Well I don't know how loud your bow is but with mine it's a non-issue. I have shot and missed before and the deer were right under me and they didn't run off so I am not really worried about a deer that is 75+ yards away hearing it and leaving the country. If you are then maybe it's time to think about some new equipment. I understand the not wanting to make noise and I am as concerned about it as anyone. I have even went to the extreme of building my own all welded lock-ons so they made absolutely no noise but IMO the concern over scaring a deer with a shot is unwarranted. It's not like I am shooting right at prime time. I typically shoot as soon as I get in my stand to make sure all systems are go (ie. not hitting close or stand or tree limbs). I don't see how me shooting my bow is going to make anymore noise than putting up my climber and climbing 25 feet.

I actually usually put scent on my arrow anyway but do you really think that an arrow that your fingers touched is going to leave more scent than the scent trail left by your whole body? Maybe I don't smell as much as youbut I have had 100's of deer walk by my arrow stuck in the ground and I have NEVER had one spook from it.
First of all because it's my money and my arrows. Secondly, because I mainly hunt river bottoms and there isn't a rock within several miles. I have only ruined one arrow doing that in 16 years of bowhunting.

Like I said before I don't do it because it's a confidence issue but we could always compare kill totals and total scores if you think I am an inferior deer hunter becauseI shoot a practice shot[&:][8D]