If there's a buck in the area they will pick up on it quickly! One morning I used a drag rag going to my stand and snuck in quietly b/c of the rain the night before. I had no longer gotten my feet into my climber and started climbing when a buck busted me....and he was right on scent trail I laid out! Couldn't believe it. If I would have been hunting on the ground I would have been ready....lesson learned! haha