" I have never read Mr Eberhart's book but assume he is talking Primary scrapes"

Yes he is talking about large primary scrapes leading to and from feeding areas early in the season.

THANKS all for some good information on this thread. I am going to do some scouting this weekend again in some of my areas because the weather has cooled down some.....I will let you all know what I find in August and September in terms of large scrapes and how/and if I see any nice bucks as a result of those scrapes the first week.