Fraley,

I don't completly buy that. I do believe that you can make efforts to remove any scent and that if the conditions are right a buck down wind will not smell you. YOu eed to:

1. make your body scent free
2. Wear head-to-toe carbon clothing to seal in any new scents your body makes
3. Control mouth scent (which is the biggest problem)
4. Get at least 25 to 30 feet up in a tree to help disperse your scent among the leaves
5. wipe down your gear with scent killing sheets prior to entering the woods.

I think if you do these things than there is a good chance of not getting busted downwind. Now don't get me wrong...I do not ignore the wind when picking a stand. I always try to hunt in places where deer can't come in from downwind. But that 's not always possible as wind can change directions.

Maybe it's overkll but I figiure you can never be to scent free. Just like you can never be too still.