This is a sizable scrape. It's in an area that is probably a travel route close to a bedding area. Its not very accessible because its between two ravines (but a large area between these two ravines 10-20 acres). There are apple trees on the other side of one ravine and a clear cut on the other ravine. The trees are mixed hardwoods with heavy spruce in areas.

I've always thought the biggest bucks scrape first and are moving more during the scrape phase than during the rut phase. In N. Wis. this is the beginning of the scrape phase (pre-rut). I think additional scouting would be good of course, but I'm going to hunt this spot tonight putting out some scent. I could post a topo of the area if your interested and want to give advice....

Its a sizable scrape so I don't think its random. Maybe near this bucks core area, because the land is so inaccessible.