Is the Scraping Phase on in your area???
10-27-2008, 06:26 AM
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Is the Scraping Phase on in your area???
According to one deer researcher and thebreeding dates by latitude -
"The scraping phase should be on for whitetails in MANY (not all) areas above the 38th parallel. This is when the bucks are most likely to be semi-predictable (as to time and place) as they travel their rub routes, making rubs and scrapes - and looking for estrus does. It is a great time to hunt near rub routes, scrapes, staging areas and food sources - in the mornings and evenings. Be sure to get there at least an hour before you might expect to see any deer."
"The scraping phase should be on for whitetails in MANY (not all) areas above the 38th parallel. This is when the bucks are most likely to be semi-predictable (as to time and place) as they travel their rub routes, making rubs and scrapes - and looking for estrus does. It is a great time to hunt near rub routes, scrapes, staging areas and food sources - in the mornings and evenings. Be sure to get there at least an hour before you might expect to see any deer."
10-27-2008, 07:06 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Decatur, IN
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RE: Is the Scraping Phase on in your area???
In NE Indiana, we've had scrapes for several weeks now...and rubs from late September on. There have been multiple mornings where I've watched a spike, 4, two 6's and two 8's freshen up their scrapes. It's only taken me until yesterday to figure out I had to move a stand to get 20 yards closer to get a great shot at one of the 8's.
10-27-2008, 07:48 AM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: East TN
Posts: 763
RE: Is the Scraping Phase on in your area???
I found 13 big scrapes all with in 75 to 100 yds of each other and I mean big and alot of fresh rubs.Out muzzleloader season opens Saturday,im gonnna stay out till then.Im in East TN.
