Pics from the community scrape....

[JHbowhunter]

Every year I learn more and more about scrapes and how important they are to buck movement. I want to show some pics from the same "community scrape" that I took the 6.5 year old "tripod" from last 10/25 afternoon. I made that scrape a community scrape last season. How?  by perfectly keeping that Autumn Olive bush trimmed to the right height, in an area of normal high deer activity. How do I differentiate a community scrape from the "usual" scrape ?  A community scrape is not necessarily "rut" related although it sure get's hammered more aggressively as the rut approaches. It's sort of like the local pub for bucks - lick the branch, scratch the ground, leave their business card.   They may or not be peeing in it this time of year particularly, but those scrapelines you see as the rut approaches in the woods - for sure are getting peed in.  Well here are some cool pics.  The big beamed 4pt (has no G2s, 3s, 4s) is the largest body buck I have, he is significantly bigger than all the other bucks and acts mature. In fact - first daylight pics I have of him.   I seem to attract all the local genetically inferior mature bucks for some reason, and since I dont' have any real shooters on cam this year, he might stand a good chance to be taken out of the gene pool before he does more damage...

 

BTW - the scrape is below the licking branch, the where you see the bucks either standing or craning their neck to lick.

Edited September 30, 2016 by JHbowhunter

[Rusty]

Wow, great pictures.

 

That one buck is funky looking. 

[Nomad]

Looks like you have a Texas longhorn there. Will be interesting in a couple of years

[TroutandBucks]

Some nice deer you have there!!!

[TroutandBucks]

That would make a cool deer mount that big 4 pointer

[dlist777]

Very cool.

[Rusty]

Communal licking branches are used year round, by all the deer in the herd, and they become primary scrapes year after year.  Find one of them and you are golden. 

Edited September 30, 2016 by Rusty

[3Blade]

Great pics! I love the 4 ptr, I got one years ago that was very similar.

[BHC]

great pictures

[LPJR]

Cool pics!  

[Nomad]

I got me a longhorn over in Hardwick not far from you.  21 inch spread.

[Rusty]

I got me a longhorn over in Hardwick not far from you.  21 inch spread.

 

Nice buck Nomad.    

[JHbowhunter]

well at least that one had some tine!   Nice buck

[Rusty]

 The big beamed 4pt is the largest body buck I have, he is significantly bigger than all the other bucks and acts mature.  

 

he might stand a good chance to be taken out of the gene pool before he does more damage...

 

He's definitely no yearling, and after this past winter he's showing his full genetic potential for his age class.  It might not be a bad idea to put him on the meat pole.  

Edited September 30, 2016 by Rusty

[Nomad]

well at least that one had some tine!   Nice buck

Actually the g3 on left side was broken off.  I fixed it when I mounted it.  Wasn't sure how long to make it so I erred on the long side.  lol