Chewing or Smoking in the woods
 

How does everyone feel about Chewing or Smoking in the woods. I personaly have shot a couple of deer that were sniffing old spit piles under my tree stand.

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I've never had a problem chewing in the woods, now after my six year old sister sprayed my boots with lysol air freshener...thats a whole other story haha

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its your choice i would say..just like chewing gum, sunflower seeds or anything else... although though i'm not a fan myself, its your personal perogative to support lung/gum cancer through consumption of tobacco products

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to tell you the truth.i only see deer when i smoke and thats no joke.

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Ive killed 2 with a smoke in my mouth at the time of the shot. I dont smoke in the woods anymore though, just dip now.

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had 3 doe come under my ladder stand, actually brushing the ladder as they walked, they stopped to sniff the snuff spit, then walked out in front w/out a care in the world

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I personally don't smoke or chew, but I would bet every penny in my pocket that there are people of here that smoke and/or chew on the deer stand and wear Scentlok clothing at the same time.

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lol retrieverman...i also wizz right out of my tree...right into the bare spot i spit into. before climbing, i kick a patch of leaves away JUST to spit and wizz into. while im head to toe in scentlok.

ive had deer use a "mock scape" made by ME. not worried about urine.

and about chew spit, ive never had a problem with it. had a mature doe with fawns come in and eat DIRECTLY under my tree where i spit for a couple weeks every hunt...and countless deer within feet of it..

i really think deer are spooked by smells they associate with danger...when they start associating my chew spit with danger, i'll chew some fruity flavor or somethin lol...

the only reason i clear the leaves away is so i dont make noise...

just my thoughts on it...and yes, ive had mature PA bucks within bow range of my stand...

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ive' had deer lick my dip spit under my treestand before.They seemed to enjoy it to.

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Personally, I think all the scent stuff is a bit of a marketing ploy. I've never used it and have had deer within arms reach many times while hunting from the ground.

I did and pee in the woods as well. The only time I use a bottle is when I hunt from a blind with... um... not real accessable windows.

Deer spook to noise and movement in my opinion.

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I agree!

My hunting buddy smokes like a chimney, and he shoots and walks up on tonnes of deer!
I think the deer smell the cigarette, before they catch the human scent!
We all know how they react,when they smell a human! "Up comes the tail"

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I don't want lung cancer so I don't smoke anyways...

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it all depends on where you are hunting. if the deer do not know that human scent is a sign of danger then the smell is well just another smell. but if they begin to realize that human scent is always there when a shot goes off then they become scared of the odor and do not come near it, that is when you need to use scent blockers

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I don't smoke, but my buddy does. He told me his only problem with smoking in his stand is finding a place to put his cig when he has to shoot the next deer:D.

He can shoot a bow with one in his mouth as well, I have seen him do it.

If I was a true trophy hunter I don't that I would risk it, but if you just want to whack deer probably doesn't make much difference.

I don't think deer are all that smart to be honest, just paranoid. I think they smoke too much weed, or do a bit too much speed.;) They seem to be very curious just like cats, but are a bit more skittish.

Paul

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i smoke constantly...look at the name =). Deer seem to be curious to it and ive had deer come within' arms reach as well. I killed a doe this year with my bow with a cigarette in my mouth....i had to hold it to the left side to shoot...kind akward. In my opinion...deer dont give a rats arse about cigs or other types of smoke...but if they smell something like a human or a dog...they GTFO!

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I dont know if they are scared or not, but I figure if I am gonna wear all this expensive scent lok clothing I might as wellact like scent is an issue. I dip and smoke and when I am feeling tired or need some nicotine I will pop in some nicorete. It is expensive for a piece of gum but it keep down the cravings and probably smells less than a burning camel.

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I agree that it probably does have alot to do with where you hunt. Every place I hunt has alot of human activity year round, so they are just used to the scent and don't associate it with harm. I almost think I try too hard when I hunt for them. It's amazing how many deer I see when I'm out working on my place versus sitting still in a stand in the same general area.