stash59 wrote:blizzardhunter wrote:I've been noticing the role scrapes play in an area that is mainly timber with lower deer numbers. In farm country where I usually hunt scrapes are everywhere and very seldom visited in daylight even by younger bucks. However, where deer numbers are low bucks and does of all age classes seem to frequent scrapes more even in daylight. I believe it is because the numbers are lower so the deer rely on them more to communicate.
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Also most low deer density areas. Have good buck to doe ratios. A key for using tactics like rattling, calling, scents and scrape hunting!!
Depends on pressure too...i live in PA, trust me i know... Dont want say the obvious but pressure is so key to me where i hunt that everytime i see sign or think about deer movement or even when i feel when its a good time to call (which is almost never over here) i think back on pressure... Heck this past season (in a spot with low deer numbers but i knew of a dandy buck from sightings) as i walked to my stand one day i walked inbetween two known hunters stands, and they just so happened to be both hunting they both started rattling at the sounds of my footsteps... what a couple of dodo brains i thought
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