This story kinda reminds me of my cousin and I. I am the one who is careful with my scent. Ill sometimes shower with scent free soap before I go and take extra caution of putting my camo on once I get to my land. I keep my clothes in rubbermaid containers with fresh earth scent.
My cousin who on the other hand keeps his camo thrown in the corner of his garage, sweats like a hog and stinks like a mule (not exactly but still funny), doesnt pay any attention to wind, scent, noise or anything will see ten times the deer that I do. One day he even sprayed himself with cologne and still had deer 10 yards in front of him. Not exactly sure how he does it.