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348Winchester

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This Saturday past, I had been settled into one of my best stands for about an hour when I felt that first stirrin' deep in the innards that lets one know the bowels, at times, are in complete charge of the body. Well, after fighting the urge for a while, it came time to answer to muster. The climb down the ladder sped matters up considerably and Mr. Brown came knocking at the door. It had to be answered right there a mere step away from the base of the ladder. After a short service it was buried 'neath the leaves and my vigil was resumed. Maybe an hour later, a doe and her fawns came through and never reacted although they passed by about 40 yards distant. I had been worried that the spot was ruined by such pollution.

Perhaps another hour passed when a faint noise to the left drew my attention. A black figure was glimpsed moving through the thick area to the northeast of the stand. At first I thought it was a hog so the Ithaca Deerslayer was readied. It turned out to be a nice bear. Being as it was the first day of the weekend gun hunt for bear in Morgan County, a slug was dispatched through his vitals. He rolled about like a giant bowling ball for a few seconds and then all was silent once more.

Later it ocurred to me that the steaming pile buried under the leaves was no deterrant to the deer or the bear. Maybe they did not smell it. Maybe they did but just don't care. We have discussed at length on this forum about peeing in scrapes and randomly in the woods and the general belief seems that it has no alarming factors to deer.

Could it be the same for human fecal matter?
 
348Winchester said:
This Saturday past, I had been settled into one of my best stands for about an hour when I felt that first stirrin' deep in the innards that lets one know the bowels, at times, are in complete charge of the body. Well, after fighting the urge for a while, it came time to answer to muster. The climb down the ladder sped matters up considerably and Mr. Brown came knocking at the door. It had to be answered right there a mere step away from the base of the ladder. After a short service it was buried 'neath the leaves and my vigil was resumed. Maybe an hour later, a doe and her fawns came through and never reacted although they passed by about 40 yards distant. I had been worried that the spot was ruined by such pollution.

Perhaps another hour passed when a faint noise to the left drew my attention. A black figure was glimpsed moving through the thick area to the northeast of the stand. At first I thought it was a hog so the Ithaca Deerslayer was readied. It turned out to be a nice bear. Being as it was the first day of the weekend gun hunt for bear in Morgan County, a slug was dispatched through his vitals. He rolled about like a giant bowling ball for a few seconds and then all was silent once more.

Later it ocurred to me that the steaming pile buried under the leaves was no deterrant to the deer or the bear. Maybe they did not smell it. Maybe they did but just don't care. We have discussed at length on this forum about peeing in scrapes and randomly in the woods and the general belief seems that it has no alarming factors to deer.

Could it be the same for human fecal matter?
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Congrats on the bear.
 
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The last deer I killed was about ten minutes after I peed out the back of the blind and while I was drinking coffee from my thermos. Oh, did I mention that I was wearing a pair of jeans I pulled straight out of the closet because the strap on my 20 year old bibs broke? I really don't think odors bother them all that much. I'm sure they become a little more cautious.
 
348Winchester said:
This Saturday past, I had been settled into one of my best stands for about an hour when I felt that first stirrin' deep in the innards that lets one know the bowels, at times, are in complete charge of the body. Well, after fighting the urge for a while, it came time to answer to muster. The climb down the ladder sped matters up considerably and Mr. Brown came knocking at the door. It had to be answered right there a mere step away from the base of the ladder. After a short service it was buried 'neath the leaves and my vigil was resumed. Maybe an hour later, a doe and her fawns came through and never reacted although they passed by about 40 yards distant. I had been worried that the spot was ruined by such pollution.

Perhaps another hour passed when a faint noise to the left drew my attention. A black figure was glimpsed moving through the thick area to the northeast of the stand. At first I thought it was a hog so the Ithaca Deerslayer was readied. It turned out to be a nice bear. Being as it was the first day of the weekend gun hunt for bear in Morgan County, a slug was dispatched through his vitals. He rolled about like a giant bowling ball for a few seconds and then all was silent once more.

Later it ocurred to me that the steaming pile buried under the leaves was no deterrant to the deer or the bear. Maybe they did not smell it. Maybe they did but just don't care. We have discussed at length on this forum about peeing in scrapes and randomly in the woods and the general belief seems that it has no alarming factors to deer.

Could it be the same for human fecal matter?
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Let's see that morgan county bear. 😆 I totally forgot about that hunt. I did hunt Saturday. But good thing I didn't see a bear because I wouldn't have shot it because I forgot about it.
 
My best buck came in an hour after a woods emergency from a 20oz tbone steak the night before. I shot him within 20 yards of the poo pile. I used to make an effort to crap far away from my stand and only in a direction I didn't think deer would approach from. Since then, all I care about is not smelling it myself.

Deer absolutely do NOT react negatively to human poop.
 
348Winchester said:
I don't have a cell phone Cec so I did not take pictures. It weighed about 150-175lbs.
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Was it outnaround your place? I was getting some bear pics. But it's been awhile. My parents had a bear thebother night get into their bird feeder. They are on burrville.
 
When you gotta go, you gotta go. I've never went more than a few yards from my stand and I've never seen any negative effects. I think the commotion of having to climb down and back up is way worse.
 
Used to hunt with a guy who didn't get down. Just hung it over the side of the stand. I never met him at his stand but called to him from a distance when meeting up. Wasn't sure what was down there.
 
One time couple years ago. I was carrying my stand out before the sun came up. I had to go like immediately all of a sudden. Had to get everything off my back. And squatted and dropped Duce. Put my stand on my back and stumbled backwards a little. Stepped right in the pile with my right boot. What a mess man it was stuck in the treads of the boot. I liked to never got that off.
 

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