I have a couple of stands that can only be approached from the west. They are located on a steep sided ridge. Coming in from another direction is not an option because of topography and land ownership. During the rut deer can move through the area at any time, not just in early am and late pm. To go by my stand they will have travelled east or west on the ridge. My stand is twelve feet up a tree. I will walk in from the west and usually manage to sit for about four hours.

So how far does the wind have to carry my scent before it has dissipated enough that it won't be a problem for deer coming from the east? Because I've walked the trail that the deer use when coming from the west am I wasting my time? I wear rubber boots on the way in and have my pants tucked into them.

Not really sure that I understand the question, but a better question might be how long it takes for the smell from your track to dissipate enough that it won't affect your hunt. I have been told that the odds of you having problems with your track greatly diminish after an hour. Maybe a little longer under certain conditions.

Well I am no expert.....but I do know it matters what areas you hunt. If it was the midwest....and your woods are butted up against farmland I would say don't worry about it too much. Farm deer are pretty used to human scent and you can get away with a lot. But, if land where they are hunted and pressured a lot like public land I have had deer spook crossing my trail quite a while afterward. Question though, if this is the only place you have to hunt or if its a desirable place that you want to get into.....why worry about it at all.....ya rolls ya dice and ya takes ya chances. :o) Deer are pretty weird creatures....no tellin' what they will do. Almost always never come in the way you plan it. Regards.

Were rubber boot a scrub them clean spray sent a way on them then tie some clean sent free rags around your boots and soak the bottom with coon sent are fox pee when you leave your truck. Keep all clothing clean if more then a 100 yrds stop and soak rags again helps hide your sent.

I just take my chances. About the time you think you have the wind figured out...or scent, the woods shows you you're wrong. 8^). I quit using any deer lures years ago...hell I had more deer snort and run from that crap than from using nothing. I think scent dissipates quickly on a day when the air is moving. On warm damp mornings, not as quickly. But deer will defy logic many times. You can't hide your scent anyway, just minimize as much as you can and walk to your stand.

What George said!!!!!!!!!

You think that Leatherwallers are experts on wind? I think you are right.

:)

Hunting on the ground last year I got within about 20 yards of a smallish whitetail buck tending his scrape line....I had no tag so I made some noise to see what he would do...he stood there looking at me for some time and then went around me straight downwind...I assumed he would snort and take off when he smelled me but he did not...about 5 minutes later I looked down my backtrail and he was merrily tending his scrapes right where I had just walked

DDave

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