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How long does human scent linger?
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<blockquote data-quote="backyardtndeer" data-source="post: 5504238" data-attributes="member: 16465"><p>Think there are a lot of factors. How heavy the scent is, the type of scent, the proximity of the scent to homes, could go on. </p><p></p><p>I have watched deer walk across my tracks where I wore rubber boots on my way in. No vegetation to brush against. The deer never paid any attention. Have done the same wearing my leather cabelas snake boots and watched deer hang up or flat out turn and burn. </p><p></p><p>Been times in the stand that I could smell bacon cooking, was watching deer, and they did not seem bothered by it. I had no idea exactly where they were, but knew duck hunters must have had a blind on a bordering property. When the duck hunters in the nearby blind cut loose shooting, the deer went to alert. If I could smell the bacon, could the deer smell the people. Probably so. Enough shooting went on that they cautiously made their way to cover.</p><p></p><p>I do believe deer can differentiate not only whether there is human scent present, but can also tell if it is still there. Part of what makes watching them educational, is seeing firsthand how they react to encounters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backyardtndeer, post: 5504238, member: 16465"] Think there are a lot of factors. How heavy the scent is, the type of scent, the proximity of the scent to homes, could go on. I have watched deer walk across my tracks where I wore rubber boots on my way in. No vegetation to brush against. The deer never paid any attention. Have done the same wearing my leather cabelas snake boots and watched deer hang up or flat out turn and burn. Been times in the stand that I could smell bacon cooking, was watching deer, and they did not seem bothered by it. I had no idea exactly where they were, but knew duck hunters must have had a blind on a bordering property. When the duck hunters in the nearby blind cut loose shooting, the deer went to alert. If I could smell the bacon, could the deer smell the people. Probably so. Enough shooting went on that they cautiously made their way to cover. I do believe deer can differentiate not only whether there is human scent present, but can also tell if it is still there. Part of what makes watching them educational, is seeing firsthand how they react to encounters. [/QUOTE]
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