Originally Posted by
nichols2
ive hunted deer for 25 years and always heard dominant bucks make scrapes in september, my son and i was scouting yesterday and came across a scrape that had the branches above it broken and a licking branch. I told 1 of my buddies bout it and he said 1 of his friends found the same thing earlier this week. I have never seen this at this time of year ever, im in central illinois. Anybody ever seen this so early? This is common in early november here but never have i seen it in september..
I see it every year starting later in September, but I don't think I have found one this early. I set trailcams up on them every year at the end of September and it's usually a bunch of different bucks on the scrape, not just dominate bucks (although I do catch a few mature bucks on them early).