Hawgs Limited Synthetic Scents
09-12-2004 | 09:02 AM
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Typical Buck
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From: Mertztown, PA
RE: Hawgs Limited Synthetic Scents
Just got back from checking my scrapes and I think they're starting to generate some interest.
I've got two sets of two scrapes each, one set situated on the upper part of a hollow along a trail and the other set at the head of a separate hollow just outside of a bedding area. The scrapes within each set are about 10 yards apart from each other.
The first set I checked had a decent sized hoof print in it. This was the same scrape that had a small print last week so I know that at least two deer have been hitting it. The other scrape in this set was untouched.
One of the scrapes in the second set had a very nice sized hoof print in it and it looked as though the licking branch had been played with. While I can't say for sure that this was a buck track, if it's not then there's a heck of a big doe running around up there.
I freshened all four scrapes with more BF Gland and dumped in a couple teaspoons of Pre-Rut formula. It had rained hard here midweek, so I had a pretty good inidcation that the activity was recent. I can also say that at least three diffent deer have visited the scrapes in the past three weeks. I've got my fingers crossed that the activity will pick up exponentially as more and more deer visit these things and do the freshening for me. We shall see!
I've got two sets of two scrapes each, one set situated on the upper part of a hollow along a trail and the other set at the head of a separate hollow just outside of a bedding area. The scrapes within each set are about 10 yards apart from each other.
The first set I checked had a decent sized hoof print in it. This was the same scrape that had a small print last week so I know that at least two deer have been hitting it. The other scrape in this set was untouched.
One of the scrapes in the second set had a very nice sized hoof print in it and it looked as though the licking branch had been played with. While I can't say for sure that this was a buck track, if it's not then there's a heck of a big doe running around up there.
I freshened all four scrapes with more BF Gland and dumped in a couple teaspoons of Pre-Rut formula. It had rained hard here midweek, so I had a pretty good inidcation that the activity was recent. I can also say that at least three diffent deer have visited the scrapes in the past three weeks. I've got my fingers crossed that the activity will pick up exponentially as more and more deer visit these things and do the freshening for me. We shall see!
09-20-2004 | 06:09 AM
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From: Mertztown, PA
RE: Hawgs Limited Synthetic Scents
Another update......
I checked the scrapes Sunday morning after all the heavy rain from Ivan. The first set of two seemed to be untouched, at least from the time the rain had stopped the previous afternoon.
The second set had prints in them from what seemed to be that nice one that had left his prints the few weeks before. The tracks were fresh, probably left from that morning. I made a third, smaller scrape to coincide with the path that he's running, and freshened the two existing scrapes.
On a similar note and as sort of a control, I was out walking with the family last evening at a lesser regarded area and made kind of a unique scrape just for the heck of it.
I found a funnel trail that meanders down into a thicket close to some fields. I went into this thicket from the road (without the family) and found my first buck rub of the year. I decided to make a scrape about six feet from this rub under a neighboring sapling. I dumped in a 1/4 bottle of Tinks 69, half a bottle of black licorice curiosity scent, then I relieved my bladder in the scrape to boot!
It's a bit crazy, but I thought I'd give it a try just to see what happens.............
I checked the scrapes Sunday morning after all the heavy rain from Ivan. The first set of two seemed to be untouched, at least from the time the rain had stopped the previous afternoon.
The second set had prints in them from what seemed to be that nice one that had left his prints the few weeks before. The tracks were fresh, probably left from that morning. I made a third, smaller scrape to coincide with the path that he's running, and freshened the two existing scrapes.
On a similar note and as sort of a control, I was out walking with the family last evening at a lesser regarded area and made kind of a unique scrape just for the heck of it.
I found a funnel trail that meanders down into a thicket close to some fields. I went into this thicket from the road (without the family) and found my first buck rub of the year. I decided to make a scrape about six feet from this rub under a neighboring sapling. I dumped in a 1/4 bottle of Tinks 69, half a bottle of black licorice curiosity scent, then I relieved my bladder in the scrape to boot!
It's a bit crazy, but I thought I'd give it a try just to see what happens.............
