Chewing Dip got me thinking about Smoking in the stand what are your thoughts
09-07-2009, 04:48 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hunting
Posts: 19
Chewing Dip got me thinking about Smoking in the stand what are your thoughts
Do any of you guys smoke while in the tree stand. I know it requires a lot of movement, and obviously the smell. But I have had a cig lite and deer have still come in. I just had to quickly put it out and get ready. I am sure it has effect some of my hunts, but if you play the wind and all my butts are put in a bottle filled with water. On a 4 or 5 hour hunt I probably light up about 4 to 5 cigs. Neither is good, but which is worse smoking or chewing.
09-07-2009, 05:01 AM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Nekoosa Wi USA
Posts: 6,066
I try not to smoke in my stands during early season, but occasionally I will. During the rut It doesnt really seem to matter too much. Deer have one thing on their minds. Ive shot more deer within 2-3 minutes after extinguishing a smoke than I have sitting in one spot all day long...
09-07-2009, 12:20 PM
#4
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
I do not smoke or dip, but have bunch of buddies that do. I would not do either, nor do my buddies (or at least in my stands). But out of the two, dip spit is the worse. I had a guy ruin my best stand spitting dip from the stand. Not one deer returned to that area the rest of the year.
09-07-2009, 12:31 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Jtown MO
Posts: 1
I dip in the stand no matter what phase of the season it is... and have never had any negative effects. Since thinking about it, i spit in a bottle and seal it up really quick. but i have spit on a deer's back and it didn't even phase him. (of course he was a little forkhorn w/ doe na-na on his mind!)
my dad's friend smokes in the stand. he's spooked a few b/c of it.
but hey- it's your choice! you see if ur deer are effected by it. people can't say one way either yes or no b/c they don't know your deer! and if it keeps ya awake or "sane" to use tobbacco so be it!
my dad's friend smokes in the stand. he's spooked a few b/c of it.
but hey- it's your choice! you see if ur deer are effected by it. people can't say one way either yes or no b/c they don't know your deer! and if it keeps ya awake or "sane" to use tobbacco so be it!
09-07-2009, 02:21 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
Posts: 7,368
As far as smoking on stand goes, I do it and still see/kill deer. I think it's more the movements associated with it rather than the odor that gets you busted. Smoke on!
09-07-2009, 02:31 PM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 993
First off, it's "ridiculous" not rediculious. Also, what may seem that way to you might not seem that way to other folks.
As far as smoking on stand goes, I do it and still see/kill deer. I think it's more the movements associated with it rather than the odor that gets you busted. Smoke on!
As far as smoking on stand goes, I do it and still see/kill deer. I think it's more the movements associated with it rather than the odor that gets you busted. Smoke on!
Last edited by leadoperator; 09-07-2009 at 02:36 PM.
09-07-2009, 02:38 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
Back in my younger day
when a lot of hunters and people smoked, smoked in their vehicle, smoked first thing in the morning, smoked up the hunt camp, I believe deer were use to smoky fires.
Last edited by Valentine; 09-07-2009 at 02:42 PM.