DeerMan66
Well-Known Member
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.
Is that related to more food equals more energy?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.
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.Is that related to more food equals more energy?
Just sent him a text to his phone so maybe he'll see it@redblood
I'd delete that first picture. Just a heads up
Great buckId 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?Id say pretty standard. Some years they seem to scrape more than others. Ive hard deer working scrapes for well over a month
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 meIn 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.
Both. But mainly working the licking branch. A few claw marks in the ground as wellActually pawing out the ground or working the overhanging limb?