They sell it as a common cover scent. I guess that strong of a smell would mask all human odors. If you walk buy it in Wally World you can easily smell it. I have heard that it makes deer more cautious than they would usually be. Here in Illinois, all you have to do is dip your finger in some diesel and rub it around...Deer are used to the smell of diesel because of all of the farm machinery. Any scents that a deer may regularly come in contact with would probably work as a good cover scent.