Smoking in the stand????

thegunnut

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Just got back from a deer hunting trip to Alabama, and am dying for a definative answer for this question.
4 guys hunting from tree stands and shooting houses. 1 smokes while hunting, the rest not.
Smoker maintains that animals are not distressed by smoking odor and goes so far as to smoke in his stand. Guess who takes the best whitetail !!!!
The question is... does tobacco smoke scare game animals away????
I was always taught that no smoking, clothes kept outdoors to avoid indoor odors was the way to go.
Opinions/ comments please
thegunnut
 
It all depends, if the deer relate smoke to humans and danger, then yes. They are very Curious Critters , and will come to many things , as sounds and certain smells. So its a tough call, smoke 'em if you got 'em I guess. :D
My theory is, if they smell the smoke, they smell you. Get up high , watch terrain features when choosing a stand location, and all will be well. :runaway:
 
well i can vouch for the smokers..........for years i smoked on my watch...but this was year to give em up......
and not a deer was seen on my watch:eek:
 
I've shot "Decent" Bucks when smoking and when not smoking so...that's my answer:confused:

I do agree that if the deer smells the smoke they've probably smelled "you" as well anyways so the Jig's up ;)
 
I've hunted with smokers for years. I've never come up with a decent answer to that question. Deer are used to the smell of smoke, and it's not a bad cover scent for that reason. However, cigarette smoke does smell different from say chimney smoke, but that's to us. Deer have a highly developed sense of smell, way better than ours. Hard to say what cigarette smoke smells like to them.
 
Smoking is just slow suicide... I'd rather hunt an extra fifteen to twenty years.
But if you got the addiction... you can come up with all kinds of reasons to smoke doing anything... hunting included.
 
BIGREDD said:
Smoking is just slow suicide... I'd rather hunt an extra fifteen to twenty years.
But if you got the addiction... you can come up with all kinds of reasons to smoke doing anything... hunting included.
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True enough but on the topic or one along similar lines. A few years ago on a Moose hunt we had decided on a plan of attack to hunt a particular area. As luck would have it, with the route I was to take I had a steady breeze at my back. As I didn't have much faith I'd see anything, I slung the rifle on my shoulder, lit a cigar and proceeded on my designated route. With the breeze still at my back after about 3 KM I walked up to within 30 M's of a bull. Never would've believed it possible. Suprised as hell but got the Moose. Side issue, I quit smoking about 4 years ago.
 
Levi Garrett said:
My theory is, if they smell the smoke, they smell you.
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i don't smoke but that is what i figure. i think the movement would be worse than the smoke.
 
Totally agree with Mig25, the movement is the real problem. *

*This agreement brought to you in part by Copenhagen makers of movement free tobacoo products
 
I have a cousin who hunts from a stand, and also chews copius
amount of Cope'.
He says that he wondered about it for a few yearrs , what with all the spit around the bottom of the stand , but he has tsaken some VERY large white tails over the years , so dismisses it.....
Cat
 
I don't think it makes a difference because, like Levi said, if they can smell the smoke, they can smell you. I had to butt out a cigarette to take a shot at the black bear I got this year. The biggest problem is getting them lit, matches and lighters make noise.
 
My father smoked all the time while he hunted and it never seemed to affect his ability to get his fair share of critters. Of course he died at the age of 48 from cancer so he has missed out on some 30 additional years of hunting with me and has grandkids.


For you Ontario Smokers here is another regulation you should be aware of. If you are in a stand you should be OK but if you are walking you can be charged.

Forest Fires Prevention Act (Ontario)

Smoking prohibited
28. No person shall smoke while walking or working in a forest or woodland during the fire season. R.S.O. 1990, c. F.24, s. 28.

Smoking material, etc.
29. No person shall throw or drop, in or within 300 metres of a forest or woodland,
(a) a lighted match, cigarette, cigar or other smoking material;
(b) live coals; or
(c) hot ashes. R.S.O. 1990, c. F.24, s. 29.

Fire season
10. The period from the 1st day of April to the 31st day of October in each year shall be a fire season. R.S.O. 1990, c. F.24, s. 10.
 
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