scrapes

[BOWHUNTER45]

Well I can tell ya this ....things are definately shaping up for the rut ....I have not said much because no need to start talking about alot of sheet until I fill my tag ...but I have passed up 2- 2pts which were dang nice ones ...one was about 18 " wide and the other was a heavy tall dark horned buck ... and I have seen over 25 blackies this week alone which one was a little bitty 3 pt ... but this is why I am holding out and if it means tag soup then so be it  I want mister big and I have all the last week off  ....COME ON RUT 

[BOWHUNTER45]

Blacktail .....HUH!

[BOWHUNTER45]

wANT TO SEE MORE ? I can go on all day why I wait till the last week of the season .....I will be a huntin machine tomorrow but I will be relentless till the end 

[7.62Warbird]

Finding lots myself. Let the rutting begin...please. same treatment from both  :sides.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Finding lots myself. Let the rutting begin...please. same treatment from both  :sides.

yeah thats a nice deer their now ....look at all the tin marks ..definately not a 2 pt  need help with that one ?  Good luck let me know if you get that bad boy 

[BOWHUNTER45]

little off topic but let me tell ya deer are not worried about logging equipment ...plus they told me they have seen a couple nice bucks hanging around so I will be looking tomorrow since they will not be working in there tomorrow 

[AKBowman]

AKBOWMAN, the latter pic is more characteristic of a moose than an elk.  Just saying......

moose tend to take on chunks of brush versus individual trees until later in the year when they are peeling bark for food.   

I think it more depends on the area and what they have available to rub or what they have learned from watching other older moose. Obviously the pic attached with the broken off alder is an Elk b/c there are no moose in SW WA that I am aware of 

In my experiences with AK-Yukon moose they take on the shrubs when shedding their velvet and a little during pre-rut then when the rut kicks in they turn to beating the living hell out of 8-30" wide birch and alder trees. I've literally had them keep me up at night b/c it sounds like two lumberjacks are taking turns beating on a tree with a Lousiville Slugger. But definitely noticed more rubbing of "bushy" type stuff early and then in late sept early oct taking the aggression out on the larger stuff. And for sure they eat bark in winter when they are struggling to find food.

[Shed Stud]

Why the title scrapes? Scrapes are on the ground. Speaking of, I spend alot of time in the woods and rarely see mule deer scrapes where they rub. I have seen tons of WT scrape-rub combos. Most of the MD scrapes comes from them foraging for food. Why is it you guys think that MD bucks don't scrape as much for scent marking like WT?

[boneaddict]

Mule deer make different types of scrapes than whitetails.  They tend to be more "rut pit" like.   They tend to be made by the most dominant of bucks and they tend to be in dark holes.  Dog hair thick timber pockets etc.   Certainly different behavior.  I also believe muledeer are more nomadic than whitetails.  Whitetails travel lots but in certain corridors more or less.  Muledeer migrate and travel long distances.   Its not cut and dry, but it warrants a bit different behavior.   

[BOWHUNTER45]

Why the title scrapes? Scrapes are on the ground. Speaking of, I spend alot of time in the woods and rarely see mule deer scrapes where they rub. I have seen tons of WT scrape-rub combos. Most of the MD scrapes comes from them foraging for food. Why is it you guys think that MD bucks don't scrape as much for scent marking like WT?

  LMFAO I was going to mention that but I DECIDED SCREW IT 

[boneaddict]

I know, me too.  I knew what he meant and that was good enough.

[fillthefreezer]

sorry, get all technical on me...
so ive been seeing alot of the rubs that are low have been in dark cedar thickets all around their lower limbs...

[BOWHUNTER45]

sorry, get all technical on me...
so ive been seeing alot of the rubs that are low have been in dark cedar thickets all around their lower limbs...

Its all good we all know what ya ment 

[boneaddict]

Sounds like you may have some bucks working.