Early Scrape Activity

[tellico4x4]

You can watch it grow over 3-4 days.


IMAG0779 by Bullet Hunting Club, on Flickr


IMAG0727 by Bullet Hunting Club, on Flickr


IMAG0926 by Bullet Hunting Club, on Flickr


IMAG0942 by Bullet Hunting Club, on Flickr


IMAG1026 by Bullet Hunting Club, on Flickr

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Cool. I found 2 this past Saturday

 

[BSK]

I haven't found any yet. I usually see the first one appearing around Oct. 1 each year.

 

[hitek7]

Found one right beside my camera this past Friday. When I checked the camera I determined it was made by a 3 hoofed deer. Missing his from foot (just below the knee). He had to work to do some pawing. By the way, his left side antler is messed up badly, kinda feel sorry for him...

 

[wobblegobble]

I dont see any scrapes until late november.

 

[easy45]

Cool

 

[BSK]

tellico4x4,

If you don't mind sharing, what part of the state are those pictures from, and is that a natural or man-made scrape?

 

[tellico4x4]

tellico4x4,

If you don't mind sharing, what part of the state are those pictures from, and is that a natural or man-made scrape?

Southern Wayne & Hardin and is a natural scrape.

 

[BSK]

Wow, I'm surprised to see such early communal scraping activity that far south. Thanks for sharing!

 

[tellico4x4]

Believe that it is the earliest that we have seen, or at least got pics of.

It is in a very well defined traffic cooridor that a lot of deer pass thru year round. Actually killed a mature buck about 100 yds from this spot the 1st weekend of last Dec while he was working a scrape.

 

[BSK]

I'll bet the salt lick, as a draw to many deer, helped create that "interaction point" (or you put the salt lick in an existing interaction point).

 

[tellico4x4]

Believe that I happen to put it in right place, as it has only been there 4 mos.

 

[BSK]

Looks like you made a great choice of locations!

 

[Phil1979]

cool.