THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT MAKING MOCK SCRAPES CAN BE VERY PRODUCTIVE. I DO NOT BELEIVE THAT BUCKS DO NOT REVISIT THEM. I HAVE BEEN MAKING A MOCK SCRAPE LINE(8 SCRAPES) FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. EACH YEAR I PLACE THEM IN DIFFERENT LAYOUT AND I HAVE HAD HUGE SUCCESS. THE REASON IS THIS.THE DOMINANT BUCK FOR THE AREA WILL NOT ALLOW ANOTHER BUCK TO BE INVOLVED WITH HIS SCRAPE SO WHEN THERE IS A DIFFERENT ODOR E WILL DO ALL HE CAN TO MAKE SURE HE IS THE ONLY SCENT IN THE SCRAPE. I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSES 2 DOMINANT BUCKS FIGHTING OVER MY MOCK SCRAPES CLOSER TO THE RUTTING PERIOD. THEY WORK GREAT. THERE ARE CERTAIN PROCEDURES THAT YOU MUST FOLLOW, THOUGH, OR YOU ARE WASTING YOU TIME.
1. YOU CANNOT ALLOW ANY HUMAN SCENT INTO YOUR SCRAPE. WEAR LATEX GLOVES AND TAKE A PIECE OF UNSCENTED PLASTIC TO KNEEL ON.

2. BEGIN YOUR SCRAPES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE HAD MINE ACTIVE SINCE AUGUST. START THE SCRAPE APPROX 18"IN DIAMETER. I USE A THREE PRONG CULTIVATOR TO MAKE THE INITIAL SCRAPE.

3. IN THE INITIAL SCRAPE PLACE THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF MOCK SCRAPE STARTER. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO INCORPORATE INTO THE SOIL.

4. PLACE DRIP BAG ABOVE THE CENTER OF SCRAPE WITH YOUR SCENT. I USE SYNTHETIC.

5. SPRAY A BRANCH USED FOR LICKING WITH FOREHEAD GLAND SCENT. NOTE IF THERE ARE LOTS OF LEAVES ON THE LICKING BRANCH TRY AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT HAS BEEN PPEVIOUSLY LICKED BY PULLING THE LEAVES OFF.

NOW STAND BACK AND LET THE FUN BEGIN. I TEND MY SCRAPES ONLY ONCE A WEEK.

IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT YOU BEGIN THE SCRAPES NOW. IT WILL DO YOU ABSOLUTLY NO GOOD TO START THEM DURING THE RUT. BY THEN THE RANKING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.

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