lots of factors come into play when making mock scrapes. A few things you should pay attention too is if bucks have made scrapes in that area in the past? Do you have an overhanging licking branch? Are you in a well traveled area for deer? Is the timing right? If you made sure of all that and were scent free then the root shouldnt bother anything. Remember alot of scrape activity is done at night altho the scrape dripper should help since they only drip during the day. Hope I helped alittle. Good luck getting a monster.