14086 Proton Road, Dallas, TX 75244 Subscribe today! Make checks payable to Kalkomey Enterprises o 1 year $20 o 2 years o 3 years $50 $35 o New subscriber o Renewal Account Number Name Address State City ZIP code STORIES BY HUNTERS v WILDLIFE ARTWORK v EXPERT INSIGHT 1-800-920-1687 Order online at www.pennsylvaniagamenews.com aware of the positions of other hunters as the drive progresses. Drivers also should not push through cover with nocked arrows. An arrow should be at the ready in a clip-on quiver that shields broadheads. SCRAPING BY A popular midseason bowhunting technique is the mock scrape, a strategy designed to accelerate the rut and prerut. The mock scrape simulates a buck's scrape by raking out a two-foot clearing of fallen leaves or other debris, applying a hefty dose of deer lure to the spot, and breaking or bending an overhanging branch 4 or 5 feet above the ground to simulate a licking branch. 56 While there are plenty of buck lures - natural and synthetic - on the market that can be used in tandem with mock scrapes, some hunters believe that human urine - their own - works just as well. The use or field possession of natural, urine-based deer attractants is prohibited within Pennsylvania's Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas, and no matter where they're used, there's no way to guarantee natural lures are CWD-free. Synthetics do not carry that risk. Any mock scrape will attract more bucks if placed near a well-traveled trail and can be most effective if set precisely where actual scrapes were made the previous season.http://www.pennsylvaniagamenews.com