Does horse smell bother deer

[markj]

They like the smell of my garden.... they eat everything if I leave the gate open. My tractor is another they ignore, atv not so much.

 

[ripnbst]

The smell of man doesn't spook deer either... The smell of the Hoppe's #9 on your gun scares them... I can walk down a 2 track whistling Dixie and deer will cross in front of me, stop, look at me and wag their tail as they walk off...

Let me carry a gun and I can set up all covered in leaves etc. and be busted right off the bat...

Brent

I actually think there is some truth to this. I try and keep as little oil on my hunting gun as possible when going into the field. Taking it to the range is a different story.