Most of my experience is with whitetails, so I will limit my response to hunting them. I like leather boots and never wear rubber boots. I have dedicated hunting boots I do not use them for anything other than hunting. I only put them on when I arrive at my hunting spot and keep them in a scent lock boot bag when they are not on my feet. I never wear them when driving to and from. I have never had a deer spook on my trail when I do this but in the past when I would wear my boots deer busted me constantly. I think they smell gas from the gas station we stopped at or grease from the diner from lunch etc. These are very strong long lasting odors that are completely unnatural to their enviroment.
