Scrapes...
#1
Scrapes...
Does anyone have any insight as to how a deer chooses a spot for a scrape? I understand the low hanging, chewed on limb but do they usually do themon the edge of the woods/hedgerow? Are they done at a crossroads in trails?or really anywhere? Just wondering...thinking about next season and making a few where we saw some tracks today...
Thanks for any input in advance!
Sean
Thanks for any input in advance!
Sean
#3
RE: Scrapes...
Remember a scrape is a signpost -
Deer select an area that THEY expect other deer and especially does - to frequent.
In my experience - the best places to expect scrapes are in "staging areas" downwind ofa food source. Think of an area of cover where deer will hang before they go to feed - and linger AFTER they feed.
The next best spots are on logging roads or brushogged roadways Through cover. You can enhance a spot by using cord to "pull down" trees to overhang a roadway. Also - you can clip away - branches that overhang - NOT WHERE you want them to scrape.
The next best spot would be on ridges - along well traveled deer trails.
Deer select an area that THEY expect other deer and especially does - to frequent.
In my experience - the best places to expect scrapes are in "staging areas" downwind ofa food source. Think of an area of cover where deer will hang before they go to feed - and linger AFTER they feed.
The next best spots are on logging roads or brushogged roadways Through cover. You can enhance a spot by using cord to "pull down" trees to overhang a roadway. Also - you can clip away - branches that overhang - NOT WHERE you want them to scrape.
The next best spot would be on ridges - along well traveled deer trails.