Alot of people think these scrapes are made only during the middle of the night. I have done a few experiments and during the pre-rut/rut alot of these are made in the middle of the day. Look at the record books at most of the big bucks and the times they are shot, I think the best times are bestween 11:00 and 2:00. I have spent the last 5-7 years hunting all day or during the pre rut/rut and have seen more big deer during this mid day time and have seen alot of them making scrapes at this time.

So what Im trying to get at is if you find a good scrape that is being hit alot and that has alot of action, siton it all day because these bucks get back up at 10:30am and go searching and check bedding areas and check there scrapes. Just be carefull because they usually come in on the down wind side of it so give them some room. ( Throw a little doe in heat in it in the morning before you sit or hang some neer by, he might come in excited)