When I had the apple scents out I had a doe come right up to the tower I was hunting in and was smelling all over it.
I would question the chicken or the egg on this one...
Meaning, do you think the deer came to the smell to check it out, or was the deer coming to the foodplot then randomly smelled the scent and decided to investigate?
I would certainly think the latter....the knowledge of the bait siteis the reasonit came to the area, then thescent just drew it closer...