I agree with most of what you have to say but for a few dollars a bottle I know it doesn't hurt to spray down before and once you get to the stand.

I ALWAYS play the wind but during the rut bucks can do strange things and come from strange places. I think it is at these times the little extra (spraying with scent killer) may give you that extra edge you may need.

My protocol is very specific. I shower before every hunt. My clothes are washed in scent away laundry detergent dried and put directly in scent bags and then into rubber made containers. From there it goes directly into my 8x10 shed that holdsonly my hunting clothes and supplies. I wear scent-loc clothing, usually 2 layers. I never wear my hunting clothes until I get where I hunt and I take it off and put all my hunting clothes back into the scent bag at my vehicle before I climb back in it. If its cold I wear only what I need to the stand or somewhere close to my stand and put on my cold weather gear to avoid sweating. I always spray down the outside of my clothes with scent killer before and once I get to my stand. I only wear my first layer or base layer once before I wash it because this is the layer that gathers the sweat. I have various different first layers that I wear so I'm not doing laundry every day. Am I anal about scent control? YES! But I'll always go the extra mile when it comes to scent control.

One of the biggest things I've noticed is the smell of my rubber boots inside. I put scent away powder insideand then spray the inside down with some type of scent killer. I really soak them and then put them on my boot drier. I do this after every other hunt. It's made a world of difference.

Am Ivery specificabout scent control? YES! But I'll always go the extra mile when it comes to scent control.

But no matter what I do, I ALWAYS, ALWAYSplay the wind.