I chew, and let it fly. I use to spit in a bottle. A buddy and I got into a conversation about this and he convinced me that it doesn't hurt anything to spit right on the ground. He said he had a small spike come in one evening that he wasn't gonna take. It came right up to his tree and looked up at him so he spit right on the deers forehead. While it was the spit was running down the deer's nose it was licking it....never alarmed him at all. So now I don't ever have to worry about getting stuck in a treestand and forgetting my spit bottle. I haven't had any problems at all. I have never had a deer come in and react as if there is something wrong.