I started off hard core scent free as possible.........but I have learned to hunt the wind !! You can't beat their nose............you simply can't !!!
I think trying to..... was the most frustrating thing I have experienced in bowhunting !
In actuality ........I think when you come to this realization......you become a much better bowhunter........and set up stand locations much better !
You said it all, although when I started off our idea of scent control was rubber boots![8D]
I control my scent, but not fanatically, as long as you are playing the wind correctly with stand location, if possible I always set 2 stands to allow for the wind changing and not having to go to a totally different location if the wind shifts.