A grunt call (True talker) is hard to beat.It works all year long and is very versatile.

Scents are a different story. There is research out there that says deer scents (aka deer urine) won't actually smell like a true deerbecause a chemical reaction takes place on real deer when the urinecontacts the tarsalgland of the animal. The same goes forthe $36 bottles of pee that claim to come from a standing doe. I do not know if they work or not, but at that price I will never find out. In addition, scents are onlyeffective if the deer is downwind, a grunt call works in 360 degrees.

There is no call that works everytime, and most calls willworkat least once during the season, but a grunt callworks with the highest rate of success for me.