Great works guys, the commentary was entertaining to say the least...
coming from a science background.... here are my initial thoughts
I call Eberhart's example into question, once he said "the next day", the first sit they did not know you were there, "the second day they knew you were"
The first sit is your best opportunity for success. Deer are data collectors in their environment, I don't buy into the fact that you can leave an area without a trace.
How is he grading that impact on the second day sit? There are too many variables that play into going into an area the second day
The examples do not follow standard scientific practice, because he ran the test on two different days, two different times, under what was undoubtedly two different wind and thermal conditions. Predominant wind may have been the same, but thermals, barometric pressure, humidity, and temperatures vary in an open space environment
If he conducted this experiment under a controlled environmental chamber then maybe it proves something but otherwise this proves nothing, too many variables to make this a legitimate test.
Furthermore, how did he know it was the same deer? Was it radio collared? I'm sorry, but don't site science as your explanation then loosely apply the scientific method
I digress... Eberhart has killed some good bucks, but just not buying the science based explanation for why it works.
so do you descent your stand, bow, arrows, binoculars, range finder, grunt tubes, phone etc... your putting a number of items into a deer's natural environment that will introduce scent into their environment that "potentially" is not what they are used to smelling....
that being said, he believes in his methods, and maybe that is the most important element of all... being confident...
The "I can smell farts through it" was priceless,
, when I used a wear scentlok all the time, and follow a scent cleansing regimen a hunting partner of mine used to always call it "fart lock"