Jeff, I relate it to the skunk story you and Rob have told several times on here. Can we eliminate scent all together? No. I do believe, though, that I can reduce my scent enough that it tricks them into thinking I am much farther away than I am.

I've had several deer downwind of me thisyear, and in close enough range that I could view their reactions. All but one had absolutely no reaction at all. They just didn't know I was there. So last weekend when I had a yearling buck walking a course that would take him down wind of me 10 yards from my tree, I just wasn't worried about it. He got me. Stopped him dead in his tracks. I THOUGHT at that range my scent would have drifted over him, but no. He turned around and walked the way he came from.

But I also took a few shortcuts as well. I hadn't been taking my chlorophyll for a few days, didnt' spray down with DDW, and didn't take the precautions I normally do when I wash my hunting clothes. Obviously I didn't fool him, and he was certainly not ok with it. But could it be that the shortcuts I took did it? IF I would have been following my strict routine, would I have gotten away with it? I don't know, but I can tell you I won't take those shortcuts again.