I carry a " victory cigar" with me in the woods. After I shoot a deer I like to sit and reflect on the shot while I' m wating for the animal to expire prior to tracking. A couple of years ago I was having an awful season interms of seeing deer, so one day I decided to smoke my cigar while in the wood. Sure enough with in a couple of minutes I had a heard of does passing thru. It didn' t seem to bother them in the slightest bit. I don' t think it helped but it certainly didn' t hurt the hunt.