a small area will most often just be a passing route.we hunted 43 acres for sveral years.we had a lot of deer and some very good ones.some areas you can not plant things that will grow.i tried every gimmik i could find to keep the deer coming in.i saw a commercial on "buck grub" and decided i would give that a try.aftger about 2 weeks deer were everywhere.when we quit using it they left.i spent the rest of the year looking at empty woods. when we started using it again the deer came back. go to the buck grub web site and look under testimonials.you will see a pic my cam took of deer.it may or may not work in your area but it sure did in mine.