re: Deer hunting w/ a thermacell

Yep, and it's not that they don't smell them, it's that they don't associate them with danger, and that's the big key on anything that smells in the woods....I've seen deer interact with coyotes, foxes, almost rub against my 4 wheeler while I'm waiting for them to clear, so I don't shoot my wheeler. I've watched them walk up to where I've urinated, only get alarmed when they hit the trail I actually walked on to get over there, not the urine, which they were attracted too. My main take is it's the byproducts of your skin and breath, control them, and hunt the wind as best you can, as well as the rut, when you have the best chance of them making a mistake in the daylight....