[N.H. Yankee]

I think perhaps movement is the biggest factor, an odor is a curiosity but movement represents possible predatory danger. Odor in itself unless its the smeel of a known predator such as coyote, wolf, cougar I think deer are not as alarmed. The odor of man in itself may not equal danger as most human cantact is minimal for most of the year and predators that live in the deer woods are 24/7. Also even if the deer equates man to danger perhaps any odor that masks that of man will have a curiosity or masking effect. I will still hunt as scentfree as possible within $$$$ reason especially since where I hunt in N.H. we have about 1 deer per square mile and some hunters spend the whole 30 day gun season in the woods and don't even seen a deer! I will use everything I can to my advantage.