rope set over deer scrape
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10/14/22 09:36 PM
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There was mention some time ago. about using a rope set , hanging over a deer scrape. I know a buck likes to play with an overhanging limb. , at a scrape. Would this be a short piece of rope with some buck scent on it. I use a dripper, made from a 2x2 about 6 inches long , A 1/2 inch hole bored in it, put a wick in hole and soak it with doe scent , hung over a scrape. Works quite well. . Any thoughts. I go for cateract surgery on open day of deer season , poor timing but have been waiting about a year. , can't see to shoot anyway. Will be glad to get fixed up, hope to be dead eye Dick by next year. old243
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Re: rope set over deer scrape
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10/14/22 09:50 PM
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Never tried it bit I've heard hemp re is recommended?
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: rope set over deer scrape
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10/14/22 10:17 PM
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Maybe that stuff works up north but I haven't had much luck with a rope or grape vines.
Poor people have poor ways.
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Re: rope set over deer scrape
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10/15/22 06:28 AM
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If you have a natural deer scrape, I wouldn't touch it and I'd hunt it, if you can find a scape line even better. I use 1" diameter hemp ropes for making mock scape lines, these are all positioned within bow shot range, I let the rope sit out about a year and they get placed in December after gun season. In mid-summer I spray round-up in about a 4' oval shape under them, early September I rake dead grass and put Smokey's Wicked Wick scent on them, the rope bottom is frayed and hangs about 2' off the ground. This is for new rope scrapes, once established they never get touched again. Fawns does and bucks consistently use them. If you look closely at a fresh hot scrape a lot of times the horizontal licking branch and orbital rubbing spot gets broken off and ultimately the scape is abandoned, the rope or grape vine being vertical, eliminates that. We have a small patch of sumac that gets rubbed to the ground with scrapes consistently found on a field edge- same principle for communal rubs.
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If you have a natural deer scrape, I wouldn't touch it and I'd hunt it, if you can find a scape line even better. I use 1" diameter hemp ropes for making mock scape lines, these are all positioned within bow shot range, I let the rope sit out about a year and they get placed in December after gun season. In mid-summer I spray round-up in about a 4' oval shape under them, early September I rake dead grass and put Smokey's Wicked Wick scent on them, the rope bottom is frayed and hangs about 2' off the ground. This is for new rope scrapes, once established they never get touched again. Fawns does and bucks consistently use them. If you look closely at a fresh hot scrape a lot of times the horizontal licking branch and orbital rubbing spot gets broken off and ultimately the scape is abandoned, the rope or grape vine being vertical, eliminates that. We have a small patch of sumac that gets rubbed to the ground with scrapes consistently found on a field edge- same principle for communal rubs. Very interesting I'll that next season. Thx.
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Thanks for the reply;s. I will set a couple up. I have created mock scrapes , using a dripper. Something new to play with. Have had good luck with a drag rag, to bring a buck in, Cut across a couple of deer trails , then hang your drag rag where you want them to come to. Usually come with their nose to the ground , like a hound, Not paying attention.
Looking forward to my cateract surgury, I miss being able to see well enough, to shoot and carry a rifle.
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Re: rope set over deer scrape
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10/15/22 04:38 PM
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YouTube mock scrapes Jeff Sturgis. On one of Jeff Strugis videos- he talks about when you have mock scrapes and deer make natural scrapes nearby (and they will) to cut the licking branch off with a pruning shears to redirect them to your scrapes- I thought this was a great idea to force abandonment.
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Re: rope set over deer scrape
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Bought 5' of hemp rope today and hung it from a branch where lots of deer travel. A cam is guarding it.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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