yes, a doe decoy is the ticket even tho i have one and dont use it.

if buck comes crashing in on you most likely he will stop about 30/35 yds from your stand.

for whatever reason he is usually behind some brush with only a neck shot.

if he does not see doe, he is history and will bust out of there pronto.

once he does, you better move your stand, its that simple.

cause he aint come-in back.

i use ladderstands and its hard to move them but i do.

new location will do wonders on that buck.

but i agree, i should use my decoy, i believe that buck i left go last year would have moved to 25 yds if i had decoy up.

you know, i think that bugger made it thru the season,i am seeing new rubs and its a RIO GRANDE thats doing it.

so, he should be over 3 yrs old which is not typical in area i hunt.

nothing makes it by 2.5 yrs here.