I am from New England and have hunted extensively throughout Vermont, NH and Maine. Traditionally most of us who have been hunting for a while chose wool. I always hunt with wool from Johnson Woolen Mills in Johnson, Vermont. I use rubber LaCrosse boots, Johnson green wool pants, an insulated wool shirt and a green Johnson jack shirt (light weight wool coat). I wear an orange hat and vest from Cabelas to make my outfit safer. I still hunt and don't need the warmth that a heavy coat will provide even though I often hunt in temperatures that are well below freezing. The jack shirt has a game pouch in the back and if it gets too hot I take off my insulated wool shirt and put it in the pouch. I don't feel the wool gathers any more scent than any other fabric and always try to hunt into the wind regardless what I am wearing. Wool is quiet, and retains warmth even when wet. It is heavy but that is the way I have always hunted and will continue to do so.