Rather than puttin scent on the target just put it around it. I heard that buck decoys are better. Wont attract the does that will then have a chance to bust you before the big boy comes in. These are jsut things that I have heard. I wished I had a decoy out last Sat. evening because I grunted in a huge 8 and since he didnt see another deer he didnt hang around long enough for me to get a shot.