Big buck killer, that all depends. I normally shoot 3.5 year old or older deer some are what I consider big 130"s or more but many are a 115-120"s as well. Its all about where you hunt. In the last 5 years I have killled a 183" a 168" and 148" in Kansas. In those same 5 years I have killed a 115, 108 and 122" deer here in NY. I used to be a nut about scent control. I still use a commercial ozone unit for my clothes and some gear but mainly cause I am hunting away from home and it saves washing them too often. I have learned a few things in 40 plus years of killing deer. Number one is hunt the wind, the second which to me is the most overlooked is your ground scent. If you are entering an area and walking deer runs or crossing them you just reduced your chances of seeing deer. I wear rubber boots and I do use Scent Killer on them but thats about it. John is a great deer hunter but when it comes to his scent control methods he is full of ****e!! I promise you he hunts the wind and he knows exactly what the thermals are doing and when they are doing it on every set he has!! Its been proven over and over again that matures deer nose is impossible to beat. The biggest issue is your breath, unless you can hold it for a couple hours you are producing a ton of stink every time you exhale. Also another tip is bigger deer rarely travel with the wind in there face. They a lot of time travel into a quartering wind as well as with it at their backs in areas where they can see a long ways. I did not read the whole thread but I know this, if you live in the Northeast or along the east coast and consistently kill a mature buck every couple years than you can and should go to the mid west and hunt. Guys get upset when I say this, but much easier to kill mature bucks in states like, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois,SD and ND as well as places like Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. I know cause I am
proof of that. Hunt the wind, watch your ground scent and figure out what the wind does with the thermals and it will help a whole bunch. Shawn