Do we not know the quarry for which we hunt?

Territory scrape are very common this time of year. How do you know it was doe urine in the scrape? Did you see her do it? Did you smell it and you can distinguish urines? I'm assuming that's what you meant by the ****. Don't even begin to think rut or estrous doe. Remember even if bucks fight, bucks run after does and does run away this time of year, bucks are always ready, always ready and until the does come into estrous, it's not the "rut".

Every year we get "The rut is on!" because someone, somewhere sees a buck chase a doe, so what, when I was younger I chased women, doesn't mean they were ready for me. Bucks are always ready, bucks don't regulate the rut, bucks only participate when the does "rut". Yes bucks do rituals every year include rubs, scrapes, sparing, fighting all leading up to the doe's "rut". The bucks would breed in July if a doe would let him, they may not have the urge but put a receptive doe there and it'll happen, I wouldn't call it the rut but a freak breeding.