>>1897489Covering your scent really isn't a big issue. Just wear deodorant that's unscented/has a very faint scent, and wash with regular soap, not heavily scented shit. Don't wear cologne or aftershave. Do bathe just before going into the field, and wear freshly laundered clothes (again, don't use scented detergent or dryer sheets).
I use Duke Cannon bourbon-scented soap, Grandpa's pine tar soap, or coal tar soap ordered off the internet because Obama tried to fuck over the coal industry and made it impossible to get coal tar soap/shampoo in the US through normal means. None have a strong scent, and the bourbon/pine tar scents are more 'natural' than all the fake perfume shit they put in soap and shampoo. Duke Cannon does make an unscented soap bar for hunters if you want to go that far.
Covering your scent, so long as you aren't doused in Axe body spray, cucumber-melon shampoo, and obnoxious deodorant, isn't all that big a deal in my experience. Then again, I usually hunt from an enclosed blind, so the deer aren't exactly picking up my scent on the wind from a mile away. If you're stalking or in a pop-up blind, it's going to be more of an issue.
Your SKS will be a good brush gun for stalking, and you'll have faster follow-up shots if need be (I'm going to assume you're like most people and don't practice a Mad Minute with your SMLE), the Ishapore will have greater range, accuracy, and firepower. Both are perfectly adequate for taking deer.
Remember to go out to the range and make sure both rifles are sighted in properly BEFORE going hunting, and see how your chosen ammunition affects where the bullets land compared to where you're aiming. If you're used to cheap FMJ ammo and switch to higher quality hunting ammo, your point of impact will change. Also remember to clean your rifles before and after going into the field.
I just finished "weatherproofing" my drilling for the field. Cleaned it, Renaissance waxed the wood, and Barricade wiped all the metal.
