Problem is, we still have a fairly large contingency of “slobbering idiots” to bait into the trap. Add to that the near death nowadays of common sense, and you have the market for just about any mindless project. At one time, nature would have weeded-out many of these customers, but modern medicine has intervened.

Best method of scent control is to have it drifting away from the shooting area as much as possible. It is, for all intents and purposeses, part of the challenge of the hunt. I guess we can keep working to eliminate all the challenges to the hunt, but somehow that sounds like an oxymoron as it applies to this sport.

It is rampant, however; you would not believe how many folks leave the sporting goods area at Walmart with carts of C’Mere Deer, Deer Cane, and the like. It’s a large market, not a small one, and the retailers are making sure it is not missed.