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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 4199079" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>A direct link between having antlers and working the scrape.</p><p></p><p>Antlergenesis--the process of growing new antlers--starts with a surge of testosterone produced by a buck's body. This surge of male hormone not only caused the old antlers to fall off and the new set to start growing, but it also causes the buck to suddenly act "rutty" again. He will go through all the behaviors of a buck in rut, including making/working scrapes. In fact, this process is so predictable that the timing of antlergenesis can be determined for the local area by watching for a sudden surge in new scrapes to appear in spring. For much of TN, that surge in scrape-making usually occurs in late March and early April. Every year, right around the opening of turkey season, I get a flurry of calls and emails from hunters worried their deer herd is all screwed up because bucks are working scrapes in late March. But again, this spring scrape-making is just a byproduct of the antler growth process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 4199079, member: 17"] A direct link between having antlers and working the scrape. Antlergenesis--the process of growing new antlers--starts with a surge of testosterone produced by a buck's body. This surge of male hormone not only caused the old antlers to fall off and the new set to start growing, but it also causes the buck to suddenly act "rutty" again. He will go through all the behaviors of a buck in rut, including making/working scrapes. In fact, this process is so predictable that the timing of antlergenesis can be determined for the local area by watching for a sudden surge in new scrapes to appear in spring. For much of TN, that surge in scrape-making usually occurs in late March and early April. Every year, right around the opening of turkey season, I get a flurry of calls and emails from hunters worried their deer herd is all screwed up because bucks are working scrapes in late March. But again, this spring scrape-making is just a byproduct of the antler growth process. [/QUOTE]
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