RE: Is it because I'm new
I'll go against the grain..Being it was a young buck you'll be alright, but a mature buck that came into that scent and smelled you on top of it will exit the area and not come back for a while. My $.02 When using scents you MUST take every precaution to not leave any of your scent in the area. If your sloppy you just educate the deer. It's like elk,turkey, or deer that become call shy. Same principle. I'm not an expert in anyway, just my experience using scent. Good Luck and welcome to the board.