[HOLDFASTHANK]

As I enter the woods I dig my boots into the dirt getting them all covered with dirt and mud. I have had many deer walk on the same trail i used and be non the wiser, a muddy pool of water after a rain is even better.
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I do the same everytime i enter the woods. be it for hunting, scouting, or recovering an animal, as soon as i get in i start trashing my boots in the leaves and dirt, after spraying a little cover scent for moisture. I do the same on my hands, rub it in the dirt and leaves. i try not to touch any twigs or trees, keep my scent down to a minimal. Night i shot my buck past year i trimmed a branch up in the tree that was blocking my shooting lane, about 25 ft. up, i tried getting it stuck just below me in the other branches but it fell all the way down. Half hour later a doe came right under my tree foraging and didnt smell a thing. had her nose right next to the branch that had my hands all over it. She stuck around and brought the buck right to me. He wouldnt have come anywhere close.