Mock scrape pine style...

[Turkey Creek]

Had a guy buy a Christmas tree from us last year, we have a Christmas tree farm. Bought it in September and put it up for a mock scrape. The bucks trashed it, he sent me a few trail camera photos to show me. Anyway I thought I might as well give it a try. They rub cedars on my place, but obviously most cedars are not really conducive to putting scrapes under. I also have a hunch that maybe the smell of the pine and the overall uniqueness of the pine will cause more usage. Meaning it really stands out on the landscape. For you guys with pines everywhere, using one might not draw much attention. Anyhow we will see how they respond. Velvet will becoming off antlers in the next week.

 

[bwoods11]

It works very well, I use a pine branch. It’s great for trails cams !

 

[Bill]

I don’t think there is a pine in my county. Plenty of cedar but pine is hard to
come by.

I bet that works very well.

 

[TonySoprano]

I don’t think there is a pine in my county. Plenty of cedar but pine is hard to
come by.

I bet that works very well.

A cedar branch works great too , and I have tons of cedars around. I read about it online and hung a cedar branch from a Sawtooth oak limb on a field edge . Hung it so the cedar branch hangs straight down to about chest height. It's the best mock scrape I ever made with a vine coming in 2 nd. The only negative about a cedar branch is if you live in the south they can dry out depending on what time of year it is and how hot it is. For the best longevity it's best for me to start putting them out the End of Sept or 1 st week of Oct, then replace if needed due to heat and drying out, Then I always replace last week of Oct right before rifle starts in Nov. You'll get A LOT of pics in October. Even had a bear check it out lol. Rope and vine scrapes require less maintanence and can be left out all year,however a fresh cedar branch is a buck magnet around here. I think the key is to hang it from a oak , maple or any non Cedar so it stands out

 

[Turkey Creek]

Yea like I mentioned I think the novelty/ contrast of the item to what is in the immediate vicinity likely adds substantially to the appeal. I have tried the vines, I have plenty of grapevine in my timbered areas and it just doesn't seem to draw the attention like all the talking heads indicate that it does for them. I have hung pieces right over well traveled trails and they really dont key on it. the thought crossed my mind that the pine might dry out before November as well, but I built my supports so that I can just take out a couple screws and slip a fresh branch into the post if need be.

 

[TonySoprano]

Yea like I mentioned I think the novelty/ contrast of the item to what is in the immediate vicinity likely adds substantially to the appeal. I have tried the vines, I have plenty of grapevine in my timbered areas and it just doesn't seem to draw the attention like all the talking heads indicate that it does for them. I have hung pieces right over well traveled trails and they really dont key on it.

 

[356]

Yea like I mentioned I think the novelty/ contrast of the item to what is in the immediate vicinity likely adds substantially to the appeal. I have tried the vines, I have plenty of grapevine in my timbered areas and it just doesn't seem to draw the attention like all the talking heads indicate that it does for them. I have hung pieces right over well traveled trails and they really dont key on it. the thought crossed my mind that the pine might dry out before November as well, but I built my supports so that I can just take out a couple screws and slip a fresh branch into the post if need be.

I have several grapevines that get little attention. I finally pulled out the post hole digger to put in a few mock scraps. I may try cedar as it is readily available.

 

[TonySoprano]

I have several grapevines that get little attention. I finally pulled out the post hole digger to put in a few mock scraps. I may try cedar as it is readily available.

Those 4 pictures above I posted are 3 with a Code Blue "Rope a Dope" and 1 with a vine....so they work too. However a fresh cedar branch gets more action. The first two pics I posted are the two with cedar branches. Every year I have to delete pics to make room on my computer , so those are the only scrape pics I have left. Since you're in Missouri instead of the south you could probably put a cedar branch scrape out this weekend , you've got nothing to lose. Do you have any fields ?. I've had the best luck hanging them on a field edge , if possible hang them from a oak branch. My thinking is in Sept-Oct the acorns will be dropping so they will be under that tree anyway and will find the scrape faster. If not experiment and hang the cedar branch from whatever tree limb you have on a field edge so the tip is at chest height and scrape out a circle in the grass underneath.

I haven't checked his page lately to see if he mentioned cedar branch scrapes, but this is the guy who posted about it and gave me the idea.

SA FARMS Management Service on Facebook

 

[Mortenson]

Back in 17 I put a walnut post with a rope for a scrape next to a cedar post with scrape limbs. They highly preferred the cedar. Ive done all cedar since then.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Back in 17 I put a walnut post with a rope for a scrape next to a cedar post with scrape limbs. They highly preferred the cedar. Ive done all cedar since then.

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Nice wide rack! Love those wide ones.

EDIT: Around our camp area, bucks seem to like making scrapes under low pitch pine limbs and hemlocks. Easy pawing in damp needles?? Scent of evergreens when they drag their forehead & antlers on the limbs?? For whatever reason, they get used heavily here.

 

[Turkey Creek]

The young bucks who have been my Summer residents are already making daily visits. Not sure what the one was trying to accomplish standing on his back legs,