I have never alerted a deer to my presence while in my stand, and I never will. I don't want any deer to know where me or my stand are.What does, fawns and bucks 2 1/2 and younger will often do is try to verify 2 senses. Whereas mature bucks only get just a touch of 1 sense and they're gone. The next time this doe comes past your stand she may avoid it and circle around it. That would be bad if a big boy was trailing her.[:-]