In this episode, Steve Bartylla talks about an underutilized hunting tool that can reap big rewards — and big bucks!

In this episode, Steve Bartylla talks about an underutilized hunting tool that can reap big rewards — and big bucks!
Building a couple mock scrapes near your stand will provide you with better shot opportunities, improve your odds of seeing more deer at each sitting, and allows you to encourage deer movement at your stand during shooting hours.
Dan Schmidt shows you how to set up a mock scrape with Wildlife Research Center that will draw in deer like a magnet year round.
Sure, we cannot wait for September and October to roll around each year, but maximum bang for our conservation buck has no equal like the maniac month of November.
Mock scrapes don’t solve all the problems when it comes to deer hunting, but they can make a difference.
Mock scrapes can be a year-round communication center for whitetails and are usually found in the same place from year to year.
The mock scrapes Steve Bartylla sets up in this episode of “Hunt ’em Big” draw a lot of attention because of their positioning.
Consistently successful scrape hunting comes down to following a simple formula.
Since bucks travel less pre-rut, hunting success will depend largely on finding a buck’s bedding area and the general route or routes he takes to get to it.
Steve Bartylla gives an in-depth look into one of his favorite whitetail hunting techniques — hunting with mock scrapes.