We don't use ropes or Smokeys, nothing against them just don't need it. Our bucks have been hitting the overhanging branches all summer a little but in the last 3 weeks or so it has really picked up.
Dosent take much sent if you do want to use it and don't be afraid to try others it all works ex specially right now right before and after they go hard horned.our bucks in this area will start shedding soon and most will be in the first 10 days of September since we have been keeping records 8 years ago a few early ones and some after that but not many.
Don't be surprised if a buck you've been watching all summer just up and dissapears for a few weeks or a month after they go hard horned. Buck sightings at mineral licks will become minimal they just don't need it. If you have does he will be back, he's just running around marking and checking territory and does or living in the corn fields for a bit. The seasons and crops are changing, good luck!
Tracy