Do you guys use mock scrapes when hunting public land? If you do, do you just have to get there early enough so other people that see the scrape don't hunt it that day? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If you are setup in a place where others could see you, let alone your mock scrape you are in need of reevaluating where you spend your time hunting.
What they ^^ said! I remember years ago when I was a kid I made a mock scrape out in front of where I was hunting one weekend, on state land. I was bored one afternoon so I put a little doe in heat in the "scrape". My spot was simply sitting up against a decent tree with enough natural cover around me. Of course I didn't see anything that night, it was well hunted state land LOL. When I returned the following weekend my "spot" had turned into this elaborate brush pile of a blind. LOL I would say simply because of my "scrape".
What everyone else said. Also, most people fail to realize that mature bucks almost always utilize scrapes at night.
Well i have a few public areas in both ND and MN that i want to hunt this year. I only plan on shooting does on the public land in MN, but in ND I would shoot either a buck or a doe. I dont mind finding places of the beaten path to hunt. I just want to know if you guys ever use mock scrapes on public land.
Have never tried to be honest. I don't see any reason why you couldn't set one up for the heck of it though.
Yeah if someone hunts it they hunt it.. I plan to go out during the early season to shoot my public land deer before they get spooked. If that doesn't work I'll come back late season but I'm skipping the rut on public land. I feel like I'll run into people crazier then the bucks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have and have also took a few mature bucks on public land utilizing scrape tactics. I believe I posted a link for you regarding it a week or two ago with tactics you could try.
In that spring tactics thread? I think that might have slipped through the cracks, I wanna find it now! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It was something about hunting with your dad in the whitetail forum. Here is the link if you or anyone wants to read the whole thread as there is some good stuff in it. http://forums.bowhunting.com/whitetail-deer-hunting/1401-mock-scrapes.html For those who don't want to read the whole thread here is just the first post of the thread. Here is the copy paste... My buddy Frank and I have had decent results while using Mrs. Doe Pee's Estrus Urine in real scrapes as well as mock scrape setups. I do not use these urine products very often on my hunting grounds which I believe makes them effective when I do choose to use them. Over use of these urine products I believe is very detrimental to ones odds of having a positive response when a buck catches the scent. On an existing scrape I will douse the licking branch with Estrus urine allowing it to trickle down into the scrape. I will also add some to the scrape it's self being careful to not touch anything and keep my boots out of and clear of the freshly exposed bare earth. On a mock setup I will find a tree branch (preferably from a mature oak or maple) with a branch approx 4-6 feet off the ground. I will then find a loose stick on the ground and use it to clear a spot approx 12"X20" directly underneath my mock licking branch. Again I douse the branch in the Estrus urine and allow it to drip down onto the exposed dirt. Again, I will add some extra urine to the ground as well. That's it. It is that simple. Here are photo's of a few bucks that were taken that either committed to a real scrape doctored with urine or a mock setup by either Frank or I, these are all public land bucks. I am not one to use these product's very often, but by using them smart and sparingly they have worked for me. However, Frank uses urine products MUCH more than I. This is one area we do not see eye to eye on. Mine public land. Mine public land. Mine public land These two are my friend Frank's bucks I referenced above also from public land. Frank's public land.
