Use the specially designed straight edge to make mock rubs on smooth bark trees one to five inches in diameter. Place your mock rubs in zones that bucks have rubbed in the past. The rub maker portion of the Scrapemaker will rip smooth bark and leave the strips of bark hanging off the tree just like a lifelike rub. By doing this you will be able to get the attention of other bucks and perhaps keep them a little closer to your stand location. This is extremely effective for scouting purposes. Just like mock scrapes, mock rubs can entice bucks to re-rub a tree or make another rub close to the mock rub. Bucks do this to warn their competition that a fight might break out if the two bucks meet. Mock rubs work best in travel corridors between bedding sights and feed zones. Whitetail Innovators recommends placing a couple of good rubs on trees within ten yards of the scrape sight. This is very effective in visually stimulating the buck as he approaches the scrape site.

For many years hunters thought that bucks rubbed trees only to get the velvet off of their antlers. Although this is true, it is not the primary reason for rubs. We have found that a buck, while making a visual cue to his competition, is also leaving his forehead scent on the rub which also personalizes his work. Because of this, Whitetail Innovators have included the Mock Rub Scent that should be used every time a mock rub is made.

Using the Scrapemaker mock rub feature and adding the Mock Rub Scent.