Sounds like a lot of fun. Good luck on your hunt. I haven't had much luck with attractants that work quickly. What does work is to create a mineral attractant. On our land in Ohio we found a place for it in a central area on our property. We then use a salt/mineral mix (I think it's designed for cattle- you can buy it cheap in 25 or 50 pound bags) and sort of mulch it into the soil in a 4 or 5 foot diameter circle. We then come back to freshen up the lick several times a year. The deer come and eat the dirt that is laced with the salt/minerals. And they hit it hard- it is a big-time attractant for deer- there is always tons of sign around it, and they actually eat a hole in the ground where the salt is. The only problem, you have to set it up, and maintain it, and it takes awhile for the deer to really start hitting it.

The other option is a motorized feeder that releases corn at a set time. My cousin & hunting buddy both have one, and it works pretty good. But again, it takes at least several days or even weeks for the deer to find it and start hitting it. They've also commented that even when the timer is set to go off during daylight hours, a lot of times the deer get smart and only move in to feed after it gets dark.