Easy, Step by Step Guide to Make Mock Scrapes (

Grant shows the tools and steps to make a mock scrape to funnel the bucks into range! It's an easy, DIY project that can be completed in just a few minutes.
Mock scrapes are a point of communication as deer come by and leave their scent which makes a narrow pinch point for both bucks and does. Mock scrapes are an incredible to make a pinch point where you're hunting.temp

[@TheLgcookie10]

This is the most informative mock scrape video I have ever seen. Thank you for not assuming that new hunters automatically understand what is second nature to you about small details like pruning limbs, what type of scent to use, etc.. you truly are a great teacher. Thank you for sharing your wisdom Dr Grant!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks for the kind words and I hope you have a great fall!

[@Auditing.northern.N.Y.]

I've brought a t post driver on my head. About turned my legs to rubber. Much more careful now. Earned a whole new respect for them.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Dang - glad you are OK! I've know a few folks that tried to stop a post driver with their head.

[@underdogoutdoors]

Love this time of year, first cool days. Thanks for always sharing your experience- it's a lot more fun with KZbin etc... Remember the old days, when we only had magazines.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

And I read them cover to cover!

[@Ghillie-bp6tl]

Anyone saying Dr Grant doesn't do the actual field work!? That's what I thought. Great tutorial Dr Grant.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Ha - or shake my hand and feel the calluses.

[@briantaylor2.023]

I've never seen so many mature bucks on camera at once! In Florida, with a measly average of one buck per square mile of woods, this is absolutely unheard of!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Brian - Whew - where did you get the data of one buck per square mile? That would be a very low deer population. Deer in Florida flatwoods can be tough to hunt! Be safe!!

[@briantaylor2.023]

@@GrowingDeerTV This is the source I got that piece of info from: business.realtree.com/business-blog/5-worst-states-buck-hunting#:~:text=Florida%20has%20dismal%20density%20ratio,Oklahoma)%20for%20the%20Southern%20region.

[@briantaylor2.023]

@@GrowingDeerTV What seems very odd to me is that supposedly Florida has an estimated whitetail population of around 700,000, but supposedly there is only approximately 1 buck per square mile of woods. Idk how that could be possible, but I honestly don't 100% doubt it since every season, for pretty much as long as I've been deer hunting In Florida, I only will see around 2-5 bucks a season--many of them beings spikes or barely legal bucks. Now I can't tell you how many does I see per season (even at one place at the same time), so I am very baffled as to why we don't see bucks anywhere near as often.

[@danieltaylor757]

Thanks Grant. Great content & demonstration. Appreciate your guidance 👍

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks Daniel!

[@bigben9242]

I pray that you as a deer researcher would try a horizontal rub I feel that it doesn’t get any attention but it can be just as effective or more effective than a mock scrape I have used them for several years and have found that bucks will visit it and re-visit them year after year it’s always great to experiment and try something different hopefully in the future you will make an episode trying this method of attracting deer. Stay blessed and good luck this season

[@GrowingDeerTV]

I'll look forward to trying one.

[@Fatty_Margo]

When setting up your horizontal rub I've heard scotch pine is the way to go. What do you use ben.

[@steveblackwell298]

great video as always..think i'll put a couple of these out next week

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Have fun Steve!

[@supraguy149]

Thank you

[@GrowingDeerTV]

You're welcome!

[@hvlineman5227]

Anything that looks out of place on my farm, (most) deer will go out of their way to avoid it for several weeks. Includes mock scrapes, blinds and trail cameras.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Wow! Sounds like a tough place to hunt!

[@briantaylor2.023]

That's exactly how it is on the property I hunt

[@jacoblovell748]

be more inclusive with your mock scrapes. Instead of putting it in the middle field like in the video, hang a straight branch or vine along a trail or the side of a field. piss below it and scrape the ground up, then leave it alone for as long as you can stand it

[@braytonwix585]

Very informative video once again! Thank you guys! Where could I buy Code Blue buck scent?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Brayton - Checkout the Code Blue website!

[@evanl6899]

Do you guys ever utilize vine scrapes?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Evan - Is that a scrape made under a vine?

[@timothyhowell7047]

I've never really messed with mock scrapes or things like that. Is early bow season a good time to get one of these started. Our bow season here in GA started this past weekend. Would now be a good time to give this a try? Thanks for all the great info Mr Grant

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Timothy - I like to get them established early and then let bucks take them over!

[@timothyhowell7047]

@@GrowingDeerTV thank you much. I believe if everything isn't flooded due to Sally I may give this a try.

