From my experience, which isn't a whole lot, my doe decoy freaked the deer out. I think it's one of those things that will work to perfection in about 1/10 scenarios, and I already pack enough stuff into the woods so I never really gave it too much of a chance. But good luck to you let us know how it goes. The best advice I ever read was to tack a piece of unscented toilet paper to the decoys rear and ears to give it just a little bit of movement.