I carry a ziplock bag of Q-tips. The paper shaft kind - biodegradeable in case I decide to leave them, or lose them. I bend them in half and set them on branches and twigs. I think I know a few big scrapes that I think were started by my abandoned q-tips.

I also cut up a yellow micro-fiber towel. First I cut out the middle - leaving the edge intact. This I put in a ziplock bag and spritz with scent. This is my drag - just stick your foot through the hole and walk. Had several deer follow my trail to the stand.

Then the middle of the towel that I cut out, I cut into 1" wide strips. I dose those pretty liberally with scent and keep them in another ziplock bag. Those I toss out of my stand, strategically - based on the wind. One of them I keep to tie to the hook on my lifting rope. That one I can pull up and refresh. Or I can just toss out more Q-tips.

A simple loop of cotton twine does a good job of hanging up on twigs and weeds when tossed from a stand rather than dropping clear to the ground where I think they don't put off as much smell, or the scent is wicked into the wet ground. Take about a dozen since they dry out quickly and you'll want to toss out more every couple hours to keep the scent fresh.