Scrapes

While scouting and hanging a set yesterday I came across 3 scrapes. I'm in central NC and not used to seeing any this early. Anyone else finding them?

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For some reason I can not look up posts, keep getting and error message when I try. But I believe it was Sam, also from NC, did some mock scrapes recently and got a slammer on cam. From my understanding, scrapes can be active all year, just peak in the fall. I have pictures of them hitting them as late as feb. Not sure that I have personally ever tried at this time, but after seeing Sams pictures I was planning to try, just have not got to it.

 

Could be mock scrapes someone opened? I started 2 yesterday myself.

 

One spot I used to hunt (the apple and oak trees were ruined by a tornado a few years ago) used to always have early scrapes show up. It wasn't hunters making mock scrapes because I had a camera there. It was never big bucks, usually little basket 6 and 8's. I have not really seen that anywhere else I hunt in PA.

 

I've never seen them in August but have seen scrapes in September

 

I have seen them in late August and early September. That is a very good sign. If it is Private land and you can do so, hang a Mock Scrape Dripper over and setup a trailcam and see what is hitting them.

 

I have this one farm that there are scrapes on almost year round. What you have to remember the scrape just isn't about mating. It has more to do with the hierarchy and territory of the area, early scrapes are more likely going to be a "community scrape" that a lot of deer hit, stay away from them as much as possible too much human scent will kill them.

 

^This is Very True^ A lot of deer use scrapes year round to mark their territory.

 

Put a camera on the scrapes. Will check them in a week or so and see what's up.

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bucks usually somewhat to a degree maintain some scrapes year round (according to some articles ive recently read)

I live in eastern NC....a lot of the info I have found on the rut says that our peak rut is around the first of October....so they might be goin ahead and putting down a few scrapes

 

This is what was making the scrape.

 

Great looking NC. How wide is he?

 

About 16" inside.

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Very nice


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breeding in pa can start in sept. not all does came into heat at the same time.

 

They start making scrapes onces the Batchelor groups start breaking up. Some are active all year. Just cause there not scraping the ground don't mean there not hitting the branch