I've used scents and calls and found them to be inconsistant at best. I think they work better/worse depending on the area, such as buck to doe ratio. While I've had bucks follow a scent drag, more often than not I can tell no difference using them or not. I've found no scent and silence works best in my areas. I've hunted feeders and funnels. I've also thrown a handful of corn on a trail to slow them down. If I had a cornfield, oatfield, or some other food plot I'd hunt that, too. I've always enjoyed the less I take out to the woods the better. But to each his own.