This is historically the first one every year at our place. It'll be big as a truck hood by November. I haven't even gotten a pic of a hard horn buck yet 
First Scrape Opened
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Well darn it that's a trail cam pic so it should have caught the deer who did it!
One would think so! Scrape not there in this pic, but was there at 2:00pm next day on 11th when my check in pic came thru... didn't even notice it until today's pics came in at 7.
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I'd guess he's your culprit. Love that rack shape!
BSK
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I post my most interesting trail-cam videos on Google Photos for the other hunters in my group to see. And one thing about Google Photos is they send you "reminders" of photos/videos taken 1, 2, 3 or more years ago taken on a given calendar day. Today, I got a "reminder" of videos taken two years ago when we had out last heavy acorn crop, and it was videos of bucks already checking traditional scrapes (at least working the overhanging limb) on today's date (Sept 12) in 2021. So scrape activity in a good acorn year this early is not unusual.
bowhunterfanatic
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I walked over 3 scrapes on the edge of a standing corn field this weekend. Found it somewhat odd for this time of year in my area. They definitely weren't community scrapes though. I figure one buck that was getting ready to shed probably made all 3 but that's just a guess.
Believe you are spot on. I think they get a little frisky when starting to shed. It's usually hat size scrapes on plot edges that I find.
That scrape is on transition line of pines and a huge hardwood hollow. Twenty feet on other side is loaded with chestnut, white & red oaks.
Buzzard Breath
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I guess I'm going to have to go walk our place this weekend and see if there are any traditional scrapes opened up. I'll have to dig a couple cameras out to take with me.
BSK
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I'm going to do the same.
