Jerry, I can confirm that. I also like the occasional 'good' cigar, and have at times used them just like I use my pipe - as a wind indicator.

Doug is spot on to. I always stalk with the wind in my favor; not always into my face, but never at my back. If I'm stand hunting (which isn't all that often any more) I stalk into my stand. If it wasn't a likely spot to find an animal, I wouldn't have put my stand there. I approach it expecting an animal to already be there.

Ed
TGMM Family of the Bow

Do whatever makes you feel confident. I for one stay as scent free as possible and watch my entrance and exit routes to make sure I spread very little scent and I still carry my clothes in a dress under my tree or in it, I have proof it works for me. I will continue to be as scent free as possible and hunt with the wind in my favor. Shawn

I definitely agree with being careful of your travel route when stand hunting.  I've seen does come across my approach trail from a couple hours before, look around, and trot off alerted to my prescence.  
With that said I have tried the sprays and such and have found them to be too much trouble for me, personally. They help, but are not a failsafe against detection.  I try to simplify my hunting as much as possible. In my area, if the deer are downwind they will smell you, period. I play the wind, try to wear clean clothes, and not smell too ripe, but I go hunting regardless. I do think some effort to minimize scent is worthwhile. Come to think of it, I think Fred Bear used to sit in campfire smoke before his hunts didn't he?

At the same time I think it's easy to get caught up in the advertising for scent control products and their effectiveness.("over 99% effective at eliminating replicated human odor"...I guess if I smelled like a replicated human that might work;)    They'd almost make you believe you couldn't shoot a big deer without this suit or that spray, etc.  What a bunch of bahooee!  Success in a bottle?...I don't think so! Unfortunately, I think this is an example of how many are tempted to trade woodsmanship for technology.  
  Now, let's all just get out there and get after 'em whether that be with stinky pits or not!      Happy hunting fellas, Matt

Only if you spend money on it! Wind Direction and knowing that you are "not" scent free.

I can understand guys worrying about scent control,even though I don't believe in it personaly.

What I really can't understand is guys crashing through the woods like a bulldozer in the dark to get to thier stand before daylight.

I head into the woods when it's light enough to see small tree branches(pencil size).I stillhunt my way in to my stand as quietly as possible.MANY times I have killed deer on my way in,before I even get to my stand.      

(Again, Just one Old Fart's opinion)

Just a follow-up to Dr. Ed's cigar and pipe theory.  A few years ago I was invited to hunt an awsome chunk of land that is know for big deer.  The only stipulation was that I had to hunt with the owners cousin who smoked like a haystack.  He told me he would switch to smoking hi Swisher Sweets while we were on stand.  I said, "You can't do that! You will scare all the deer!"  He said don't worry son, the deer love the cigars.  Well, he was right we had several deer walk within yards of us to investigate what the smell was.  I would not have believed it had I not witnessed it first hand.  Its funny, sometimes deer come in when the wind is blowing right at em other times you hear snorting and stomping way off in the woods when you think the wind is in your favor.  It is a game and the deer make up the rules as they go.  Thats what makes it sooooo fun.  Happy "scent free" hunting to all.

I was a Police K-9 officer for years! Made a point to a guy i work with that i din't believe that the clothing would make any difference much in him hiding from my K-9s nose. He walked out in woods (me not knowing where he was going)Wearing his (scent holding clothes and scent holding boots) and we tracked him 30min. later to his stand and dog looked up at him in tree.(just as any other guy) Not saying might help in scent dispersal. But eliminate ,well not that day!! (There are alot of things i found out about scenting by being a K-9 handler).

Well, I don't believe you can hide or eliminate your sent, just like Ka, said with his K9 dog.

I believe Deer, Bear, & hogs can smell down to 1000Th of a micron molecule ( I don't know what that is, but it sounded good to me )LOL

The only way to control your scent is to know which way it's going and go the other way.

David,                

Ed
TGMM Family of the Bow