Quote: Deer have a better sense of smell. But coyote are smarter. You cant say that scent control is not important.. I have shot deer from my stand at 5 feet with bad wind. I shot a 52 lb coyote at 50 yds down wind.
Mark2
Just because an animal is "downwind" as someone may interpret it, doesn't mean the wind has blown across his nose. I saw a video put out by PSE archery using smokebombs to track wind current.
The wind doesn't always blow in a straight line as we believe, especially in a forest with elevation. The smoke they filmed took some amazing twists and turns in 100 yards.
Therefore, you may have an animal downwind that indeed has not smelled you yet. I attribute this to the few "downwind" coyotes I have killed. But I doubt they smelled my scent and chose to ignore it.
But my experience is generally unfavorable when a coyote wraps downwind.
Only scent blocker I believe in is a very high treestand, and that is still not a 100% guarantee.
