Human scent

[BSK]

I tell hunters all the time that they can never be scent free. No matter what you do, deer directly in your scent stream are going to smell you. However, one of the factors involved in how they react is the intensity of the scent. And deer judge "distance" to danger by the intensity of the scent. Strong human scent, danger close, run now! Weak scent, be very cautious. I'm no longer as anal about scent control as I used to be (because I've gotten lazy), but what I've noticed since I started working on scent control is how rarely deer bolt when they smell me. They lock up, and then very slowly move forward, looking for the threat, or they slink off. But snort and bolt? Haven't had that happen in years.

 

[Ski]

Wow this is a blast from the past it seems lol.

Well I shoot at a spot that's a flat ag field that's 1200yds total. I assure you I don't have superhuman vision but I do own binos that can see that far and can make out and see a deer all the sudden go on alert, start wagging its tail and then trot off all the sudden when all that's there is me and a buddy hidden in the bushes turkey hunting.


Not really sure why you want to reply to my single post from 7 years ago but I'm glad to have this conversation again

I suppose because it's a current thread and I just now read it. I never looked at the date to see when the posts were made. Looks like GoWest-OldMan resurrected the thread yesterday at 5:04pm, putting it on the front page.

 

[jejeffrries71]

I just don't know how our forefathers ever killed a deer sitting on a stump, in a red and black plaid coat, smoking a cigerette. LOL! :rotf: :rotf:

And a hundred years before that, no bath since cool weather set in.

 

[GRIT]

Most deer killed are 30 to 50 yards a lot are less than that.

 

[Wrangler95]

2 issues I see here

1 those farmers and house are all scents they smell all the time. You are not one of those scents.

2 you are assuming a deer knows exactly how far you are based on scent. That's a pretty majic nose if he can say "not worried about that one, he is at least 500yds away"

I agree!!