I saw a pine martin, a coyote and a porcupine that same weekend which was unusual. The wind was right but we were caught off guard and they bolted. Later that afternoon, we approached a young buck and an older buck in a field. I whistled as he got about 50 feet out of camp and he turned and high tailed it down the creek. The wind was at his back and as we watched, he came right through our camp and never even looked at us. A small bear was working his way down the creek towards us. Suddenly, my partner pointed up the hill. The visibility was less than a quarter mile and it was pretty muggy out as well. It must have been around 1:30 in the afternoon. Three years ago on opening day, we were sitting around our camp after setting up. I have also noticed that I see more game in general when it’s smoky. Although there is not much information about what, if any, changes should be made in our strategies, I can tell you from my own experience that the smoky conditions appear to help cover our scents and our profiles. As a matter of fact, I remember many opening days being smoked in.
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