<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSince whitetails can obviously detect the odor of coffee (under most circumstances), I don’t believe that “can deer detect coffee smell?” is the real question. I think the more important question to consider is how deer react to the smell of coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve spoken to many hunters on this topic to learn about their experiences with deer hunting and coffee. Those discussions were very interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some hunters have mentioned situations where they believed that whitetails, especially does, seemed to be curious about the cup of coffee in their hand and almost seemed to come closer to the hunter’s location, testing the air. Obviously, in those scenarios, the deer could be coming in for other reasons, such as picking up the hunter’s scent and being curious about that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few of my hunting buddies have mentioned situations similar to mine where deer approached their stand position while they were drinking coffee, and they had to discretely put the cup down to pick up their rifle or bow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other hunters described situations where they believed that the coffee smell caused a scent issue for them and was the primary reason they didn’t see any deer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n