348Winchester
Well-Known Member
This Saturday past, I had been settled into one of my best stands for about an hour when I felt that first stirrin' deep in the innards that lets one know the bowels, at times, are in complete charge of the body. Well, after fighting the urge for a while, it came time to answer to muster. The climb down the ladder sped matters up considerably and Mr. Brown came knocking at the door. It had to be answered right there a mere step away from the base of the ladder. After a short service it was buried 'neath the leaves and my vigil was resumed. Maybe an hour later, a doe and her fawns came through and never reacted although they passed by about 40 yards distant. I had been worried that the spot was ruined by such pollution.
Perhaps another hour passed when a faint noise to the left drew my attention. A black figure was glimpsed moving through the thick area to the northeast of the stand. At first I thought it was a hog so the Ithaca Deerslayer was readied. It turned out to be a nice bear. Being as it was the first day of the weekend gun hunt for bear in Morgan County, a slug was dispatched through his vitals. He rolled about like a giant bowling ball for a few seconds and then all was silent once more.
Later it ocurred to me that the steaming pile buried under the leaves was no deterrant to the deer or the bear. Maybe they did not smell it. Maybe they did but just don't care. We have discussed at length on this forum about peeing in scrapes and randomly in the woods and the general belief seems that it has no alarming factors to deer.
Could it be the same for human fecal matter?
Perhaps another hour passed when a faint noise to the left drew my attention. A black figure was glimpsed moving through the thick area to the northeast of the stand. At first I thought it was a hog so the Ithaca Deerslayer was readied. It turned out to be a nice bear. Being as it was the first day of the weekend gun hunt for bear in Morgan County, a slug was dispatched through his vitals. He rolled about like a giant bowling ball for a few seconds and then all was silent once more.
Later it ocurred to me that the steaming pile buried under the leaves was no deterrant to the deer or the bear. Maybe they did not smell it. Maybe they did but just don't care. We have discussed at length on this forum about peeing in scrapes and randomly in the woods and the general belief seems that it has no alarming factors to deer.
Could it be the same for human fecal matter?
Bear bait.
I totally forgot about that hunt. I did hunt Saturday. But good thing I didn't see a bear because I wouldn't have shot it because I forgot about it.
