted.

RE: smoking in the stand
 

My opinion of this topic is if a deer can smell smoke then he can smell you. It's the motion it takes while smoking that most often gives you away because if he smelled you he'd be gone anyway, smoke or no smoke.

RE: smoking in the stand
 

I no longer smoke but I did for 42 years and I have taken several deer while smoking but I feel as many here it is the motion that is the worst if they smell the smoke they will smell you if you hunt close to houses as is my case a lot ot the time they pay no attention to it. But its the deer that catch the movement that you will never see.

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RE: smoking in the stand
 

Yes I smoke on stand and have killed and seen my share of game while doing so. This includes several Bear at distances of from 15 feet to twenty yards also Bobcat and Coyotes. While I do not encourage anybody to smoke at all it really does not seem to be a major deterrent to seeing game. I do agree that there may have been many deer and other critters that busted me before I ever had a chance to see them, but that is like anything else, you can't prove it or disprove it. The Indians used to take steam baths before hunting, part of a religious ritual more than for purpose of overcoming human odor, then stand in the smoke of a fire made of willow or other pungent smelling wood or grasses to finish the process. Trappers used to use canvas gloves which had been smoked in similar fashion to cover human scent from their hands when handling their traps and they would also smoke their traps prior to the first use for the season.
I guess that smoke, no matter what the source, is as natural to the environment as a North Wind and does not alarm animals too much.

Coastie
"Count the day lost whose low, descending sun
is not, in part, obscured by powder from my gun,"
(Anon)

RE: smoking in the stand
 

In my camp, we have one or two members who smoke, and they seem to be able to kill deer, consistently. I was hunting once with a guy who lit up a doobie on stand when a 3-pointer showed up, and he was a bit upset that he had to put the pot out to shoot the deer. I've also heard that some successful hunters smoke cigars on stand; deer are curious animals, and they feel compelled to find out what that strange smell is.

Personally, I don't like smoking; but, hey--if you want to do it, that's fine with me. I have asthma, so even if I wanted to, it wouldn't be a thing I'd take up.

RE: smoking in the stand
 

I don't want to preach at you smokers, but..... After watching my mother this last year, I have to wonder why anyone wants to smoke. She lost one whole lung to cancer after smoking most of her life. She is on oxygen all the time and can't hardly get around her house. I know I just made a bunch of you mad, but if I made just one of you think about quitting, then I guess that's OK. Sorry. Jim

RE: smoking in the stand
 

I've got a range buddy that smokes in his stands from time to time and claims it has never affected the deer...this year he stood up, peed out of his stand, lit up a cigarette and not 5 minutes later he shot a 210 7/8 pt. nontypical.

I'd imagine that it doesn't affect deer much if at all because of a few things. A. they probably don't associate it with humans, so are more curious than afraid B. it's entirely possible that it smells good to them (especially cigar smoke) C. If you're doing your job as a hunter, 90% of the smoke will be carried away from your range by the wind

That's not to say I recommend smoking in the stand, heck, I don't recommend smoking at all, but to each his own.

Screw the 10 ring, keep them in the zero!!!

RE: smoking in the stand
 

Bowfanatic,
there are a couple websites out there that explains in detailed what is going to happen to you during the first two weeks after you quit smoking. They will tell you the effects and what's happening to your body. I've had three friends stop smoking and they've said that list is extremely accurate. I'll try to find one of them and see if I can get the list for you..