I agree. Not all scrapes are created for the same resason. Some are just territory markers. That said however, the rut in Alabama is crazy. It comes in at different times depending on the area of the state you are in and it can vary quite a bit from year to year. Usually we don't really see any intense rut activity in my area until January butI did find a large scrape under a licking branch in the middle of a logging road about 10 days back.