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Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
12-29-2005, 05:35 AM
#1
Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
I am curious what your opinion is on scrape size VS buck size ..do you think in general the size of the scrape relates to the size of the buck that made it?
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12-29-2005, 06:38 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
I voted NO. I have seen some real small bucks make some pretty agressive sized scrapes. Only to be followed and hit by a monster. I watched one small 6 pointer id say 6inch inside spread make a scrape 3 feet in diameter this year. I was very impressed how large the scrape was and how agressive he was when he made it. He meant business. Shortly after he left a big 11 came in and made it twice as big. I wish I had taken pictures of this scrape it was just massive and hit regularly by the two bucks. I couldnt get a shot at the 11.
12-29-2005, 08:24 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
I watched a spike horn this year make one of the biggest rubs I have ever seen in my life... I would have thought it was a nice mature buck if I had not seen him do it... This wasn't no small spike (I'm positive he was 1 1/2 years) but it was incredible...
12-29-2005, 08:34 AM
#5
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RE: Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
The size of a scrape could and a lot of times
Is a community scrape.
Where you have several bucks and does useing the same scrape.
Kinda like a public rest room where a lot of folks go.
So a big buck could make a small scrape and
A small buck could make a huge scrape.
Remember its not the size of the animal.
Its the size of the spirit in the animal.
JMHO
Is a community scrape.
Where you have several bucks and does useing the same scrape.
Kinda like a public rest room where a lot of folks go.
So a big buck could make a small scrape and
A small buck could make a huge scrape.
Remember its not the size of the animal.
Its the size of the spirit in the animal.
JMHO
12-29-2005, 10:51 AM
#7
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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RE: Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
ORIGINAL: JagMagMan
Many scrapes are used by more than one buck. So, scrape size is not a good indicator of buck size!
Many scrapes are used by more than one buck. So, scrape size is not a good indicator of buck size!
12-29-2005, 10:56 AM
#8
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Findlay, Ohio
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RE: Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
Used to think so but then about five years ago seen a small six pointer really work over a nice size tree. Now one thing I try to look at is how far off the ground is the scrape? This will not really determine the size of the rack but help more with age. If the scrape is close to the ground its a young one but if its higher off the ground it is an older deer. But again this has nothing to do with size, Also I voted no.
12-29-2005, 03:30 PM
#9
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RE: Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
ORIGINAL: Hotburn76
Used to think so but then about five years ago seen a small six pointer really work over a nice size tree. Now one thing I try to look at is how far off the ground is the scrape? This will not really determine the size of the rack but help more with age. If the scrape is close to the ground its a young one but if its higher off the ground it is an older deer. But again this has nothing to do with size, Also I voted no.
Used to think so but then about five years ago seen a small six pointer really work over a nice size tree. Now one thing I try to look at is how far off the ground is the scrape? This will not really determine the size of the rack but help more with age. If the scrape is close to the ground its a young one but if its higher off the ground it is an older deer. But again this has nothing to do with size, Also I voted no.
And no the size of a scrape does not correspond to the size of the deer, or the hunter,that made it.
12-29-2005, 05:18 PM
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Does BIG scrapes mean BIG buck?
Yep! You are right! Scrapes and rubs, are two different things.
Large rubs, are usually made by bigger bucks, but many small rubs are made by good bucks too. So, small rubs don't always mean small bucks, but small bucks just can't make big rubs! Kind of like the difference of wittling with a pocket knife, compared to a machette!
Large rubs, are usually made by bigger bucks, but many small rubs are made by good bucks too. So, small rubs don't always mean small bucks, but small bucks just can't make big rubs! Kind of like the difference of wittling with a pocket knife, compared to a machette!
