1st active scrape

[G-Man]

found the 1st active scrape of the year today was maybe a day old by looking at the broken limb above it. set cam on it expect one of several bucks i have on cam already to be responsible. to be continued

[Hock3y24]

I saw a fresh on yesterday, bucks are beginning to split up here. 

[LET EM GROW]

Just bought enough non oiled hemp rope to make some 6 mock scrapes. Hope to get them out this week. First time trying the rope..  

[stubborn1VT]

I prefer using wild grapevine.  It's natural, lasts multiple years, and it's free.

[Robhuntandfish]

i have made mock scrapes a few times and even places where there are overhanging trees but they seem to make there own in regular spots instead.   Even sprayed trees with scent too to try and get them to use it.  But seems you need that "active " branch.  Have seen people trim a scrape branch from one location to another and it worked though.  

[Four Season Whitetail's]

Have not seen hard horn yet in this area. All bucks here are still holding their velvet.


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[mowin]

10 minutes ago, Four Season Whitetail's said:

Have not seen hard horn yet in this area. All bucks here are still holding their velvet.


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Same here.  Went driving around yesterday evening and seen bucks from spikes to respectfull 8pts.  All still in velvet.  

It will be like a light switch tho.  Velvet on, click, velvet off.  Lol.  

[J.B.]

I have an area by one of my stands that they keep the scrape open almost all of the time. I keep cameras near it and usually in the summer its only does checking it out. This time of year is when the bucks typically start hitting it and it grows to about double its usual size and gets freshened up much more regularly. The season is getting closer....

[WNYBuckHunter]

I found 5 or 6 open scrapes this past Sunday. I put together my first mock scrape and licking branch in an area with no low hanging branches, and set a camera up on it to see what happens. My Smokeys pre-orbital scent is on its way right now. As long as it is here this weekend, Ill be out making more mock scrapes.

[ny hunter]

Was up at the cabin Sunday no scrapes or rubs yet...

[moog5050]

The one time I tried a mock scrape, I put a camera on it after peeing in it and the only thing to show up was a series of bikini models. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

At my old lease there was a community scrape that id put a cam on in early August and pick up a few weeks later, always had dozens of pics but mostly does and yearlings

[WNYBuckHunter]

53 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

The one time I tried a mock scrape, I put a camera on it after peeing in it and the only thing to show up was a series of bikini models. 

Perfect! Now you just need to trap a couple of them!

[NFA-ADK]

55 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

The one time I tried a mock scrape, I put a camera on it after peeing in it and the only thing to show up was a series of bikini models. 

I want to hunt where you go!