Licking Branches and Scrapes

Dsmartin311 · Nov 19, 2012

Sunday I decided to hunt a strip of woods that borders a big bean field (Beans finally were taken out on Friday!) and a Hay field. I found a series of licking branches and scrapes on the edge of the bean field and set up about 50 yds into the woods. I watched 4 small bucks hit each of the licking branches and scrapes from 8 AM til 11:30 before the wind switched up on me.

Have you guys had success during the pre-rut and rut hunting these types of primary scrapes?

catman529 · Nov 19, 2012

haven't really hunted em, I have heard mixed results on here. I prefer the big rub lines since I started hunting one, on friday saw 2 older bucks and shot one of them in the rub line. Maybe beginners luck but they say a concentration of rubs is worth hunting.

Dsmartin311 · Nov 19, 2012

Means a lot coming from a deer dropping fella like yourself Catman

catman529 · Nov 19, 2012

Dsmartin311 said:
Means a lot coming from a deer dropping fella like yourself Catman

naw just remember what i said "beginners luck" could be a big factor besides hunting low-pressured private land deer. I have been fortunate

bowriter · Nov 19, 2012

#1- They are not primary scrapes. There is no such thing. That is a term outdoor writers came up with years ago. There are only two types of scrapes: The ones that get "worked" and the ones that don't.

#2-Seldom will a mature buck come right to a scrape in daylight. Usually they are scent checked from some distance downwind. It will happen but not often. Great for the young guys and does, though.