The Right Stuff

By Jason Reid

Dallas, TX (August 23, 2016) – (www.ammoland.com) Nobody knows the precise reason why a whitetail buck makes a scrape. Some biologists and behaviorists say they amount to a “shout out” to does that may be interested in breeding. Others go on to speculate that scrapes provide a kind of detailed data profile for every deer that visits. Another theory is that bucks make scrapes as territorial warnings to other bucks.

Regardless of the specific reasons they’re made, these signposts are indisputable, high-traffic destinations for deer – especially leading up to and throughout the breeding period. Furthermore, “active” scrapes – scrapes that are being used, or give the impression that they are being used – are the ones most-frequently visited, especially by mature bucks.

Savvy hunters keep scrapes “fresh” or even create new, mock scrapes in and around their hunting sites with the hope of drawing in the dominant buck – that target trophy animal who won’t tolerate risking access to his does by inferior suitors. But to create a convincing new scrape or effectively freshen up an …Read the Rest

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