Amen on the OK wind. I've used the ScentLok Savahna suit forthe past three years and have had good luck with it. It reduces sent but does not eliminate (and nothing will, that's just marketing B.S.). You still have to pay very close attention to scent control.

Opening day I had a young 7pt bed down for 2 hours down wind of me 8 yards away. My stands are only 8-12 ft off the ground. Have I been busted? Yes, but not as often as I used to get busted.

I will have to agree with Atlas on the deer scenting us. When a deer scents a human liking hitting a brick wall. They do not stomp or blow, they run away, because they know what you are.
When a deer stomps and blows at you, becasue he see you, but is not sure what you are.
I was blown at on my boat this year early morning, deercould see me, but wind was in my favor. The deer blow at me all the way up the river.
On a side note fooling a young deeris not to hard, my youth hunter banged his release off his bow and still shot a little buck. Two days later he had a mature doe walking towards him, he made a slight noise, and she took off. He looked at me and wondered why, I said she knows things.
Hunting a mature deer I would never setup wrong wind. Not saying it can not be done, just not going to chance it.

Mike, did you wash the suite with carbon clean and place it in the dryer before hunting. After drying it place it in a scent free bag I, use space bags which you can get at wal-mart. I have 3 suites and just bought the new full season and have not had a deer bust me. p.s. you will still have to play the wind some. If you sell the suite let me known might be interested in it.
good hunting.

Play the wind! Kills me not been busted, everyone has been busted and probably 90% of the time we dont know it.

wooo and to think i just about bought an out-of date patterni need next years pattern now, the stuff i got is just not doing it[:-]

I just read this article on activated carbon suits and clothing. I found it a very interesting read. Thought I would share it with everyone.

http://www.fastestbows.com/articles/corrigan/scent_suits.htm

I use the base layers scent loc and i love it. Make sure you follow the directions. I also get scent free showers before hunting. And of course all the clothing i use for hunting is pre washed and kept in an air tight contaner with some fresh earth wafers. My wife argued about that scent loc clothing saying there is no way it works well i proved her wrong I took a bottle of Pinesol cleaner that smells really strong with the lid offand I held it under my shirt tight up against it and you could not smell a trace of it threw the outside of the shirt! That to me is some damn good clothing!!

i was in a ground blind i mad myself a few weeks ago and had deer with in ten steps of me and never got busted useing scent-lok clothing. yah its expensive but it will last me forever and was worth every penny i spent.

Ah yes, the infamous article with zero shred of reliable scientific evidence. "Well I think this" or "I really know what I'm talking about" and "I heard that" doesn't cut it for me. Want the real scientific evidence behind Scent-Lok? Here you go -

http://www.scentlokscience.com

Have fun Atlasman, that should keep you busy for awhile.

I started using Scent-Lok this year after many, many years of the same skepticism that many of you share.On top of that I have been showering in scent-free soap and shampoo since mid-September (and my dry skin is proof of that), and I've made sure all of my gear is as scent-free as possible. I wipe down my bow with scent-killer wipes, I wipe down my hands, neck, and face before I go into the woods, I spray my backpack with scent killer and store it in a plastic tote when not in the field, Ichew Gum-O-Flage every time I got into the woods,etc. So far this year in nearly two months of hunting and a LOT of deer downwind of me I have yet to be busted. Call it fate, call it coincidence, call it all of my scent control adding up to an effective system, I really don't care. Oh, and so far I've killed 3 deer and a coyote this year, and had the opportunity to kill a lot more than that - many of which were directly downwind of me. Imagine that!

For anyone who hasn't personally tried it but only "heard" about it - give me a break. Do yourself a favor - spend the $250 on a Savanna jacket, pants, headcover, and socks. Use it properly - the way it's meant to be used - and then report back with your findings. I'm tired of the "I read an article" or "My friend's buddy said..." type stuff.

Don't get me wrong I have used scent blocker clothing and have had success. But on the other hand I have been out it the woods scouting after a long days work, video camera in hand and sitting on the ground up againsta tree and have taken some great footage of deer at roughly 5-7 feet away eating acorns. Deer are curious animals.