Years back (15 or so) I use to have scrapes everywhere and also a good share of rubs. Some outstanding rubs at that. Years back at this time I would easily find 30 to 40 scrapes on the 130 acres of land my dad owns, 60 acres Is woods and the rest Is Ag land. I'm guessing now that there's 15 scrapes, maybe 20 tops. We've got a good share of 1.5 year old bucks running around this year, just like In the past. Some good 2.5 year olds as well. We've also got 3 to 4 130" range bucks In the area as well (via trail cams) and one sighting on a mid 120's buck I let go.

Why aren't the scrapes and rubs here like they once were? I don't get it! My brother and I who hunt this woods were talking about this the other day and were both wondering the same thing. His take was they just don't make scrapes like they use to. I don't go for that. A buck Is a buck, that's what they do come this time of the year. The competition Is there one would think, thus you would think more scrapes and rubs would be there. Maybe years ago this woods was crawling with P&Y bucks and possibly that's why there was so much buck sign every where. Enlighten me, I'm stumped!

I should add also that years ago (15 or so) this woods was hunted allot harder then It Is now by my brother and I and also by our parents. My dad no longer hunts It being he lives 4.5 hours away and my mom quit hunting after my parents went there separate ways about 9 years ago. It hardly gets the pressure It once did.