Change eating habits during hunting season?

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  1. Les Fishman

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    Do any of you change what you eat during hunting season in order to emit less scent and odor? Farts and all.
    I mean, it seems like a good idea, right? Like eating only salads and vegetables and drink only water vs. a night out at Chi Chi's for example.

    Les
     
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    Uhhhh, no.
     
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    No way brother, eat away!!
     
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    Other than eating after dark because I am in a tree no
     
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    The only thing that changes for me is when I eat, I eat earlier and later now instead of whenever I want
     
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    No...not at all.
     
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    I eat a lot more junk food in the fall mostly from being in tractor and layout blind though.
     
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    The only thing I do differently is, I snack on apples a lot more in the stand and blind. I figure if the deer do get a whiff of what I'm eating, it might as well be something they would want to eat too.
     
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    Thanks for the replies. Just something I had been wondering about. This will be my first season out and I really want to get at least one deer. Great idea with the apples, Celtic Viking.
     
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    The best thing you can do in the stand to succeed is to move as little as possible
     
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    No beans the day before an all day sit!
     
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    No. I'm starting to wonder if this idea of becoming scent free is getting a little out of hand..?
     
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    Who the heck has time to eat when it's deer season??? :bash:
    In all honesty... I don't change anything food wise - just the times that I eat change.
     
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    I could kill deer with gas on my boots, why would I switch up my diet?
     
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    Ya no joke what's next a hunters specialty shot that makes you put off less odor
     
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    I eat mostly the same foods..I just stay away from lots of garlic, turmeric etc.
     
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    yeah.. I dont' eat as much LOL

    seriously... when I am home I snack and watch tv.. but when I'm hunting, especially the main farm.. I will get up, have a coffee and maybe a snack, then hunt for 4 hours plus, come up, eat a can of soup and crackers for lunch and diet dew. Take a nap, get up hunt the evening, then come back and eat a sandwich. Then sleep, repeat the next day

    My best friend tells me " I always know when hunting season is on, you lose weight " LOL
     
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    I eat nothing but corn, soybeans, apples, and molasses so I emanate the smells deer love...that's a joke. I do not change anything except for the times I eat on days I am hunting.
     
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    This.

    I never would have thought to even switch foods. Sheesh. Guess you'll need one of these with built in scent blocker next...

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    I do change my eating habits...

    -Part is due to only apples and water allowed in the stand (5 hour energy is emergency use only)
    -I already started when I lost all the weight but I limit my red meat consumption as it causes more greasy skin and oils equaling more potential for scent.
    -I also take chlorphyll (liquid) for the month leading up and during.
     

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