Brian
Making Scrapelines
For years successful hunters have know that using a mock-scrape system has increased buck sightings during hunting season. Now that mid-september has arrived its high time to get the scrape lines set up. Mature bucks will visit old scrapes year round. As a buck ages or as bucks are removed from the herd, territories change. We all know of a spot where scrapes appear every year, these are prime areas to set up a mock-scrape line.
There are several benifits to setting up mock-scrape lines, one is that they help deteriman where to place a stand, another is that it will start natrual scraping earlier in your hunting area. These mock-scrapes are perfect for a trail camera setup to look at age class of bucks visiting your mock-scrapes.
HOW TO DO IT
Check your hunting area for last years scrapes, field edges, wood lines or any change in what I call a boarder be it a swamp, a two track road in the woods, or any other features that break up the natural terrain are great places to check for old scrapes. Once you find a old scrape, you are in the right area to set up your mock-scrape. You can just re-freshen up the old scrape for starters by removing all ground litter such as leaves, branches, grass tuffs. Place one of Buck Stop's non-rutting buck urine's, in the scrape add several drops of urine to the overhanging branch. Next look for a over hanging branch 4-6 foot high with in 30 yards of the old scrape. Scrape up the ground under this branch, you can use a rake branch or rattling antlers to do this. Set 3-4 mock-scrapes in a line. Check and refresh as needed. It is not uncommon to only have only 1-2 of the scrapes activated. These active scrapes are prime place to hunt.
HOT TIP
Once the rut kicks in and you find a hot scrape place a mock-scrape with in a deers visual range of the natural scrape. Use one of Buck Stop's rutting buck urine's along with one of our estrus urine's. Leave the natural scrape alone and just re-freshen the mock-scrape. This method is deadly.
Products that work for mock-scrapes.
Guide Grade Scents, 200 Proof, Ruck'N Buck, Surpreme Buck, Mate-Triks. These scents can be found in the store section of this website.
Kelly Wilson Buck Stop Pro-Staff
Pro-staffer Kelly Wilson is a long time Buck Stop user. I started using Buck Stop on my very first hunt back in 2000. My dad use to take me out hunting with him when I was little and he always used Buck Stop, he always seemed to get a buck. One one of our hunts I saw first hand how effective scents work. My dad had doctored up a mock-scrape with some Buck Stop Ruck'n Buck buck urine on the edge of a woodline that we were hunting. The sun was just starting to light up the sky when dad issued a couple buck qrunts from his call. With in minutes a nice buck pops out of some planted pines. The Buck was about a hundred yards downwind of the mock-scrape. After sniffing the air for several minutes the buck turned directly in to the wind and walked right to the scrape and put on quite a show of tearing in up.
Dad told me that the buck was trying to remove the scent he had put out. Since that day I have used many differant Buck Stop scents with great success. I still use the mock-scrape system combine with rattling and grunting.
This is one of my bucks that Buck Stop has fooled.
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Pro-Staff Success
Pro-Staffer Eric C had a successful hunt in Oct 2009.
Here is his story.
On Oct 12th I had a busy schedule with not much time for a morning hunt before I had to be at work, I would only have 2 hours at the most. My normal hunting area is a 30 min drive from my house which would not leave anytime for a hunt, as I would have to leave the stand during prime time possibility scaring bucks out of the area, not wanting to wreck the area I had to come up with plan "B" or not go hunting.
Plan "B"
I called my future father in-law to see it I could hunt out behind his house, he has 40 acres 5 minutes from my house. The property had not been hunted yet this year, as he had torn his ACL, walking and climbing trees was out of the question. Luckily Brian said I could hunt there, he even suggested which stand to hunt in.
Up on reaching the property in the darkness I was unsure of which trial to take to find the stand as I had never been to that stand before. I remembered a stand that I had saw during last years rifle hunt. Heading to find the stand in darkness I knew I was close, but what tree was it in. I had to break out the flashlight and start shining it up in the trees to find the stand, all the while thinking great I am going to spook any buck away with the light. Finding the stand I back tracked to the field edge and made a mock-scrape under a oak limb 20 yards from the stand. I placed a good squirt of Buck Stops 200 Proof in the scrape and dribbled a few drops on the overhanging branch. By now it is starting to get light, I hurried to get up in the stand.
After getting settled in I reapplied Scent Stop scent eliminator on my clothes, while putting the spray away I felt my bleat can. Thinking what the heck I bleated a couple times. About 80 yards away I saw a flash of antlers in the tall grass. Grabbing my bow I got ready, 20 minutes later after not seeing any movement and fully light now. Where did he go? Grabbing my grunt call I softly issue a couple grunts. I see him and another buck coming from directly downwind of me at about 75 yards. Oh NO buck fever is setting in.
As if he was tied to a string, along with the smaller 8 point they came right to the mock-scrape. As he was smelling the scrape he gave me the perfect shot. The rest is history. With out a doubt the Buck Stop 200 Proof along with the calls made this hunt a success.
By the way I made it to work with 15 minutes to spare.
Pre-season scouting
Pre-season scouting is the perfect time to find out what kind of bucks are in your hunting area. The bucks will be in their bachelor groups at this time. They will be feeding at all times during the day. Scouting cameras are a great tools to use for scouting as well. When out scouting it pays to use a good cover scent like Red Fox urine #1011 or our new Guide Grade Scents Calm Doe urine # GG109, these scents will cover your human scent. I always use a scent elimintor while I am scouting. Scent Stop # 1021-4D is a great choice.
July is a great time to freshen up last years scrapes just add 10-12 drops of our Guide Grade Scents GG151 Non-rutting buck urine to the scrape, re-freshen about once a week. These will be the first scrapes that bucks open up as the rut heats up. Working and refreshing these scrapes will program the bucks to visit these scrapes frequently.
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Brian
Website updated
We at Buck Stop have been busy updating the product information on the website to help our customers. Feel free to e-mail me at info@buckstopscents with any comments.
Brian
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Buck Stop teams up with TOG Outdoors. Buck Stop President Brian Johansen announces the partnership. TOG brings a strong family value to it videos. Buck Stop and TOG strongly believe that we need to get our children outdoors and hunting can be a big part of spending time in the field with them. Buck Stop and TOG will be working closely with each other to produce quality family videos.
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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BUCK STOP LURE CO Inc. ANNOUNCES NEW REP GROUP
BUCK STOP LURE CO America’s oldest family owned hunting scent company is proud to announce the hiring of TACKETT BROTHERS of Richardson TX to represent the Buck Stop product line.
Tackett Brothers is a manufactures representative group specializing in the sale of Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor products. Founded in 1989 and built by individuals who love the competitive nature of the sporting goods business, Tackett Brothers represents a limited number of companies to a broad range of customers across the South and Mid-Central United States. They have a wide range of experience in the Scent Industry and are pleased to be joining the Buck Stop Team as representatives in the TALO states.
Buck Stop is thrilled to be working with the zeal, professionalism, and experience that the Tackett Brothers group brings on board, states Buck Stop President Brian Johansen.
We look forward to working closely with Tackett Brothers in expanding the product line and Buck Stop brand in the TALO states.
For a TALO sales rep contact Tackett Brothers at 1-800-886-6267
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New Buck Stop Website
Welcome to the NEW Buck Stop Website. Our new site is packed with new features, NEW products. Please feel feel to browes the site. Email me your trophy photos and I will insert them in to our photo gallery. Hope you had a successful 2009 hunting season.
Brian