ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter

Human scent disipates as time goes on. By the time season rolls around and you get the necessary wind direction to hunt the spot, you'll be fine.

Granted, the deer will use the new trail that you've cut, but your scent isn't going to ruin the area. Considering the area hasn't been hunted in five years, those deer wont be likely to associate your scent with danger.

They may avoid the trail for a week or more, but as soon as your scent dissipates and dissapears, they'll start using it more and more.

I know a lot of guys who do just what you've done by cutting their own trails to make "super highways" for deer.

If your scent in July is going to ruin your chances of seeing a buck by October/November, we may as well all stay out of the woods and never set foot in them for scouting/hanging stands/ placing cameras/etc until the day we plan to hunt. If we don't get anything that day? Oh no, better luck next year, our scent has ruined the area!

Good luck with your spot, can't wait to see pictures of the bruiser you take out of it.