I normally do like Mottz does, I justset mine up in earlyAugust and it will stay there all season unless I need to be mobile and then like Mottz said it will smell like the surroundings if I do need to move it. I ALWAYS brush mine in good even if I am just going to hunt it for one day!!!!!! I normally clear all the brush that is growing with a machette then set it up, then rake all the leaves to the edges of the blind, kinda like a cover scent if the air escapes from around the bottom of the blind. I also set it up expecting a wind in my face and leave the back of the blind completly closed up to help with scent control too!!!! Good luck and happy hunting!!!!!