A scrape is a bare patch of ground shaped like an oval or triangle with an overhanging branch. To make scrapes, deer paw away leaves and debris exposing the
If you are specifically looking for that big buck, look for rubs on trees and scrapes on the ground. If you will take a doe, tracks and scat are good signs to consider. These days many hunters also use game cameras for months prior to hunting. These can show you exactly where...
The lays were scrapes in the ground which consisted of a clearly identifiable area of ground in which all of the vegetation types, such as moss, grasses and dead leaves, had been raked to the sides of the scrape by the deer. We measured a total of 35 scrapes and they had a maximum ...
Scrapes consist of a clearing (about 0.5 meter in diameter) and shallow depression made by pushing aside the leaves covering the ground; after making the scrape, the deer typically urinates in the depression. Thus, like a buck rub, a scrape is both a visual and an olfactory signal. Buck ...
the scent of their urine to attract females during the mating season. The end of the bucks’ penis sheath becomes swollen, which straightens a circle of urine-stained hair. Although bucks scrape the soil with their hooves and urinate into these scrapes, as many Old World deer do, they do ...
Scrapes consist of a clearing (about 0.5 meter in diameter) and shallow depression made by pushing aside the leaves covering the ground; after making the scrape, the deer typically urinates in the depression. Thus, like a buck rub, a scrape is both a visual and an olfactory signal. Buck ...
Hunting along the fringe of a sanctuary can create great deer hunting opportunities. A big white oak laden with acorns on the edge of a staging area can produce daylight sightings of mature bucks. A good still-hunting route can land a big buck in the back of the truck. ...
We reported observing the usual early season rubs and fresh scrapes sure signs of the upcoming rut. By now bucks were “hard horned” and light sparring and pushing matches were occurring. Bachelor groups were beginning to break up, but doe-fawn groups were still intact. The deer were for ...
The idea of another mature buck challenging claim to his domain has become intolerable, so he patrols his rubs and scrapes, looking for clues like a psychopathic ex-boyfriend on steroids. Knowledgeable hunters understand that they can capitalize on a dominant buck’s aggression throughout the pre...
site. Planting food plots or mast trees, removing or adding licking branches to an area when scrapes begin to be utilized, creating sign posts with urine-based scents, or by cutting easily traversable trails for them to use - these can all change the travel pattern to favor your ambush ...