WHAT IS BETTER, PLAIN RUBBER BOOTS OR LACE UP STYLE IRISH SETTER, GORE TEX BOOT WITH COVER SCENT, AS FAR AS SCENT CONTROL?

I believe that rubber is better, as it will not absorb scent the way that leather will. That said, I'm not really sure that it matters either way if you practice dedicated scent control. I wear rubberboots through bow and blackpowder season, and from a month prior to the season on the boots don't even come indoors. For later in the season I use all leather Danners, partly because they're warmer than my uninsulated rubber boots, and also because I don't think the scent is as much of an issue when it's cold out (scent doesn't disperse as much).

I wear Cordura nylon boots with rubber soles , and pac boots that are half rubber and half cloth . I spray both with cover scent and took two deer last year .

A fox trapper would say rubber... but do you really needthem for deer hunting if you use a good cover scent? I would say No... I use fresh earth cover scent and it seems to have done a great job in covering foreign scents on my leather Rocky boots.

What about the new Lacrosse Alpha Burly with the neoprene exterior?