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Scent control
Stonedog:
In all of my cases it wasnt to bring deer in....is was a late morning cook fire to keep from going hypothermic!
GregB:
--- Quote ---I made a small fire.....buried it then sat over it wrapped in my wool blanket....
--- End quote ---
"...see that you put enough dirt over that fire Pilgram!" ;D
Stonedog:
LOL! My technique is a LOT different than what Bear Claw Grizlap taught Jeremiah.....
Juniper:
I watched a herd of cow elk bed down in a prescribed burn where the Forest Service was burning off excess grass/brush. There wasn't any flame left, but plenty of smoke. The elk would lay in any patch of grass/leaves that did not burn, but the smoke was all around them. It almost seemed like they liked it? Definitely not spooked or nervous.
Stonedog:
Here is a theory on WHY they are attracted to the smell.....
When a forest burns.....new growth pops up....which is like crack to deer, elk, buffalo etc.......
It is "thought" that they equate the smell of woodsmoke or wood ash with yummy treats of new growth.....
I dunno if'n it's true and I ain't sayin it is.....but it IS a good theory.
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