I've only done it once, to entice the lovely critter inside. It worked. She had been outside meowing from a distance. Must have staked me out. As far as I know, she's still at that house or with the couple that adopted her from me when they moved in and I moved out.

I don't need the extra critters hanging around if I can't bring them in. Although out here in the woods they would make excellent rodent control.

I just brought Jane in from the porch. No need to entice this stray. She knew what she wanted.