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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 […]

Scent Control Strategies: 8 Bowhunting Habits to Beat a Whitetail’s Nose

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A whitetail can sort 297 million scent receptors in a single sniff. Here are 8 scent control strategies bowhunters actually use to close the distance.