Hi there janc!

I live/hunt up in northern Maine. I spent most of my opening day scouting for sign while I hunted. The deer seem to be hanging out mostly up high on the ridges. I saw lots of tracks in the wet leaves, but didn' t find any scrapes or rubs. I decided to try out some tarsal supreme I had bought, to see if I could get the bucks worked up. I doused my boots, and walked in a big loop.....when I got back to my starting point, I was amazed to see two smoking fresh scrapes with a huge track in them! I opened up the scrapes more with my boot, and gave each a good dose of tarsal scent. I then followed the tracks in the leaves, and did find a small green rub. I thought it was probably made by a smaller buck, but I' m not positive. Anyway, I kept tracking him and must have pushed a little too hard, because I jumped him. I kept on him, since my father was down by the road, and I was hoping to push the buck by him. My plan worked, except my father had walked to the vehicle about 1 minute too soon. It was amazing to see how far the tracks sank into the hard gravel road......definitely a big deer! Can' t wait for tomorrow, I' m hoping to see the area torn up by that big buck. I think I like the tarsal supreme.....sure seemed to get a reaction!