There's another side to this discussion. If you could buy a product that would make you absolutely undetectable by any deer, would you use it? How about if you could buy a bow that is so forgiving, that you need not worry about poor form or bad tuning, would you buy it? How about a broadhead so deadly, that it flies straight out of any setup and is guaranteed to pass through a deer leaving a huge wound, no matter where you hit?

Once things get too easy, are we still bowhunting or are we just hunting? If you want to be undectable and absolutely lethal with your weapon, why not just use a rifle? Once you go too far with technology, aren't you just going the same direction that gave us easier kills (as in shotguns and rifles). If it gets to the point where there is little to no challenge, there will be little to no reward. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that technology is bad, just that it makes bowhunting different. How easy does it have to be?

Personally, I'm very happy that most of this scent control stuff is hype. But if it wasn't, would you really want every advantage possible? Do you really want to remove as much of the challenge as you can? Isn't there a reward in choosing a hunting method that requires more skill and less technology, one where getting close isn't always guaranteed, one where the quarry has a very good chance of escape? Just some thoughts to ponder when each considers why they bowhunt.