Cougars--how big were the scrapes? All in all Cougars I could break some stuff down to you but here goes....HUNT that spot immediatley! Find out if that sign leads into a bedding area and hunt right off of it NOW! If the scrapes are located in a "staging area" or a place where many deer cross to scent check each other then hunt 30-40 yards of those scrapes with your gun or 20 yards off with your bow...downwind. You will see a tremendous amount of action if it is a staging area for crossing bucks. If a lone buck is using it, you may catch him at first light or very shortly there after as he scent checks the area and then beds down. You have to get in early to cut him off. If he somehow gets past you, be patient, he will be watching that staging area possibly from his bed, or will come out in a few hours to scent check again to check for hot does....thats just my take, some probably have others.

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