Yes I have! Lets make sure we are on the same page here though. Is yours the type that you plant in late summer early fall and stays around your stand sight till spring? If it is that stuff is great! I used it last season and wow did they come in. I recommend it for hunting a small area around your stand! Like you said, rake out an area and watch it come up! I must say for something that most people would not even think about using that stuff works. As you can tell I am a huge fan and it provides some good food for your deer in the mean time. If anyone has not used it yet you might want to think again.