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Smells like venison :ORLY: :yaeh am not durnk:
Musty, sharp, deery
Sour
It smells very different from anything else you'll come across in the bush, if you think "what's that" then it's a deer (assuming you've spent some time in the bush)
yummy yummy needs to be put in my tummy.
Unusual - sweet & sour, musty.
I think Red Deer leave the most distinctive smell. No mistaking it when you learn recognition of the smell.
Off topic but possibly interesting. Hunted in Idaho, USA a few years ago. Hunting Mule Deer but many Elk ( American for Wapiti ) in the same area. Stalking through some forest we came upon a patch where Elk had camped up for a while. I recognised the smell immediately - just like Red Deer.
Some olives taste like the smell of a freshly opened deer gut. Someone told me that and I haven’t been that keen on olives since because some aren’t far off
Elk and reds are very similar but rusa, sika, fallow and sambar are all different to my nose.
I can't describe the scent of any but love those damp days with slight breeze in the bush.
Second best scent there is.
And that depends on how long you have been in the bush. Sometimes that "what's that" smell is yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tentman
Time for a swim.
And I knew there would be a reason for my dislike of olives.
as above,youll know when you smell reds in the bush.very unique.I try and wind them like a dog when I smell them if the wind is light,ill try and pinpoint them,usually works out to.
Gold mate!��Quote:
Originally Posted by Gamehunter
True, but the best scent turns out to be ‘dear’ too!
Who else has stuck his nose to the ground to sort out which set of tracks are fresh and which only look fresh?
really where the hell is this goingQuote:
Originally Posted by Gamehunter
I have seen everything from sniffing and tasting shit, there is really no need for that sort of carry on :sick:
yes we used to kid newbies on the taste test - but none fell for it - fresh sign looks like fresh sign - may take a little training but once ones eye is in never forgotten - deer hooves are sharp and fresh its a sharp looking print that then weathers with time -Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag
Its unmistakable, and more-so during the roar when you're down wind (which is where you should be by the way) from a stinked up old stag
"See that" I said to a young fella.
"Pick a bit and smell it. No smell ay. Crush it between your fingers."
YOUWW.
"Yep, that's stinging nettle" Bet you won't touch it again."
a lot of new hunters pay to much attention to sign - brasses me of to have someone continually pointing out deer shit - yes I have seen it -simply means to me we are in right area - more important with two hunters to be extra carefull with noise and trying to pick up the deer first before spotted - prints I am interested which way are they travelling and are they moving thru on a regular basis - and to where - sign simply means yup right area - now where are they -the areas I hunt in general its not a matter of if you are going to see a deer its just a matter of when
Barry......I have a dog who will often lead me to a pile of fresh shit......its works well when its still falling onto ground.
When I smell it strong, it's usually a smell of failure!!
thats the story Mickey Duck shoot em while they are preoccupied -or are you just letting them have one last pleasureQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
the dog get as pissed off as me when we dip out....a big let down after stalking carefully into wee patch of thick stuff only to find its a pile of deer doodoohs and no tasty walking venison to shoot.
Ihad a mate who reckoned a red stag smells like a kid with a penthouse magazine who hasnt showered for a week!Iwas out with him one time and he did shoot one who seemed a few sheep short in the top paddock .FMRsmelt like it was already rotting before it was dead .billy goats and buck jackos are the same too!
The coats of the young ones, so excluding any obvious stag smell, can on occasion bring to mind a cross between wood polish on several varieties of native timber in combination with roasted coffee.
Bet you trained him on deer shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
nope SHE has been on deer since early age.....USED TO have access to deer farm which was great for steadiness... I have just worked on theory of going where ever she wants to take me...and either shooting what we get to or saying NO and walking away. nest of sleeping pigs has been a highlight.got two the first time and missed completely the second. she has led me onto quite a few deer...balls a few up too by whining when excited as they have moved off behind cover.
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That would be good on the camo threadQuote:
Originally Posted by mpf
