Nevertheless, you still need to be scent free. The term cover scent is misleading, as it only mixes with your scent, not cover it. It may make it not as apparent because of other strong odors (urine, dirt, etc), but our oil and dead skin cells stick to a deer's nose, which is why they keep them wet. Having just a little bit of scent hit a mature whitetail's nose will can cause you to see the south side of a northbound deer. Just be smart about scent, where rubber boots, and if a cover scent makes you comfortable, smell like nature, not a combination of five mammals from one bottle. Good Luck!