I’m starting my deer season a little earlier than normal. Our any weapon season starts October 10 for deer and elk. The woods are usually crazy with people until the B tag elk season ends on the 24th so I generally go duck hunting then. This year I hung a trail camera in a spot devoid of elk and made a mock scrape to see if whitetail bucks would come in to it this early. I normally do this in early November. We have new rules for game cameras and I can’t use the cellular type and I’ve only checked the camera once so far. I got several photos of this young buck. He came in 4 different times the second day the scent dripper was there. You can see the scent dripper above and in front of him in the daylight photo. I’m going to check it again on Saturday. I’m also planning on setting another mock scrape during my A tag elk season which goes from October 25-29 in an area that I’m guessing is currently being elk hunted. I shot two bucks three days apart in that location a few years ago when I was able to get a second tag. I’ll see if I can find a photo of those two bucks.
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cohunter14
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Looks like you've got a solid spot once things start to heat up!
I checked my camera again today. I got what I think is a different young buck and a pretty chubby looking bear. I hung my other camera on a mock scrape in an area I have been elk hunting so hopefully I get some action on it. I’m planning to hunt deer there around the 4th. I wandered into an area today where I found 11 deer rubs within a 30 foot radius so maybe I should have put it in that area.
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I got photos of a deer I would shoot. He’s been there the last two nights but way after dark. Hopefully he starts coming in during the daylight. And I got a spike that really likes the scent dripper. I think I saw the bigger buck last year the day after I filled my last tag for this area.
