I'm all over the deke idea. Early season is ignored for this. Big bucks are always interested in "who's in the neighborhood."
Friend of mine (hunting Sask. actually) a few years ago, proved this. He watched a nice buck come out of a boggy creek bottom two nights in a row. No trees for setup on the entry trail, and the buck wandered all over when he hit the field.
So my friend backed off to a corner where he knew he had a true wind. Built a ground blind. Stuck a deke out, facing the entry trail. (He figured the buck would interpret the "stare" of the deke as an aggressive--or at least unintimidated--pose). Anyway, buck came out, fed for a few seconds, spotted the deke and ambled over to 25 yards. He didn't amble away....
Deer are social critters year-round. Unless you feel a buck you're hunting has a wimpy personality and avoids confrontation, I'd stick the Boss in his face!