Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations The smell of life

Funny you mention that. One of the first things my wife and always notice when we first get to our property (after an 8.5 hour drive, through "wonderful smelling LA") is the smell of the air at the ranch. A hint of pine or cedar, the sweet smell of the meadow grass, the smell of the pond. All was good until last year on one of the trips we walked down to the pond and we accosted by a sincerely horrible smell. Turned out a deer died and fell into the pond, or fell into the pond and was attacked by hordes of RES, I can't be sure how it happened. Anyhoo decaying deer doesn't smell so nice. Course that didn't stop DIED from fishing right next to it.