Funny thing is, this year I have been hunting the area less than in past seasons. I did notice that during peak rut a week before firearm season and through firearm season I didn't see much of anything. The area I hunt is a small section (15 acres or so) of a larger 300 acre parcel. The woods I'm in serves as a bedding and travel corridor for does, and has had good rub and scrape lines in the past. It's the kind of area where the doe trails are sunk in the ground from years of travel.

In past years there has been rubs everywhere and a good amount of scrapes as well. This year I haven't seen a single rub and only two scrapes that didn't remain active for long.

In the beginning of the season a guy that was trying to get access to hunt the property walked the entire woods where I hunt scouting the area. He even told me he found a couple of my stands. The owner eventually told him he couldn't hunt the section I hunt, but I'm sure having him wander around didn't help things out.