But that pawed up patch of woodland dirt means a lot more to deer ... However, the ground scrape itself is mostly ancillary to the most important whitetail sign repository. Bucks do rub-urinate ...

Most serious deer hunters are familiar with mock scrapes. Fewer are familiar with rope scrapes ... Instead of keeping a careful eye out for sign, you can’t help but spot the ropes. It also stands to ...

It’s always smart to hunt the hottest sign whether it’s a scrape or rub line. Michael Hanback 12) Set up too close to scrapes, and deer will see, smell, or sense your presence. Back off 100 yards or ...

Deer are on the move. This is the time of year that male deer, referred to as bucks, break from their normally elusive lifestyles and devote all hours of the day to chasing receptive female deer ...

"When we put a camera over a scrape 50 yards away from the feeder we got buck after buck after buck," Hearst said. Deer hunting:Early velvet season for bucks set. Here's what you need to know Not ...

To our knowledge, it didn't have clinical signs." The buck marked ... and prions were detected in the scrapes." Scrapes are types of social markers among deer where bucks paw and scrape the ...

How can that be? Simple. Deer don’t read posted signs. Forget about the antler-hyped TV shows that often show semi-tame deer on intensely managed properties in a hunt. Can’t blame them too ...

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