I hunted the Upper Delta WMA yesterday, just north of Mobileand found two fresh scrapes.
One was actually under a swamp chestnut tree on an old road, first one I'd ever seen, under a low hanging branch.

I killed a doe during muzzleloader season near Demopolis that smelled very much like she was in estrous.

Maybe we are starting to have a "normal" rut in Alabama since they have liberlized the doe harvest?