Smoking in the stand?
10-30-2003, 12:01 AM
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hays Kansas USA
Posts: 87
Smoking in the stand?
Sorry to admit it but i am a smoker. I have always heard not when hunting and have followed that advice but lately ive been hearing a lot of stories that say deer arent bothered by cigarette smoke.
Dont know that i would change but just wondering if anyone had any advice or experience on this subject.
Dont know that i would change but just wondering if anyone had any advice or experience on this subject.
What I have heard is it is more the movement of smoking and not so much the smoke that makes it bad for hunting.
10-30-2003, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 1,051
RE: Smoking in the stand?
I do it. I try not to during the very peak hours ( I' ve seen more deer around 7am and again at 9am than any other time, so I try not to around those times). It keeps me posted on what the thermals are doing also.
I did have a button buck almost run over me one day when I was sitting on the ground smoking. He jumped a fence and came right at me, sliding to a stop not 5 feet away. I' m not sure who was more startled. But I can tell you, deer turn inside out during moments like those!!!! LOL
I did have a button buck almost run over me one day when I was sitting on the ground smoking. He jumped a fence and came right at me, sliding to a stop not 5 feet away. I' m not sure who was more startled. But I can tell you, deer turn inside out during moments like those!!!! LOL
10-30-2003, 12:15 PM
#5
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 56
RE: Smoking in the stand?
Smoking doesn' t seem too bad. Got an Uncle with 4 wall mounters and he had a ciggarette in his mouth every time.
Chewing snoose is another story. I think deer smell that and are more leary of it than smoking.
Chewing snoose is another story. I think deer smell that and are more leary of it than smoking.
10-30-2003, 03:11 PM
#6
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: Smoking in the stand?
I carry a " victory cigar" with me in the woods. After I shoot a deer I like to sit and reflect on the shot while I' m wating for the animal to expire prior to tracking. A couple of years ago I was having an awful season interms of seeing deer, so one day I decided to smoke my cigar while in the wood. Sure enough with in a couple of minutes I had a heard of does passing thru. It didn' t seem to bother them in the slightest bit. I don' t think it helped but it certainly didn' t hurt the hunt.
10-30-2003, 03:52 PM
#7
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Shamong New Jersey USA
Posts: 158
RE: Smoking in the stand?
Smoked in the stand for years,and harvested a lot of deer in spite of my bad habit.After I quit(about 20 years ago)can' t say I see more deer.Guess if the deer are going to wind you,smoking can' t make that much difference,if the wind is in your favor.
Joe
Joe
10-30-2003, 07:18 PM
#8
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Smyrna De USA
Posts: 175
RE: Smoking in the stand?
i used to smoke in the stand, then i went to the nicorete gum, then i just plain quit smoking, just couldn' t spend all the time trying to be scent free and smoke at the same time. now i do enjoy a fine cigar once in awhile.[:-]
