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Joe Blount

I don't know much about hog hunting. I went on my first hog hunt about a month ago (got one, about 30 pounds).

But I was thinking about staying out all night next time, and thinking about wanting to have a thermos of coffee, or maybe hot chocolate for my son. My first thought was it would be bad because it would stink. But then it occurred to me that you guys put jello mix, soda, and anything else sweet smelling on the corn to draw the hogs.

The more I thought about it, the more I thought it might be a good thing to sit up in the tree stand and pour myself a cup of hot chocolate. It should smell as nice as the other sweet things you guys pour on your corn. Wherever the wind carries my scent, it will carry the much stronger scent of the hot chocolate too.

What do you guys think?

Bill Winfrey · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:05 am Post subject:

Welcome Joe
As far as the scents go, try to keep the wind in your favor, and you'll always do better.. Wink

As far as the coffee, and cocoa, you will never find Ray Gendron or Carl out after dark on stand without a thermos full...Just carry a large sealed disposable jug for you and the son for collection purposes.. Rolling Eyes

Bill
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gstoneberg · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:07 am Post subject:

Welcome to TexasBoars Joe.

Any hog that gets downwind enough to smell your hot chocolate will almost certainly have already smelled you. Their sense of smell is excellent, I think better than a deer's. So, drink up with your son, I don't think it'll make any difference.

Good luck,
George

luvthemhogs · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 11:51 am Post subject:

txbigbossman · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 12:21 pm Post subject:

Ahhhhhhh, the secret to your hunting Carl! Mt. Dew and coffee...........CAFFINE! Laughing

Welcome to the site Joe.
As stated, it wont make that much difference for by then they have already smelled you and/or the coffee. May as well enjoy and no sense in doing without while in the stand.

KEEPS YOU AWAKE TOO!! Laughing

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Raymond Gendron · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject:

luvthemhogs · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 12:53 pm Post subject:

Raymond Gendron · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject:

Oh and FUN we'll have my brother Wink

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Joe Blount · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 1:51 pm Post subject:

great info, thanks guys!

-Joe

Raymond Gendron · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject:

Ray
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TxPhantom · Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject:

Drinking a lot of any kind of liquids might make you a little uncomfortable after a few hours in a blind. If you have to climb out of a elevated blind to take a leak it could kinda mess up your hunt. Human pee probably has a distintly human smell, I'm just guess at that though! When I know I'm stuck out there for several hours I try to go out with a empty bladder. Usually by the time I get back to the cabin or someplace away from my blind my bladder is about to bust!
Of course age may have something to do with it, a problem some of you young guys may not have.......yet. Shocked

Bill Winfrey · Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 4:29 pm Post subject:

Hence the necessity to carry a "large" sealed jug...It ain't for drinkin' Wink

Bill
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Deepcpaul · Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 6:19 pm Post subject:

Havent we been down this road before?

http://www.texasboars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=137746&highlight=#137746

scott billingsley · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:15 pm Post subject:

Got a friend who's told me time and time again this old timer he's hunted deer with for years never hunts w/o a cigar in his mouth and he's killed some good deer. He's either an air bender or deer (maybe hogs) have an affinity for a Cuban cigar.