Scrapes builds and gland scents

[StucknAz]

Anyone running preorbital lures or other gland lures on their set ups? I’ve been eyeballing the raised hunting team and their setups along with their lures. Curious if anyone has run them and have any feedback.

Anyone have anything that’s really kicking butt on their setups?

Anyone running rub trees with licking branch attached? Like skips pine limb? Curious on ideal size, height, timing for implanting, scent vs no scent, disturbing bark to get to sap exposure.

 

[Sligh1]

I have rub posts that have scrape branches off of them. & I’ll add stuff like “the perfect height” grape vines or oak branches that hold leaves with zip ties & use weed whipper to open ground up before season. Works amazing. Now- as we learn more…. All the sudden with solar powered cameras- I leave some out year round. All summer or all year rather…. Deer still hit these scrape branches. Scent is for sure more than just a rutting activity. If u get the deer to start hitting them - which isn’t hard - they will continue to use it. Experiment a bit with height but as long as they can mash their faces in it…. Works amazing IMO.

 

[Bucksnbears]

Oh Lord...., been doing both for 15 years or so.
Had NEVER heard of either being done. In print or on the Web.
Took several years before I had the gutts to post anything or discuss what I did.
I finally made a post with pics on an outdoor forum (don't remember which) and was ridiculed to the max.

Not saying I " invented" fake scrapes or rubbing poles but good chance I did.

I made this brackett about 18 years ago. Set it up in a remote bedding area no one but me was allowed.
Had to get there by canoe.

Hmmm, thought i had a picture but cant find it. It was a bracket made of angle iron bolted to a tree. Was ugly/ loud as hell but damned if the bucks didn't make a good scrape under it.
this one I made about about 10/ 12 years ago and a good buddy of mine was gonna help me patent it. He spun his wheels and I lost interest.
Adjustable in branch height and solid.
Somehow, someone got a pic, and several years ago, I started seeing similar designs for sale.


As for rub trees, same. Found a cedar fence post in an old fence line in South Dakota while coyote hunting one winter years ago that was almost rubbed in 1/2 from bucks rubbing it. Asked the landowner if i could dig it up and take it. " Sure". I did, took it back to Mn, dug it in a major travel route and it never got touched. Lol.

But I new I could/ would make this technique work. Played around with it for several years untill I found the right tree species and BAMMMM,

Posted it on a forum and got criticized AGAIN for being stupid and a few years later...., it's all the rage. Lol.

So, in a nutshell, I as of (now) can confidently say, both of these techniques so common nowdays i started by flapping my mouth on outdoor forums years ago.

Believe it or not.