Well, let me put it this way. Two years ago I returned to my stand after a huge lunch. Naturally I had to use the bathroom. So, as I have always done, I walk approx. 100 yards away from my stand, go the the bathroom in a self made hole, then I cover with dirt, spray with cover scent and walk back to my stand. 30 minutes later I had a nice sized buck walking up towards me only to catch my...um...scent from the hole (if you catch my drift). Did he run? Heck no, he walked right over to the hole and milled around for about 15 minutes.

Another one of my buddies is an avid smoker. He smokes while on stand and it has not hurt his chances in the past 10 years or so.

The lesson of the stories is, some foreign odors can actually peak the interest of the deer when the deerare not under any pressure.

Always be conscience of your surroundings but do be obsessed with your scent.