![]() ![]() “To deer, humans are predators, so it’s possible that deer can tell the difference between predator and non-predator urine,” said Brian Murphy, biologist and executive director of the Quality Deer Management Association. What information do deer get from human urine? Scientists believe deer use urine to communicate and learn about each other, making it a big deal in the whitetail world. ![]() James Kroll found there are at least 90 different compounds in doe urine. There are unique chemicals, pheromones and hormones found in deer urine, making it not only distinct from human urine, but unique from deer to deer. “Deer are herbivores and humans are omnivores, so there are big differences between their urine.” Karl Miller, researcher at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. “Urine is reflective of an animal’s physiology, diet, age, sex and overall health,” said Dr. You can tell a lot about someone, or something, from their pee. Human and deer urine both also contain things like ammonia, urea, sodium chloride, potassium and creatinine, along with other inorganic and organic compounds. Regardless of whether you’re talking about deer or people, in healthy individuals, all urine is made up of more than 95 percent water. He faithfully uses it whenever nature calls. Like many other hunters, Nelson carries in his pack a pee bottle. “I don’t want to do anything that may alert deer that they’re being hunted.” “I just don’t feel right about urinating on the ground when I’m hunting,” said my friend Tom Nelson, host of American Archer. Other hunters are against the practice of peeing in scrapes - or anywhere near where they hunt. The room erupted in laughter - all except Crash, that is. Later that night over a sizzling plate of venison tenderloins (courtesy of yours truly), Crash swore on his mother’s grave that his own urine had put two Booners on his wall. In our tightly knit group, Crash was that guy. All of us know at least one unconventional hunter who goes against the grain when it comes to hunting strategies. ![]()
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