RE: I always hear this story...
 

LOL, Charlie....

I wear it sometimes....and sometimes I don't. But I never rely on that. I'm a scent-control subscriber.....not a fanatic. I'm a somewhat dedicated whitetail hunter...but I don't subscribe to EVERY touted regimen and belief that's out there.

That was the point of my dissenting (somewhat) view(s) re: this thread.

RE: I always hear this story...
 

The more I've played the wind and scent game over the years, the more success I've had.

Just a few observations from the years
If I am in a tree on flat ground, I'd rather have a deer at 15 yds than 40 yds so as not to be winded.
If you reduce your scent as much as possible, you cansometimes buy yourself some leeway,on deer that are downwind of you and have smelled you.
Older deer are bothered much more by scent than younger ones.
Calm, damp, rainy days are the worst for getting winded.
Over hunting stands & playing the wind go hand in hand.

RE: I always hear this story...
 

If you hunted the wind strictly you would never hunt the stands I have in my honey hole. It's flat/ in a valley and the wind changes almost on the hour so do you move every hour...hell no you don't because the deer and I've hunted this area for all of my 26 seasons, come from any and every direction. They don't just come from the east or the north, they come from anywhere at any given time so going in under any other circumstance other than as scentless as possible and using all the gimmicks on the shelves, trusting your instinct, knowledge and smarts.....you'd never hunt the stands. Obviously I've been successful on these stands and more successful since I've utilized the more "advanced" scent control knowledge that exists today.....I've virtually never been scented in later years, at least that I know of. No deer blows and goes for years. Sure I've been detected but the deer stop, study and slowly move out or circle, no blows and goes and I'll take that every time.....IMO.

RE: I always hear this story...
 

So if you ALWAYS played the wind, Rob....you couldn't hunt a spot that's produced 3ea 3.5 yr olds and 2ea 2.5 yr olds in the last 6 years, right (all bucks in a one tag area)?

RE: I always hear this story...
 

So you a lawyer now asking questions you already know the answer too?

RE: I always hear this story...
 

Correct, if I did nothing for scent control I'd lay money down that I would not have tagged all of those deer. One in particular all but walked 360 degrees around my stand and came in from the start about 60 yards downwind when I first saw him. That's the 3.5 year old I turned in for the first contest with the broken rack, would have been a 130" deer.

RE: I always hear this story...
 

Just informing the jury of the mitigatingfactors (the fact that actual deer have been taken).

Icould have stated it......I guess.....but you objected, anyway.:)

RE: I always hear this story...
 

[quote]ORIGINAL: GMMAT

In certain situations...I can see this.

This is true.

HOW can you POSSIBLY know this???

I've seen this in person on more than one occasion. A buck can remember a location where he's sensed danger for more than a couple of weeks, sometimes the rest of the season. It depends on how alarming and how often the occurance was.



So you'll go through an area shed hunting......but you won't take a chance to actually HUNT the stand for years???????? Where is the logic, here???? A deer don't know what season it is.....OR whether you're hunting, shed hunting or playing the game boy in the woods....nor does he CARE! You're there....and that's all that matters, to him. If I'm going in there....I figure I might as well hunt it!

Deer can sense predatory behavior vs farming behavior, out for a casual stroll behavior. Again, I've witnessed it.

These observations that I've had make forgreat hunting experiences and iswhat molds my hunting methods.

RE: I always hear this story...
 

So he DON'T smell you.

RE: I always hear this story...
 

This statement is gospel. Respect!