Re: Mock scrapes
Google Troy Pottenger. Guy is a friggin' giant whitetail killing machine. He's the king of mock scrapes and really has got it down to a science. He's out of North Idaho and hunts the mountains all the way up to the BC border, so similar terrain and not too far south either. He's been on a bunch of podcasts explaining how he does it and has a great youtube channel.
I literally just began making mock scrapes late last fall and have not been able to get into my spots to check cameras (if they haven't melted yet) where I made mock scrapes following Troy's method, because of all the fires; so I have no idea if the mock scrapes are being used or not.
Pretend you're a sponge and soak up everything he has to say about them it will give you a good starting point. Its important to find a solid licking branch at the ideal height before you start making any scrape - its all about the licking branch and he swears by using Buck Fever Synthetics forhead gland scent (hard to find in Canada and kind of expensive to import)
Good luck
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