earlier thius season i wore rubber boots and had deer walk right across my trail without noticing. but then now im wearing some pac boots and have had the same results. of course i still spray the boots with scent killer. i would wear nthe rubber boots more often, but it seem they get wet every time i use them and then i need to dry them out and it takes forever. the pac boots i just pull out the liners and throwthem in the dryer for a few minutes with an earth scent dryer sheet. as long as you spray them with scnet killer before you enter the woods you ought to be fine.