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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5218484" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>I've noticed three distinct types of scrapes. First is a food source scrape that is made at a food source, and dries up as the food source dries up. Second is a "<em>here I am</em>!" scrape that seems to be done in the moment of intimidation or show of force or just showing off for girls. It's likely never touched again. Third is a perennial scrape. These are the ones that look more like a pig wallow than a deer scrape, and they get hit year round, year after year. It's the community bulletin board. It's also the only type of scrape I'll hunt over or pay much attention to. </p><p></p><p>Looking over several years of trail cam info on several perennial scrapes, then cross referencing historical weather data from Weather Underground, I have noticed a few trends that are obviously more than coincidental. There are outliers & exceptions but it's heavily tilted, and increasingly so as the age structure increases. The younger bucks are the outliers. They hit scrapes anytime. But the old guys have specific patterns. </p><p></p><p>I've seen that older bucks hit scrapes when the weather transitions such as when the wind is shifting direction, temperature dropping sharply, or wind dies down completely for a stretch. Naturally several of those things coincide and happen simultaneously. So when I see that in the weather forecast and it's going to happen during daylight, you can bet I'll be hunting over that scrape on that day/time. </p><p></p><p>This buck is a perfect example because it's tomorrow's date last year. He's destroying a scrape at 12:30 noon. Now look at the screen shot of the the weather report for that day. What you see is the beginning of a temp spike coinciding with an abrupt change of wind. It changes from west to north and drops speed from 6mph to nothing. Normally I don't care much about scrapes in terms of hunting locations, but a good perennial scrape can be dynamite if the weather conditions are just right during daylight hours. Otherwise I agree that scrapes are usually hit during darkness. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117749[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5218484, member: 20583"] I've noticed three distinct types of scrapes. First is a food source scrape that is made at a food source, and dries up as the food source dries up. Second is a "[I]here I am[/I]!" scrape that seems to be done in the moment of intimidation or show of force or just showing off for girls. It's likely never touched again. Third is a perennial scrape. These are the ones that look more like a pig wallow than a deer scrape, and they get hit year round, year after year. It's the community bulletin board. It's also the only type of scrape I'll hunt over or pay much attention to. Looking over several years of trail cam info on several perennial scrapes, then cross referencing historical weather data from Weather Underground, I have noticed a few trends that are obviously more than coincidental. There are outliers & exceptions but it's heavily tilted, and increasingly so as the age structure increases. The younger bucks are the outliers. They hit scrapes anytime. But the old guys have specific patterns. I've seen that older bucks hit scrapes when the weather transitions such as when the wind is shifting direction, temperature dropping sharply, or wind dies down completely for a stretch. Naturally several of those things coincide and happen simultaneously. So when I see that in the weather forecast and it's going to happen during daylight, you can bet I'll be hunting over that scrape on that day/time. This buck is a perfect example because it's tomorrow's date last year. He's destroying a scrape at 12:30 noon. Now look at the screen shot of the the weather report for that day. What you see is the beginning of a temp spike coinciding with an abrupt change of wind. It changes from west to north and drops speed from 6mph to nothing. Normally I don't care much about scrapes in terms of hunting locations, but a good perennial scrape can be dynamite if the weather conditions are just right during daylight hours. Otherwise I agree that scrapes are usually hit during darkness. [ATTACH type="full"]117749[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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