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 Smoking in the stand
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12/07/12 12:33 AM
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TxPacker4
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Who here smokes in their stand? I do it every now and then and have killed several deer while smoking. I have a buddy who has killed monsters within 50 yards of his stand while smoking. What are y'all's opinions on the topic,other than smoking isn't good for? My buddy gives me hell every time I light one, telling me I'm not going to see a thing.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: TxPacker4]
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12/07/12 12:40 AM
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Curly
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I think as long as you don't smell like a "human", you're okay. I'm sure deer are use to all kinds of smoke....from campfires, fireplaces, leaf and trash burning.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Curly]
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12/07/12 12:43 AM
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jusputitonmytab
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I say hunt the way you want to hunt.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Curly]
#3822951
12/07/12 12:44 AM
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txshntr
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Hunt the wind and it doesn't matter. Don't hunt the wind and it the smell of smoke still doesn't matter. Deer will smell you or smell the smoke...either way you are screwed if they go downwind.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: txshntr]
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12/07/12 12:50 AM
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MikeC
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Hunt the wind and it doesn't matter. Don't hunt the wind and it the smell of smoke still doesn't matter. Deer will smell you or smell the smoke...either way you are screwed if they go downwind. My thoughts exactly. Once they get down wind you're busted. You see it all the time on the hunting shows. They wear their high dollar scent locking clothes and spray down with all sorts of scent blockers and odor eliminators and as soon as a deer gets down wind the're busted.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: txshntr]
#3822967
12/07/12 12:50 AM
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8pointdrop
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Like txshntr said, if you're hunting the wind, it don't matter what you do.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: 8pointdrop]
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12/07/12 01:00 AM
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agsellers04
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You cannot fool the olfactory sense of the White-tailed deer no matter how hard you try. That being said, I have never had cigarette smoke bother a deer. It's usually the human smell that spooks them.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: agsellers04]
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12/07/12 01:29 AM
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dawaba
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Best advice: Leave your smokes at home and enjoy your weekend and the fresh air at the lease.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple.....and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: dawaba]
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12/07/12 01:35 AM
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Rockinmyshoe
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I'm gonna smoke in the stand,fart in the stand,dip in the stand,drink a cold beer and I have plenty of fresh air at my house. So i go to the lease to relax and enjoy all my vices. 
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: dawaba]
#3823117
12/07/12 01:36 AM
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MikeC
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Best advice: Leave your smokes at home and enjoy your weekend and the fresh air at the lease. Trust me, anyone addicted to tobacco whether it be smokes or dips will not enjoy their weekend if they leave it at home 
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: MikeC]
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12/07/12 01:48 AM
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Csddarden
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Best advice: Leave your smokes at home and enjoy your weekend and the fresh air at the lease. Trust me, anyone addicted to tobacco whether it be smokes or dips will not enjoy their weekend if they leave it at home Nothin like the panic attack when you reach in your jacket and pull out an empty can of copenhagen when you know darn well there's a fresh roll in the truck.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Csddarden]
#3823276
12/07/12 02:16 AM
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Leonardo
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My dad has always smoked in the stand. He always sees and kills deer. He doesn't hunt the wind either because he doesn't care enough. He is just killing time waiting to fish.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: agsellers04]
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12/07/12 02:24 AM
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cameron00
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I have a blind that is only about 60 yards from a feeder. I was there once waiting for pigs and had several does and a couple of young bucks at the feeder. The wind was blowing directly from me to them.
I lit a cig and could almost see the smoke getting to them. They very clearly smelled it and very clearly didn't care at all. They'd stop and smell the air, and look my way, and then go back to eating.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: cameron00]
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12/07/12 02:44 AM
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texaspatriot.308
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I am not a smoker, but one of the best bucks I ever took was after sitting in a smokey bar for several hours, then going to my tripod wearing blue denim. I laugh at those "hunters" wearing $500 worth of cammo, with a hunter orange vest on and sitting in a box blind....some people believe all they see on TV hunting shows and magazines.
TexasPatriot.308
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: cameron00]
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12/07/12 02:55 AM
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ar-15hunter
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I have a blind that is only about 60 yards from a feeder. I was there once waiting for pigs and had several does and a couple of young bucks at the feeder. The wind was blowing directly from me to them.
I lit a cig and could almost see the smoke getting to them. They very clearly smelled it and very clearly didn't care at all. They'd stop and smell the air, and look my way, and then go back to eating. x2 they really dont care if i am smokein or diping they jsut thier to eat. they dont like me snoreing though 
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Rockinmyshoe]
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12/07/12 03:00 AM
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TreeBass
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I'm gonna smoke in the stand,fart in the stand,dip in the stand,drink a cold beer and I have plenty of fresh air at my house. So i go to the lease to relax and enjoy all my vices. x2
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: TreeBass]
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12/07/12 03:20 AM
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texaspatriot.308
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I pay good money for my lease and I hunt the way I want. may sit in blind and drink beer, stay at camp and sleep in, I have killed enough deer in my life anyway.
TexasPatriot.308
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: texaspatriot.308]
#3823798
12/07/12 05:02 AM
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Enter Standman
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Depends on the experience and wariness of the deer. I've seen plenty of bucks that weren't bothered by cigarette smoke, but I never saw any of the ones who were......think about it!
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Enter Standman]
#3823803
12/07/12 05:06 AM
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JDShellnut
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If you really want to kill a big deer, why chance it?
If the wind is in your favor you can do whatever you want.
If the wind is blowing directly at the deer, nothing you do will stop them from smelling you. How each deer reacts varies. A big mature doe isn't going to stand for it. A yearling may not notice you are a threat.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: JDShellnut]
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12/07/12 05:22 AM
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Cannon
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Smoke menthols, they think you're a pine tree. A "friend" of mine swears left handed cigarets are the best cover sent there is......:)
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Cannon]
#3823954
12/07/12 11:03 AM
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Rockinmyshoe
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Rockinmyshoe]
#3824219
12/07/12 02:03 PM
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Maglite
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Skunk scent will fool a deers nose! It overtakes their olfactory system and it is all that can be smelled. I love skunk cover scent
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Maglite]
#3824345
12/07/12 02:39 PM
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GusWayne
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My grandpa smoked, drank and never wore camo, ever. He always got a deer. 90% he just would sit next to a tree and I don't remember him ever having a nice deer stand.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: GusWayne]
#3824439
12/07/12 03:05 PM
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Captain Luke
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If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: Smoking in the stand
[Re: Captain Luke]
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12/07/12 03:06 PM
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cameron00
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I apparently post the exact same thing every time this comes up.
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