As others have stated as well as discussed in the post you answered on "climbing stands", pre cut your trail to your stand. I am starting now for the hunting season next fall (not because I'm overly excited...I am, but now's the time), so that there will be new growth during the upcoming summer season and the trails will look established not new. There was an interesting article a couple of years back in "Deer and Deer Hunting", that was called "The path of least resistance" (idea also posted by CamoCop), that stated that even though the core area of a big buck may be very thick, the big bucks will have open lanes to the area for both entry and escape and your chances will improve if you find and set up on these lanes. These definitely can be artificially made. Since you hunt in a high traffic area I would not cut a direct line to your stand but cut it crossing the front of the stand with a double back lane once you have passed your stand. It is not only important to cut the brush but move away any loose stuff that you may trip over on your way to your stand in the dark. When I move to my stands during hunting season or work on them now,I always wear gloves so to keep down on human oder transfer. You will not be able to remove all but the more careful you are the better off you will be. Also, make sure you are wearing rubber boots while you travel down these lanes. Give it a try, some work now will definitely pay off in the fall.