Do You Take Coffee to the Stand?

[rsimms]

Many (or most) deer hunters, especially serious buck hunters, go to crazy lengths over "scent control." Special clothes, special soap, always hunting the wind and walking crazy routes to the stand to avoid crossing anticipated travel lanes.
And then there are those who love a steaming hot cup of very odoriferous coffee in the stand - an odor which is bound to be extremely foreign to deer.
Do you carry a thermos of coffee to the stand? If so, are you not concerned about spooking deer with your hot coffee? If not, why not?
(Beware, your answer might be used in a pending story I write. Give me your name, if you wish, PM's fine.)

UPDATE: Here is the resulting article. Thanks for all the feedback: https://newschannel9.com/sports/out...ing-hunters-rifle-shotgun-aroma-scent-control

 

[LenS]

I almost always take a thermos of coffee to the stand, especially if it is a combination of cold morning and a planned long sit. The only time I have knowingly spooked a deer with coffee is by accidently clanging the thermos against the side of the stand. However, I have pulled the trigger several times when I had to put the coffee down and pick up the rifle. I do use a mug that has a closeable top, so that does help with controlling the scent as well as keeping the coffee warm.

Coffee at 7 AM while in the deer stand is one of the great joys of life!

 

[hoghunter65]

I do, I have an ORCA coffee cup with a closeable lld, it fits tight with an O ring, you slip the lid open get you a sip then close it back, doesn't seem to bother them. I fill it at the truck, don't take a thermos to the blind.

 

[backyardtndeer]

I don't drink nearly as much as I used to, and am on decaf now due to my heart. I don't believe that coffee is an offensive odor to deer, and I don't think they associate it with humans. My wife and I both in the past have taken coffee with us to the stand/blind and never had deer spook over it that I know of. Matter of fact, one year she took a thermos with her and shot a buck right after opening the cap to pour herself a cup.

Nowadays more coffee just means having to pee more, so both of us try to limit how much we drink before going.

 

[ImThere]

I do. I carry a small thermos with coffee in it. It could spook a deer but if I done my homework it won't be the deer I'm after. I hunt mobile on public land and other than carrying the extra weight I haven't had an issue that I'm aware of. Key words being "That I'm aware of"

 

[kaizen leader]

Many (or most) deer hunters, especially serious buck hunters, go to crazy lengths over "scent control." Special clothes, special soap, always hunting the wind and walking crazy routes to the stand to avoid crossing anticipated travel lanes.
And then there are those who love a steaming hot cup of very odoriferous coffee in the stand - an odor which is bound to be extremely foreign to deer.
Do you carry a thermos of coffee to the stand? If so, are you not concerned about spooking deer with your hot coffee? If not, why not?
(Beware, your answer might be used in a pending story I write. Give me your name, if you wish, PM's fine.)

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Life is good. Good luck.

 

[Turkeychaser]

I usually don't drink coffee when I'm deer hunting due to nature calls.

 

[UTGrad]

Yes I do. I have a 20 oz Stanley Thermos that fits in my pack.

Hunting has to be enjoyable. If I can't drink coffee, spit tobacco or pee from my stand, I'll go play golf.

 

[DMD]

I don't drink coffee, but I carry a bottle of DMD in with me (diet mountain dew), hence my screen name

 

[deerhunter10]

I am a serious buck hunter. And I do, also dip. If your planning on killing a big deer down wind you aren't going to kill many. Been doing it for years.

 

[Cannonball1]

I enjoy sipping on a thermos of my famous "upwind blend" and never worry about the deer smelling it.

 

[poorhunter]

I never have. When I started hunting I was exclusively a bow hunter, and it just didn't seem like a good idea. Plus I always had to climb the tree (climbing stand) each hunt as I usually hunted a different tree each hunt. I drink coffee before I leave the house, or if I'm hunting a different property than my own, on the drive there.
My thinking on coffee in the stand nowadays would be that it probably wouldn't scare a deer any more than my regular human scent, so it would be fine to do. I just don't do it cuz I never have and don't even think about it.

 

[RUGER]

I had to set a cup down on the floor of a wooden ladder stand so I could shoot one of my biggest bucks of my life.
30 yards straight down wind.

 

[Stalkhunter]

Yes I bring coffee and today my thermos sits on counter full lol. I forgot it lol

 

[rifle02]

Yes, I take coffee to the stand. And no I do not go crazy over scent control. I try not to get OCD about deer hunting.

 

[rifle02]

Yes I bring coffee and today my thermos sits on counter full lol. I forgot it lol

I've done the same thing. It's a sinking feeling when you realize your thermos of coffee and all your snacks are still back at the house.

 

[Whitetaillane8]

No. I only drink on the way to hunt.

 

[timberjack86]

I am a serious buck hunter. And I do, also dip. If your planning on killing a big deer down wind you aren't going to kill many. Been doing it for years.

Coffee and dip keep me going on cool mornings in the blind!

 

[Rammer Jammer]

If I'm hunting in the mornings, I've got coffee with me. My last trip didn't turn out too good. Got in the blind before daylight, getting setup and heard what sounded like water running out of something…. Turns out it was my coffee that had turned over and spilled everywhere

Oh and I like a little creamer so the smell of caramel coffee was pretty stout

 

[Stalkhunter]

I've done the same thing. It's a sinking feeling when you realize your thermos of coffee and all your snacks are still back at the house.

You got that right lol