Soarkrebel, I hear ya and good story to boot!(I bumped to keep the post fresh BTW)

I know the area like I stated, pretty much to a T. What I was thinking would scents A) attract more bucks or other bucks (heck maybe even does) B) Useful in my normal hunting with the wind at my nose C) possibly bring that bad boy in who likes to lurk D) Possible cover my tracks (or my scent) E) its free man I still have my casholla for snickers and granola.

Now the last thing I want to do is spook the deer or others. Like I said I have read all the instruction and they suggest put sent out in pinwheel basically 180 from your location with the wind blowing from you to scent cannisters and finally your deer....this ain't what I am use to. Here's what I was thinking, first off I would do a drag rag, walk past my blind then circle back set up cannisters or wicks in possible shooting lanes in a pinwheel fashion 120-180 degrees....still have the scent blowing to me and wind in my nose. This would allow the deer to pick up the trail some wind push between drag rag line and cannister...he steps out to smell the roses and bullet to the lungs!!!!! So what you think? I don't know that this would hurt anything, but would it really do anything is the other thought? Guys who use scents do you really think the wind blowing to scent and deer is effective...I need to be educated (well actually talked into it) Oh I plan on rattling as well?