i once seen an old lab trainer putting creosote on his kennels,when i asked him why ,he says it stopps dogs from chewing the wood i tried it and hey bingo it worked a treat, he also stated that dogs dont have a sense of taste if they like the smell of something they will eat or chew it,i also wouldnt give it anything sticks or bones to chew on as your only encouraging it to chew even more,if your going to use it for shooting it might make it hard mouthed atb