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i heard somewhere that the native Americans used camp fire smoke and charcoal to hid their body odor from deers and other animalDid someone say pizza???
FWIW, they do sell charcoal fart-underwear. Haven't tried it but. . . . . . maybe burying yourself in a big ass pile of charcoal would work. Or start smoking like that cute guy above.
During rut? Regularly.
A buck in rut will challenge anything he perceives to be a threat.
A quick Google reveals that the science on the matter says you are mistaken. Although there have been recorded incidents they are described as "very exceedingly rare".
I've never used any scent masking/eliminating sprays of any type and usually (50/50) came home with a deer.
I've found it really depends on where you hunt as to how skiddish the deer are to humans.
I've never used any scent masking/eliminating sprays of any type and usually (50/50) came home with a deer.......
....At Quabbin Reservoir, they'll walk up and open your door for you.
Was there years ago installing some radios and there was a dozen of them that couldn't be bothered with me, even driving right by them within 20 feet. I guess they know they are protected there off season.
If you are shooting a deer every other outing you are hunting in a very, very, target rich environment. In Western mass you are lucky to see a flag 25% of the time.
This will be the first year I didn't apply for the Quabbin hunt. It is a joke now. They had to shut most of the hunt down as there are very few deer there now. There are probably more moose than deer in the areas that are hunted.
In 2016 1180 hunters applied, 874 hunted, and 53 deer were taken.
The hunt sucked so bad last year they didn't even publish the news letter with last years numbers. When I left the Prescott Peninsula the count was 7 deer.
They also scaled it way back. With a deer density of 2-6 per square mile they aren't opening the door for you and they ain't jumping in the truck
Bob
BELCHERTOWN – The state Department of Conservation and Recreation will only need about 400 hunters in December for a substantially scaled-down controlled deer hunt Dec. 6 and 7 in Hardwick and Petersham.
Ken MacKenzie, wildlife biologist assigned to DCR Natural Resources, told members of the Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee that three zones - Prescott Peninsula, Pelham and New Salem - had achieved deer densities of less than 20 deer per square mile and would not be open to hunting this year.
Mr. MacKenzie told committee members and more than a dozen others attending the meeting that DCR is considering a new model, perhaps opening some zones for the full duration of the statewide deer season, but he said that would not happen this year.
“The ongoing goal of the hunt is to maintain deer densities that allow for forest regeneration while at the same time maintaining hunter interest in harvesting Quabbin deer. Without hunters in the equation, I’m not sure what we would do to manage the deer herd,” he said.
The wildlife biologist said DCR would continue its allocation of antlerless deer permits, noting that for the 2017 Quabbin hunt, 500 antlerless permits were issued, and 90 percent of the hunters holding those permits showed up to use them.
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Mr. MacKenzie noted the substantial drop-off in hunter participation for the second day of the hunt in each zone, suggesting the need to rethink the logistics of the hunt.
He cited pellet surveys that showed deer density at Quabbin ranged from 36 per square mile in Quabbin Park at the southern end of the reservoir, an area closed to hunting, to an estimated density of 2 to 6 deer per square mile at Prescott Peninsula.
State to scale back deer hunt at Quabbin ReservoirState to scale back deer hunt at Quabbin Reservoir
Yes they do! Love that video
Cover yourself with skunk cover scent and you’ll smell like a human with skunk on you to them.
Guys who use some of the Ozone generator products seem pretty happy. I was researching them for a hockey bag. They won’t dry gear but are said to eliminate scent. Many reviews at Cabelas.
Guys who use some of the Ozone generator products seem pretty happy. I was researching them for a hockey bag.
They won’t dry gear but are said to eliminate scent. Many reviews at Cabelas.
Didn’t find any reference to using them except in an enclosed gear bag or closet.I also agree that they work. How well is up for debate though. Using them in an enclosed area like a room or hockey bag is a lot different than the open woods. Additionally, long-term exposure to ozone has been linked to cancer.
So how about eyesight ? Can they see blaze orange ?
I show up like the whitetail reaper passing out lethal gold tip injections !I don’t know how they know this, but “they” say that blaze orange shows up like grey. What stands out are shades of blue.
I hunt deer in carhaart coveralls, a dark green arbortech sweatshirt and of course my orange vest. Have had deer walk by me at 5 feet! Does......and no tag. If you sit still......you'd be surprised how close they'll get no matter what your wearing.I don’t know how they know this, but “they” say that blaze orange shows up like grey. What stands out are shades of blue.
Oh, and my current neighbor, who weed whacks around his property, and the deer come out to see what is going on. No problem with his sweaty scent or the 2-stroke weed whacker. I think it is the fresh cut grass smell that attracts them, plus they like him.