1. He said he likes to put his cameras on scrapes for "in-season" scouting. He says he gets fewer picutres this way.....but he mostly gets buck pictures (which is what he's after).
I disagree with this idea. "In season scouting" is a big no-no for me. (Other than looking for big tracks or as a last ditch effort to find where they are moving to and from) Too much disturbance and that is not good if they are already hitting the scrapes. imo
2. He saysTHEY haven't harvested one mature buck in the last 10 years that he doesn't have on camera. Interesting.
Must be hunting a fish-bowl.
3."The no-flash or infrared cameras are becoming more popular with hunters these days. However, although some hunters may argue the point, over the years I've found that the flash doesn't seem to bother mature bucks all that much.
Then how much does it bother them? And how much do you want to bother them?
4. He's gotten pictures of as many as 11 bucks on one scrape in one night.
Old news here.
5. Older bucks have a tendency to visit scrapes less frequently than younger bucks. They seem to be on a 3-6 day rotation.....but said they WILL be back.
BS meter pegged out on that one. There is no where written in stone that
they will be back.
I will say this may have been their experiences, but it will not be everyone's. All deer do not mature equally as far as pressure and dispersal goes. We all know that though.
LT