How to work a scrape!

[LenS]

Sometimes they paw at the ground, sometimes they don't. But they almost always mess with the overhanging branch!

 

[BSK]

Sometimes they paw at the ground, sometimes they don't. But they almost always mess with the overhanging branch!

I could show you a graph of how often bucks do each of the markings (work overhanging limb, paw out scrape, pee in scrape over their hocks, and pee in scrape NOT over their hocks), by buck age, but I don't want to bore people with data.

 

[LenS]

I could show you a graph of how often bucks do each of the markings (work overhanging limb, paw out scrape, pee in scrape over their hocks, and pee in scrape NOT over their hocks), by buck age, but I don't want to bore people with data.

About a third of the bucks that come by this scrape work the ground. Every one of them works the branch. I assume that's normal? I'd actually love to read that data

 

[Ski]

I could show you a graph of how often bucks do each of the markings (work overhanging limb, paw out scrape, pee in scrape over their hocks, and pee in scrape NOT over their hocks), by buck age, but I don't want to bore people with data.

Pfft, bore people? Nothing but deer nerds here so bore away!

 

[BSK]

About a third of the bucks that come by this scrape work the ground. Every one of them works the branch. I assume that's normal? I'd actually love to read that data

Yes, normal. Mature bucks are the most consistent ground pawers and pee-ers over hocks. Yearlings the least. But all age bucks work the overhanging limb.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

Pfft, bore people? Nothing but deer nerds here so bore away!

Agree. Sounds like it would bore most people to tears, but we're not most people. Let's have it!

 

[BSK]

Agree. Sounds like it would bore most people to tears, but we're not most people. Let's have it!

When I get this year's data entered, I'll post it.

But basically, I'm matching a study done by Miss. St. Univ., and so far, our data match pretty close.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Little guys often have to rare up to reach where the big boys just slightly stretch to rake their antlers, seen it many times. Cool clip

 

[LenS]

Looks like this guy was doing everything this morning!

 

[BigAl]

Very cool video.

 

[puppy]

This a scrape that I have ran a camera on for at least the last 7 years, one of the best spots on the entire property to get pics that allow easy aging and antler views.

 

[Big Pop]

Way cool! I love to find scrapes like that that are worked year after year in the same spot.