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How to Make a Mock Scrape: 7 Steps to Pull a Mature Buck

Bowhunter walking forest path scouting for mock scrape locations during whitetail bowhunting season

A mock scrape is a deliberately created scrape that imitates the bare-ground signposts whitetail bucks paw out under an overhanging branch — and when it’s built right, bucks usually start working it within 48 hours. The trick is not the dirt. It’s the licking branch above it. Get that branch at the wrong height, hang […]

Blood Trailing Techniques: Reading Sign to Recover Every Animal

deer blood trail

Master blood trailing techniques every bowhunter needs — from reading arrow color to grid-searching when the trail dies. Recover more game with these field-tested skills.