Okay...

I'm having scent issues. I've been winded more this year than ever. I've also seen more deer this year than ever. (explain that?)

By this date last year (hunting the same spots) - I saw 12 deer.
This year, hunting the same hours, same spots - I'm up to 37.

Problem is, I keep getting winded. Now, we're not talking deer freaking out and blowing their sinus cavities out (that only happened once). We're talking about deer coming in to 3, 5, 10 yards and just changing their body language, getting nervousand walking away.

I know they smell me. I've hunted long enough to read their body language and know what's going on. The fawns ignore it. The older deer are catching something.

I do play the wind to the extent possible, but it changes and swirls, and it's outside my control. A soft uphill breeze can turn into a still, downhill thermal in any given evening. Just happens, I guess.
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Before you go off saying that I'm a scent slob, hear this:

I shower before every hunt (except for the after-work hunts, where I don't have time to shower)with scent-free soap (washing body and hair)and slather myself with scentkiller deodorant. I'm hairless from the neck down. Crew cut hair for deer season. I even brush my teeth with scent free soap. Borderline neurotic, I know.

Alpha burly knee-high rubber boots.
Anti-microbial base layer.
Scent lok suit.
Scent lok hat.
Scent lok gloves.

Still getting winded. Not bad, but they know. I see them hit my footprints and change their whole demeanor. They know something isn't right, and they leave.

For scent spray, I use Scent Killer (unscented)and the home-made stuff (Peroxide, scentkiller soap, baking soda).

Now another thing to consider is that the deer that I'm hunting - they get a lot of pressure. Way more than normal. They're really high-strung, and tolerate nothing in the line of human presence.

One other consideration is that my AlphaBurly boots are demolished. Camo worn off the toes, pulling apart at every seam, probably 10 holes in each boot. May 1/8" of tread left. I know I'm having some scent get out, but it CAN'T be that much.

So - for you guys who are confident in your scent control regimen, tell me where I'm going wrong, or tell me what kind of scent spray I need to switch to.