Deer P, could it be too much?
 

It my be too much of a good thing.

I put out some doe-in-estrus and some regular doe pee on my way to the stand. I was going to be with the wind at my back so I used a lot, on the way to and around the stand. Hoping it would distract from my own scent while in the stand.

In comes a seven pointer from the north up the hill, crossing into the wind pattern which was blowing from the east and soon to be right at him. Sure enough he gets a whif of me or the pee, neither of which he likes. At 120 yards I couldn' t get a good shot at him when he stopped and looked straight at me. In my line of sight was a tree branch and all I could see was two ears and legs. A few seconds later, back down he goes snorting all the way.

Was it just my stench or the heavy combination of doe pee that blew it for me?

Comments?

RE: Deer P, could it be too much?
 

More than likely he got wind of you, always use the wind to your advantage, I do not care if you have a brand new carbon suit and washed everything in " stink away" and put every attractant and cover scent known to man out, if a deer gets down wind of you, you will be busted! I am sure some of the carbon suit folks will swear up and down that they had deer downwind of them and didn' t get busted because of their suit, wrong, they didn' t get busted because winds and thermals do funny things, period.

To much of a good thing can be bad also, to much doe pee or the like will spook a deer also, think about how strong a public restroom can smell, you find it offensive because of the smell, a deer will also.

RE: Deer P, could it be too much?
 

I agree with TAZ, you were busted. I also agree that too much of a good thing is not necessarily good. In your case, too much probably translated into not natural.

RE: Deer P, could it be too much?
 

I also agree.... The wind can really do funny tricks. I learned the hard way, to ALWAYS play the wind. No matter where I' m going to my tree stand, or special fallen tree/ground blind, I make sure I' m upwind. If it takes me 1/2 hour longer of a hike, I' ll do it, just to ensure I' m upwind.

I have been busted so many times, I haven' t even seen the big bucks! [:' (] They are probably always laughing, " {sniff} Uh huh, here comes that dumb-a$$ ButchA character again!!!!" [&:];):D

Butch