I use my cheap-o buck target as a decoy and so far it has worked great especialy on younger bucks. They come in hair standing up and get pretty close to it. I wouldn't place the decoy close to your maxium range. I did that my first time and the buck stood in one place twenty yards from it which would have been great buck the decoy was about 30 yards from me. That was a mistake. Also plan for the buck to come at the buck decoy head on so arrange accordingly. Scent control is a must because they will be sniffing a lot when it doesn't move