re: To What Lengths Do You Go To be Scent Free?

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go overboard.. I always play the wind (though this weekend the wind was a count) I was all my clothes (shirts, pants, socks, boxers, towels) in scent free detergent I shower in scent free soap before each hunt I spay down before heading to my stand I know it's over board but I really dont want to chance the situation you encountered either ETA: Cover scent is worthless IMO. Scent 'eliminators' have much more effectiveness

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I do all of this and keep my hunting rubber boots separate from all others, only use them for hunting, and put them on at the place Im going to hunt before walking in.






Also I keep snacks in stand to things deer would like to eat. Apples, nuts, peanut butter bars, ect.



For those saying playing the wind is all that matters, I suppose you don't hunt on days with no wind, swirling winds, or in areas where the deer have equal access to your stand site from 360 degrees like the rest of us.

I agree you should try and hunt the prevailing wind but, the idea that you can always predict where the deer are compared to your position and the wind is simply foolish.

I know however, that with my efforts at scent control I have had several deer over the years end up directly down wind of me at distances of 10 to 50 yards without the slightest alarm. That isn't saying I have not been winded before but it was always when I took less than full scent control measures.