I don't know what to tell you, I haven't experienced that before. I'm still trying to work on stopping deer before I take a shot. I know if you make a noise it's supposed to stop them, but I'm more afraid of spooking them off. I've thought about trying a decoy, but didn't know how well they would work. When I'm out in the woods, I've tried doing some rattling and calling. It seems like the deer come out to see what all the noise is, but I can't seem to get them in close and thought a decoy might help. Oh, well....good luck on getting him.