I was bow hunting two weeks ago today 11/7/11 an I was in my stand an ready an hour an a half before light. There was no wind an about 30 minutes before light I heard something coming throught the woods but I couldn't see anything so I was listening as he walked around the I smelled this awful smell then he slowly walked away. When it was light I seen a large scrape about 25 yard from my stand. The branch above the scrape was broken about 7 feet off the ground. So I hunted this area being as careful as I could not to leave any sent in the woods at all!! But he hasn't come back to the scrape at all????...... Could that mean he has a large travel area during the rut or possible dead?
