Ive never used one but have seen them work on TV. Of course they may have been in a zoo when they used it so who knows. From my experiences I find that unless I have a field or opening downwind of me, using a grunt causes deer to circle around and get downwind then blow and run. If I see a deer and its moving away Ill use the grunt because Ive nothing to lose really, or if Im fixin to climb down anyway[never before 10 by the way] then a few grunts I figure wont hurt, otherwise I dont use em while sittin unless its to where nothing can get downwind easily and bust me.