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Old 10-24-2008 | 12:09 AM
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Hey Guys, im trying to learn here. I was walking through the woods a few weeks ago, maybe 2 weeks while hunting and i came upon this, it was much larger in person, and this area stunk as if it was a scrape and this buck peed in this. also there was like 2 white streaks on the tree going down, not Rubs, just streaks like it was paint, i dont know if that means anything. thanks ..


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Old 10-24-2008 | 02:52 AM
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In my limited experience....I'd say "no". Not a scrape.

A scrape's gonna have two things, most times.

1. Every one I've ever found had a licking branch above it. (See photo)

2. Evidence of fairly fresh earth...made by them pawing at the ground wih their hooves.

I walked by one yesterday that was 4' wide.....lol.

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Old 10-24-2008 | 05:41 AM
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Hard to tell from the pic, but it could be where one just started to make one, maybe an inexperienced buck. I would check it in about a week, see if it has grown. As Jeff said, most of the time it will have a licking branch above the scrape, and usually raked out more than that is.
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Old 10-24-2008 | 06:04 AM
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looks more like a turkey scratching to me....



but never know...
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Old 10-24-2008 | 06:08 AM
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Does not look like a scrape to me.
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Old 10-24-2008 | 06:10 AM
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x2 on the turkeys....or a squirrel
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Old 10-24-2008 | 06:17 AM
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X3 On the Turkey scratching....
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Old 10-24-2008 | 06:22 AM
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Thinking turkey as well...although it could have been a deer pawing for nuts.

A scrape will be deeper and usually have a set of hoof prints in it where he stood to urinate in the scrape.
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Old 10-24-2008 | 06:30 AM
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Turkey
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Old 10-24-2008 | 07:54 AM
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Is there a branch above It? There's no way we can tell that from the pic.

It don't look like a scrape to me either but then again the leaves are falling like mad and covering up the scrapes. Keep an eye on It though, might be one yet.
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