I used it two years ago and had no luck, it just laid on the ground and molded. It was right beside a heavy trail. I live in NW Ohio and its mainly all corn and beans around here. Last year I put a feeder and the deer hit it hard in the early spring and summer, but when the corn put on the ears and beans filled out they stopped using it totally. It became a coon and blue jay feeder. It may work in other areas where there is limited food, but around here it did not.