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ilsmokepoler
Joined: 07 Sep 2009
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Location: Tinley Park, IL
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: Can gun oil/solvent smell spook deer? |
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| I have been wondering .... A freshly cleaned and oiled gun has a wonderful smell. But I I figure if I can smell it certainly so can a deer. Since a deer would never smell it except when hunters are present they might learn to associate that smell with danger and avoid it like they do human scent. Does anyone know anything about this? Can anything be done to reduce the oil/solvent smell? Have any actual studies been done? |
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WesternHunter
Joined: 05 May 2006
Posts: 1075
Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| Never had a problem with it and have been rifle hunting for many years. You should never have too much oil on your rifle anyway. A very thin (almost invisible) film is all that is needed. It's the human scent that scares away animals. |
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onzaman
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| They do sell some orderless gun lube. |
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