I smoke in my stand and have killed 61 deer in the last 17 years. I am sure it doesn't help, but doesn't seem to hurt.

i dont smoke so i wouldnt know

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Yep I smoke and I;ll say this you can get busted by the smell of smoke. I have also had to put one out to shoot. Its the motion also unless you're in a box stand.

Good Luck

Well this is my first season not smoking . haven't touched one for over a month. maybe i have quit?
I have killed many with a cig in my mouth. i just happened to go to a box blind sunday. i had hunted it back in oct and found a butt i had to put out cause of a deer. i will say i had no deer in the last month blow at me cause i smelled like smoke! after 20+ years of smoking my hunting clothes don't stink like smoke. i don't see how that smell couldnt spook a deer. i now can smell smokers , i couldnt before. oh i still crave them but i am fighting not to smoke another.
Actually i have been busted by skoal more times than smoke.

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after quitting for 14 weeks last spring I got back on them. I was sitting in the tree this year puffing on one and I thought of this same question I think it was back in the spring that some ask this question too. I came up with this idea yes they can smell the smoke and it doesn't bother them, I think the smell off the smoker does. Ie smell your fingers after a smoke and that is what you smell Like. that is the smell That spooks them.

i use to smoke and never had any problem w/smoke bothering deer. im w/mdbohunter on this on. if they can smell the smoke from your cig then they're gonna smell you, so smoke or no smoke you're gonna be busted.

I am going to experiment with this and I will get back to you guys with my results.

i think it would spook the deer

I posted this same question some time ago, and the general over all input was that smoking in ones stand has not really stoped hunters from harvesting game.

I have quite a few members at my camp that smoke all day long in the stand and take deer every year. good deer!

I do know one outfitter in particular that stongly discourages his clients from smoking in their stands while black bear hunting.He has had a few hunters in the past that seemed to have exceptionally bad luck and hardly saw any bears at all while everyone else saw many.When asked point blank all but one hunter admitted to smoking in his stand.The one that continued to deny smoking in his stand was finally found out when he was discovered hiding butts near the stand while waiting for his guide.