[@bear3183]

Excellent. How about a link in the description of the exact products you used? I'm sure I could probably find them, but I'm sure you know the best deals/fastest shipping...thanks

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Bear - not sure there are any good deals now. I use Code Blue Synthetic.

[@jamesscott4066]

Are oak trees your preferred choice for mock scrapes? Any luck with other types of trees?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

James - Any species that's very tough!

[@lisaannaallen6283]

cooked the board on a reconx on one of those power poles one time !!!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Ouch!

[@huckholder3660]

What about limb height? I was under the impression the limb needed to be above the deers head/5-6 feet? Thanks!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Huck - The overhanging limb on natural scrapes is about 4.5' above the ground on average.

[@ML-ks2lj]

Want a faster way to tie? Get you a drill and the chick for something called "military" fence post ties. Way easier on he hands.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

M L - Thanks for a tip!

[@tracefagan2514]

When is the best time to start putting mock scrapes out

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Trace - It's time! Get them started!

[@cadesmith7429]

Where do you find the spray bottle you use?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Cade - It's from Code Blue - their product.

[@Ty921]

Why prune it off so much? the branch? I the really low pieces and higher up to avoid the wind going. but some of those branches would grab the scent. Wire seems a little dangerous as well to get a deer tangled in it.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Ty - This technique seems to work well.

[@snick3896]

My cousin accidentally came off the post and on the swing down caught his finger on the post. Severed his tendon. Now he can fold his finger but can’t extend it.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Ouch!!!!!

[@noflo2396]

I don't see this product on code blue's website. Do you have a link?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

They may have changed the label, etc. Buck scent is the key.

[@noflo2396]

@@GrowingDeerTV they do not have a product i could find called buck scent...

[@noflo2396]

@@GrowingDeerTV they have synthetic buck urine?

[@whitetailrealityoutdoors958]

What about interdigital gland scent ?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

The interdigital glands play a role, but the visual clues of a scrape help attract deer.

[@whitetailrealityoutdoors958]

@@GrowingDeerTV yea. I have been doing mock scrapes for years. I was asking about using interdigital gland scent Instead of buck scent. Seems to work well for me. Would you recommend that over buck scent or prefer buck scent.

[@ForgetU]

They are mock scrapes for only a while...

[@GrowingDeerTV]

MJ - yes!

[@brodyhorner5955]

3

[@GrowingDeerTV]

What?

[@monsterhog1118]

Looks like the Yamaha needs new tires

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Good observation! We got new tires last week!

[@joshsinglefooter]

1st!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks!

[@tylerstilke]

Metal fence post wrapped with wire could be very harmful to the deer. Last thing anyone would want is big buck loosing an eye or even something even worse. May I suggest digging the branch in the ground instead... no wires or posts required 👍

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Tyler - Thanks! As shown in the video, the wire ends are folded so deer can't get to them. I doubt a sample can be easily buried in the ground enough to be stable during buck uses. You've probably seen where freshly planted trees are staked so they don't blow over.

[@brodyhorner5955]

hi

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Howdy!

[@BlackWaterGuideService]

Lovely video! Keep up the good work. If you have a moment please feel free to look at my page 😁👍

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks for watching!!

[@remingtonsmith734]

I just shot a deer 5 mins ago

[@ezrap.5387]

Good for you. I sat for 2 whole seasons and saw.....nothing

[@kidlong19]

Did you get it

[@evanl6899]

Congrats buddy!

[@remingtonsmith734]

No I shot it little above the shoulder I jumped it up 4 times my dad told me to wait till tormmorow to find it

[@remingtonsmith734]

Evan L thx

[@bobmcmorris8797]

You didn't make a mock scrape! You made a mock licking branch! My God man, a scrape is pawed dirt! You know that, how could any landowner trust your expertise when you call a licking branch a scrape. Not all licking branches have scrapes under them and not all scrapes have licking branches. In my mind, you went from sounding like knowledgeable, professional to sounding like a rookie. #credibility.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Bob - seems like you want to argue? All scrapes have an overhanging limb - but not all have the pawed portion. I won't argue and don't mind others uses different terms.

[@bobmcmorris8797]

@@GrowingDeerTV fair enough, I'm sorry for my tone in that comment, totally out of line and uncalled for. I do absolutely respect your expertise, again, I'm sorry. I have through the years found pawed "scrapes" in open or semi open areas where no tree is close for a licking branch, do they serve the same purpose as those that do have a licking branch?

[@jeffmitchell-qh4jp]

@@bobmcmorris8797 you know so much you must knows scrapes made with no overhanging limb are made by dumb young bucks. where the mode overtakes them. you won't find old bucks making scrapes without that branch.