Wood, kerosene, coal, whatever. What elk smell and avoid is MAN. If you set up camp in the middle of your hunting area, they'll smell YOU and avoid YOU. Your stove won't bother them because they'll be gone before you get it set up.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
