Drinking coffee in the tree stand?

kevin g said:
You guys remember ol Fred Trost ?? From the PBS show...Michigan Outdoors ? His famous testing of human wizz in a 2 liter pop bottle vs Big Buck lure.
IIRC...The ammonia in the human urine drew in more deer.!! That ticked off the big companies, who had deeper pockets, more lawyers than trump, rudy and Ivana combined and poor old Fred lost his shirt in the ensuing court battles. I think all he had left was his unused bottle of wizz pee :) :)
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If I recall correctly it was Buck Scents that took ole Freddy to court, the court agreed with Trost's test but he said if I rule in your favor I will put a lot of people out of work shut a company down. I think Fred went to law school and became a lawyer as a result of that experience.
 
FatCatsDad said:
Sandwiches, protein bars, coffee.
Doesn't seem to keep them away.
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Yeah, I know a couple of guys who will attach the wrappers from chocolate bars or fruit bars to willows where they can see them easily as "scent" attractors. They swear by the trick.

I've never used it, so I don't know if they're successful or not
 
I find the coffee smell to be a fast way to kick your ass off my land without permission.

Oh, I saw the baby does about a mile away. Do you people really kill them?

Don't dump them.
 
Big Bad said:
My thought: coffee or any liquid leads to urination and a human scent like that is most definitely a red flag. But as Somebody and Sask said, you have to play the wind direction anyway (it's always there even when you can't feel it- when I'm out stalking I dangle a length of very light thread) and no animal can smell from upwind. They can circle around, however, if they suspect something.
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Dehydration is a better alternative?

Your pee is not a red flag, everything in nature pees. Your breath and BO is. I pee all over the place; in scrapes, from my treestand, outside my blind, etc. I still kill big big deer.
 
scruffee said:
Dehydration is a better alternative?

Your pee is not a red flag, everything in nature pees. Your breath and BO is. I pee all over the place; in scrapes, from my treestand, outside my blind, etc. I still kill big big deer.
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If you're sitting up a tree long enough to suffer from dehydration, my hat's off to you.
 
There is no way you can kill a deer drinking coffee… I had to wait at least 10 minutes after I finished my coffee before the buck I shot this year stepped out.

That being said I’m not sure if it was the smell of the bagel or the cream cheese I was warming warming up on the buddy heater that drew him in.
 
Had some fun yeaterday during the controlled hunt as we only have 1 tag left to fill and we’re hoping for a nice buck. Had a button buck at 6 yards staring at me with a crosswind so he wasn’t sure what I was for a couple minutes.

Let a huge fart rip and the sound scared him, but then he circled downwind and was seemingly attracted to the smell. He came right back and was tasting the air from 50 back in to 10 yards. Not sure what he thought I was?

I waved “hi” and he nearly turned inside out trying to do a 180 so quickly, tripping himself up in the process. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
I had just made a cup of coffee on an Alcohol Catfood Can Stove and was taking my first sip when this years deer showed up; one quick shot, then I finished my coffee before I followed the blood trail to end a successful hunt. WK
 
Same location today as the fart incident, but much different results. Big 6 point was about 60 yards out in bush so thick I’d be lucky to be able to make a shot at 40 yards. Wind swirled, changed direction towards him, and that sucker winded me like I was the smelliest thing on earth as my scent seemingly smacked him in the face.

One day they’re attracted to farts. The next day they wind me from 60 yards out. That’s hunting.
 
For the bow season, I use a ladder stand with a doghouse blind on top and a little buddy propane heater. I have coffee, sandwiches, and anything else I might want. It’s never been a hindrance…. Last deer I shot a bolt through from it was 7-10 yards away…. This past gun season I shot my deer at 60 yards still hunting (walk hunting) with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth, while wearing 2-3 day worn jeans, flannel and an orange vest that my dog slept on. I’ve found comfort has been my ally for hunting. The more comfortable I am, the more time I spend out in the field, the more I see…
 
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As someone who’s taken scent preparation fairly seriously it’s definitely going to make me rethink my approach in future years. Likely just stick to no brightener laundry detergent and call it done.
 
For me, as far as scent goes I really only pay attention to breeze and wind. If I can, while walk hunting I head into the wind. If the wind is favourable for my ladder stand out back, then I make sure I’m out there. Keep it simple. As far as products and clothing, I wasted a lot of money on it in my youth…. Never again. Just my mileage….
 
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"I saw this on the internet...I heard that in a blog...a guy told me in a bar..."

Sure, I listen to all sorts of opinions and ideas, and I give a lot of consideration to some of them and completely reject some others. I don't completely believe or trust anything. I spend mornings and evenings in a stand that's appropriate for the wind, and still-hunt throughout the midday.

So...I drink coffee, tea and hot chocolate on stand. I eat sandwiches and chocolate bars and soup and chili. I'm way more worried about making noise and/or moving than I am about eating or drinking. I unwrap the candy bars from their crinkly packages and put them into nice quiet baggies just like the sandwiches.

If I have to, I fart...if I absolutely have to. Since I try to play the wind as much as possible, I've never been aware that it's spooked a deer by scent...although I have seen a couple perk up and then move away after a particularly loud one. :)

Does piss scare away deer...or does it attract them? Beats me; I piss in a jug, and remove it from the area before emptying it. I only have a limited number of blinds on my land; I might be spending a great deal of time in some of them over the course of a season. I am no more going to piss from or next to a blind than I am going to do that on my patio next to my favourite Adirondack chair.
 
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