Fool-proof secrets to seeing deer on the stand.

1) Scout.
2) Scout.
3) Scout.
4) Pattern the deer you scouted.
5) Scout.
6) Scout.
7) Perfect your deer pattern.
8) Determine the right area to hang a stand.
9) Determine the right tree (wind directions, sun directions, cover, distance from the typical deer route).
10) Hang the stand.
11) Determine the right conditions to hunt the stand.
12) Get in the stand early, stay still and quiet, and leave late.

If that doesn't work, you need to go back to step 1. Scents, calls, decoys, bait, food plots, and other advanced tactics are like a little bit of frosting on the fantastic cake you made in steps 1-12. If you plan out the wind right, cover scents aren't terribly important (important, but not the secret), and if you put your stand in the right spot, you shouldn't have to bribe (scent, bait, food, decoy) the deer to come to you. They're already there!

Good luck.