Early Scrape?

[bowhuntr311]

Hey All,

What is the earliest scrape you have seen.
A buddy and I were hanging stands late last week in a new piece of property we have permission to hunt this year and on the way in we found a handfull of old scrapes. Low and behold one had been freshened.

Now if I was by myself I wouldnt have believed it but all the signs were there. Lick branch freshly chewed, dirt/leaves FRESHLY moved. Dirt had a real slight smell of urine.
Is it possible they made this with velvet still on, or maybe an early bloomer?
There was only 1 scrape that we found like this in about 100 yards on that old road and there must have been 10 OLD scrapes?

Any answers, comments?

Dean

 

[Shredder]

They will work scrapes year round....they are just not as evident or obvious as they are during the rut.

 

[JNRBRONC]

I know of a community scrape that gets used year around. Rereading this old post I see that I must have forgotten to include the licking branch picture that is above the scrape.

 

[THA4]

once that velvet comes off, Pre-Rut begins

 

[Doubleaarc hery]

Question-- If you only got to mate for about 3 weeks out of the year, would you spend as much time as possible preparing for it?

Answer--- yes!