I really wish I had pictures of a small 6 pointer this season during rifle season. We had snow on the ground and you could see my tracks coming into my stand. I watched this buck walk up to where my tracks were, sniff around a little bit, then continue on about his way. I was not wearing those big knee high rubber boots, just my normal leather boots.

I honestly do not believe this one a bit. I have never worn rubber boots and honestly, as far as I can tell, I have never had a deer react badly to where I have walked. I scrub my leather boots with mud and baking soda, then let them air dry. I do this several times each season. I also store them in their own container in the off season. A month before season and all during I leave them outside on the porch.

You can believe anything you want, I know its never been an issue for me.