Scrapes September 15th

[DeerMan66]

I found traditional scrapes opened yesterday. These same scrapes were not opened last year until November 12th. This seems pretty early. I places cameras to the scrapes to see who the culprits are this year.

 

[redblood]

Id say pretty standard. Some years they seem to scrape more than others. Ive hard deer working scrapes for well over a month

 

[ScLowCountry]

I can't find a scrape to save my life down here in SC. It will start in a week or so. I keep looking but nothing so far

 

[BSK]

In the hardwood regions of TN, scraping activity is very closely tied to acorn crops. In a good acorn year, scraping starts earlier and bucks make many more scrapes than in an acorn failure year. Bucks visit scraps more frequently in a good acorn year as well.

 

[Tru2Life]

Good sign

 

[timberjack86]

@redblood
I'd delete that first picture. Just a heads up

 

[DeerMan66]

In the hardwood regions of TN, scraping activity is very closely tied to acorn crops. In a good acorn year, scraping starts earlier and bucks make many more scrapes than in an acorn failure year. Bucks visit scraps more frequently in a good acorn year as well.

Is that related to more food equals more energy?

 

[BSK]

Is that related to more food equals more energy?

That is what researchers suspect. More "excess energy," more energy to burn. Rubbing is the same way. Rub densities on the same property will increase or decrease depending upon the acorn crop that year.

 

[Hduke86]

@redblood
I'd delete that first picture. Just a heads up

Just sent him a text to his phone so maybe he'll see it

 

[deerhunter10]

Not uncommon we see it early generally every year, last year was an exception for a lot of behavior.

 

[East TN Hunter]

Id say pretty standard. Some years they seem to scrape more than others. Ive hard deer working scrapes for well over a month

Great buck

 

[BSK]

Id say pretty standard. Some years they seem to scrape more than others. Ive hard deer working scrapes for well over a month

Actually pawing out the ground or working the overhanging limb?

 

[Soft Talker]

In the hardwood regions of TN, scraping activity is very closely tied to acorn crops. In a good acorn year, scraping starts earlier and bucks make many more scrapes than in an acorn failure year. Bucks visit scraps more frequently in a good acorn year as well.

Your "researchers" must be related to the same googan old timers I have had tell me Turkeys won't gobble if they ain't "fat" Sounds like total horsesh$t to me

 

[redblood]

Actually pawing out the ground or working the overhanging limb?

Both. But mainly working the licking branch. A few claw marks in the ground as well

 

[redblood]

By my count-8 different bucks have worked it in the last week. The last a few moment ago- got to love cell cams….

 

[BSK]

I see a lot of working of the overhanging limb all year, but scraping out the ground generally doesn't start until mid-September in a good acorn year, and late September or early October for a poor acorn year.

 

[deerhunter10]

We get scrapes but almost seems like false scrapes. 98 percent of them dry up our scrapes that get worked year round generally don't open up til middle Oct around a cold front.