RE: Using a deer decoy during the rut...
The buck decoy has done well for me. Use a dominant buck urine or tarsal gland, but take care to know that you are the only one hunting the area as another gun hunter that thinks it is a deer could start taking pot shots in your gerneral direction. Both decoys work well, but the way a buck approaches a buck decoy is much more entertaining. I like to watch them posture and grunt as they approach. Good luck to ya!