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Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:42 pm
by hillhunter
Ok go ahead and make all the fart jokes and crapping in the woods jokes at my expense, couldn't think of a better thread line.

Seriously, my brother and I were walking out at dusk Saturday afternoon and ran across a very musty odd smell. It smelled just like a sweaty horse if you know what that smells like, but very musty and strong. The leaves were sort of ruffled in the area the first time we came across it, but we both noticed it and both described the smell the same. This was in the middle of some hardwoods. Few hundred yards later we smelled it again although not as strong and this time was on the edge of CRP and some hardwoods by a big water puddle. It seemed strange to me, there is not a horse within half mile of this place and there was no sign of one. Been walking woods a long time and never smelled anything like it. Any idea what it might have been?

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:44 pm
by SB
Do you have any hogs in the area?

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:53 pm
by three11
Knee grow??

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:09 pm
by landscaper
Pigs.


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Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:37 pm
by Deltaquack
Pigs........and some snakes have a very musty smell as well.

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:42 pm
by iron grip
There might be a squatch in them woods...

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:51 pm
by davidees
Skunk ape

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:33 pm
by Blackduck
Some fungi will out out a stiff smell. Especially closer to dark.

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:39 pm
by hillhunter
SB wrote:Do you have any hogs in the area?
Haven't seen any there in years, like twenty years. Now if you go 10-15 miles south, they are pretty prevelant. Didn't think of that, but it might be. I might put out a camera in the area just to see. Haven't been any signs of rooting in the fields or anything.

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:46 pm
by cwink
Deltaquack wrote:Pigs........and some snakes have a very musty smell as well.

This is true.. My dad had a snoz the size of Tx and could always smell a snake.. I can smell them too, but not as good has him..

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:59 pm
by DUCKAHOLIC
Rotting leaves from all the rain

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:25 pm
by deltadukman
Bradford pairs...I can only assume that's what a house of ill repute smells like.

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:22 pm
by mshunter77
Any bears in the area?

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:45 am
by mlj300
deltadukman wrote:Bradford pairs...I can only assume that's what a house of ill repute smells like.
Wild pears smell the same way

Re: Odd smell in the woods

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:49 am
by jdbuckshot
I told her not to go turkey hunting yesterday.........