#1909690 - 05/03/10 08:54 AM
Deer Sense(s)?
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A.K.A.
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In your opinion which sense do deer depend on most? Smell, sight, or sound (hearing).
BSK and you other pros, lets wait until some other have had a chance to weigh in before you give us the correct answer.
*I say it would be sight, then smell, then hearing. Reason; Deer can hear you lots of times in the woods. Many times they can look right at you and not spook until you actually move while they watch you. Sure they can smell you down wind but it would be inpossible to ALSWAYS be down wind of a predater.
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#1909727 - 05/03/10 09:20 AM
Re: Deer Sense(s)?
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tndad
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hearing
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#1909846 - 05/03/10 10:17 AM
Re: Deer Sense(s)?
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The nose knows. 
X 2 If they get a wiff of you ot's all over !!!
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#1909900 - 05/03/10 11:33 AM
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smell,no doubt
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#1909916 - 05/03/10 11:48 AM
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richmanbarbeque
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Deer in different areas react differently. Some smell is most important some sight but I would say hearing is last.
Mule deer would be different than whitetail. They are sight first. Elk would be smell.
Mother-in-law would be.. Nevermind.
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#1909951 - 05/03/10 12:21 PM
Re: Deer Sense(s)?
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stik
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a deer can see you and not know what you are.
a deer can hear you and not know what you are.
if a deer smells you, it knows exactly what you are and will react accordingly(either flee or hide).
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#1910085 - 05/03/10 01:46 PM
Re: Deer Sense(s)?
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Ok. Any OTHER pros (educated in the field of wildlife) go ahead and lets hear it. Sounds like smell is the popular census.
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#1910105 - 05/03/10 02:06 PM
Re: Deer Sense(s)?
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mathews338
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a deer can see you and not know what you are.
a deer can hear you and not know what you are.
if a deer smells you, it knows exactly what you are and will react accordingly(either flee or hide).
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