Thread: How would you describe the smell of deer?

How would you?

Smells like venison

Musty, sharp, deery

Sour

It smells very different from anything else you'll come across in the bush, if you think "what's that" then it's a deer (assuming you've spent some time in the bush)

yummy yummy needs to be put in my tummy.

Unusual - sweet & sour, musty.
I think Red Deer leave the most distinctive smell. No mistaking it when you learn recognition of the smell.
Off topic but possibly interesting. Hunted in Idaho, USA a few years ago. Hunting Mule Deer but many Elk ( American for Wapiti ) in the same area. Stalking through some forest we came upon a patch where Elk had camped up for a while. I recognised the smell immediately - just like Red Deer.

Some olives taste like the smell of a freshly opened deer gut. Someone told me that and I haven’t been that keen on olives since because some aren’t far off

Elk and reds are very similar but rusa, sika, fallow and sambar are all different to my nose.

I can't describe the scent of any but love those damp days with slight breeze in the bush.

Second best scent there is.

Originally Posted by Tentman

It smells very different from anything else you'll come across in the bush, if you think "what's that" then it's a deer (assuming you've spent some time in the bush)

And that depends on how long you have been in the bush. Sometimes that "what's that" smell is yourself.
Time for a swim.
And I knew there would be a reason for my dislike of olives.

as above,youll know when you smell reds in the bush.very unique.I try and wind them like a dog when I smell them if the wind is light,ill try and pinpoint them,usually works out to.

Originally Posted by Gamehunter

Elk and reds are very similar but rusa, sika, fallow and sambar are all different to my nose.

I can't describe the scent of any but love those damp days with slight breeze in the bush.

Second best scent there is.

Gold mate!��

True, but the best scent turns out to be ‘dear’ too!

Who else has stuck his nose to the ground to sort out which set of tracks are fresh and which only look fresh?

Originally Posted by Gamehunter

Who else has stuck his nose to the ground to sort out which set of tracks are fresh and which only look fresh?

really where the hell is this going