Trying to get first buck...
10-19-2003, 07:49 PM
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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RE: Trying to get first buck...
I' ve heard that dominant buck smells can sometimes spook smaller bucks (like mine)...? Or is this not a problem? How big should the scrape be? I should just take a stick and mess up the ground next to a tree, right? And where should it be in relation to my stand! Thanks alot, guys. This is really helpful.
-Spike Buck
-Spike Buck
10-19-2003, 07:56 PM
#22
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: WARTRACE,TENNESSEE walker country
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RE: Trying to get first buck...
scrape the ground with a long stick get all leaves back make sure that you have a branch over the scrape ..put it where you can get away with movement in stand.and where you can get a good shot at the buck.remember wind is a key.
and wear rubber boots and a lot of scent killer where no scent is around the scrape.
go deep hunt hard.
and wear rubber boots and a lot of scent killer where no scent is around the scrape.
go deep hunt hard.
10-19-2003, 08:04 PM
#23
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RE: Trying to get first buck...
Sooo...should I put it upwind of me and get him as he walks towards it, or downwind to get him when he' s sniffing it? And will dominant buck scent spook him? Should I use doe urine? Estrus or non? And if I do this, should I get the decoy, or go without it? Which do you think works better: The decoy with Trail' s End #307, or a mock scrape with {whatever scent you tell me I should use
}? And what about calling? Should I used calling for the decoy? the scrape? Thanks!
-Spike Buck
}? And what about calling? Should I used calling for the decoy? the scrape? Thanks!-Spike Buck
10-19-2003, 08:11 PM
#24
Join Date: Jul 2003
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RE: Trying to get first buck...
upwind dominant buck should not spook him,but it might i would use regular doe urine wright now. later closer to rut try estrous urine.you can get a deer decoy it will add + bonus to your setup.plus the buck will feel safer to. whatever scent you use it should work in the scrape.makes sure that it is buck urine most of the time every once in a while use doe urine in the scrape.calling helps but if it is not the rut yet use the doe bleat call.or use real soft grunts.
go deep hunt hard.
go deep hunt hard.
10-19-2003, 08:18 PM
#27
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Stacy Basin, NY
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RE: Trying to get first buck...
Oooh, I' ve read about that. It sounds really fun. Do I need to get one of those drip bag things? If so, what lure? Where should I put it in relation to my stand? I' m at the edge of a strip of tall red pines separating to fields. These meet a bunch of thick " scrub pines" at my eastern fence line (not really a fence line...it just used to be one). There' s two logging roads coming in at the corner. The deer use these alot. Thanks!
Another suggestion, would be that, If you happen to go in the woods atleast a few miles from your stand and find a scrape, take the dirt off the Top of the scrape, (Make sure you make it scent free, by either putting it in a Ziploc, with something on your hands, or, well, do that, heh, then, if you find a scrape near your stand (Within viewing distance), Make a mock scrap right next to it, and put that dirt all around the mock one. It simulates a REAL deer from your area making a scrape, and will make that buck frequent the scrape more...good luck!!
10-19-2003, 08:34 PM
#28
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RE: Trying to get first buck...
Thanks for the info. If I find a scrape made by the buck I' m after, can I use that dirt? Or will the buck not be interested, because it' s his own urine? How do you find scrapes, anyway? Thanks!
-Spike Buck
-Spike Buck