Whitetail Myths...here's one

[wages]

good point, fabs

I also think pressure and human exposure makes a big diffrence in how they react to scent, and I think the older a deer gets, doe or buck, the more sensitive they become to scent. A 3 year old buck and a 5 year old buck may be the same critter as far as science is concerned, but they have completely different ways of being a deer.

Lilred's original post explains seeing those deer, but what about that big old sway backed grey-beard of a buck that might live in the area, would he have been bothered by scent. I'd say he certainly noticed. But again that doesn't mean he wouldn't come walking through as well, that's just deer hunting!

My hunting partner had 4 bucks come in together the other day, the 3rd knew something wasn't right, and froze up. The 4th was apparently a monster, and was que-ing off of of the 3rd. Long story short, my buddy couldn't get the shot off because he'd been scented. The deer were at 25yds.

Another quick note on scent, two of my all time favorite stands:
one was near a charcoal kiln and the woods there alwaus smelled like smoke. It was almost imossible to get busted by a deer there.

The other is a stand I still hunt. It's next to a hog farm.