RE: Scents: yes or no
I use Tinks 69 every year and it always draws bucks in.
Just not ones worth shooting....[&:]Last year for instance I had a forky come threw, get up on his hind legs and stick his nose into the scent wick. After that buck left, about 3 mins later a beautiful 150" 8 point, gorgeous mature buck, comes from the same place the forky came from.
He stuck his nose in the air and walked the other way away from me.
I will keep using Tinks though, because of all the different scents i've tried this seems to be the most productive.