OK, Don. I see. It wasn't put there to ATTRACT him (and that's what I didn't understand....lol)....but to DISTRACT him.

Gotcha.

I've had a good ibt of success with mock scrapes in the past too. Not for hunting purposes, but I guess kinda as an "attractant". Just something to boost their curiosity to give me a better idea of the bucks in the area. The results: a a 1.5yr old. two 2.5yr. old 8's and a massive 3.5 year old 9pt.

Also, deer do work scrapes all year round- so setting up a camera may not be a bad idea this time of year. Again, deer are naturally curious and it will give you a better idea of the bucks on your land.

I use tactics similar to mobow. I use them on occasion to get a buck to stop in a window. Heck in a pinch, sometimes i just paw the ground with my boot without scent (you have to really trust you are scent free). They will stop for a moment & give you a shot.

"Mock scrapes" kind of grabbed everyones attention but I was thinking more of creating ideal areas for bucks to scent mark overhangingbranches where I want them to but still close to their normal travel routes. I want to do it now and through springin hopes that they will continue on through fall and start making scrapes in those same areas. Lightly monitored with trail cams.

Here is the article from J. Ozaga. The research was 20 years ago andthe area/climate are certainly different than mine but I still find theresults to be promising.


Springtime Signposts[/align]Scientific research proves that deer work scrapes year-round.


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Nevermind.

What was I thinking asking a question for input on actual hunting.

Here we go, lets do these some more:


Can anyone tell me what broadheads are good and which ones suck and you never have had to use any of them just random thoughts will be fine?

How about QDM, lame isn't it?

Location is the key right, those midwest guys are just lucky aren't they?

What's wrong with a neck shot anyway?

My max range is 70 yards but that's only on mature deer, 50 yards on yearlings. How bout you?

If you are hunting over a bait pile in a high fence ranch, but you dohave on Scent-Lok does that make you awesome?

Who can pee the farthest? Into the wind?

I might get 20 pages out of some of this non sense but actual opinions on hunting are kind of sparse sometimes. Such is life, I guess.

typo

New,

I watched a show, can't remember name. maybe d & dh, but they tied ropes across trails with a branch tied to it, to get a buck to stop and make thier own scrapes. I believe they said it worked very well to get bucks to start them on thier own right where you wanted to hunt.

Thanks Rybo, you just replied to make me feel better. The link I posted was from D&DH as well. I've got some things I want to try that relate more toward habit forming and deer behavior throughout the year rather than just during the season. If I see anything interesting I'll post pics and a thread, then I will find a"pissing contest" thread and post a linkto mine in there so maybe someonewill check it out.