ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I wish I knew more about scrapes....
I've been lucky enought o see a few deer work them (including 4 work the same scrape within 1.5 hours of each other in the same morning). But....that same morning....the best buck I saw never went to the scrape (he waltzed by within 15 yds of it....but didn't work it). He likely (looking back) scent-checked the field....but decided against coming into it.
The others I've seen worked were more solitary....and only worked by a particular buck.
I "thinK" the only way I'd hunt a scrape again......is to see a really good buck working a particular scrape.....and go back to it. OR....if I had a LOT of good bucks in my woods...the "community" scrape route might be the ticket.
I have so few shooters where I hunt, though......that I like my odds in different areas, better.
These threads are always interesting, though.
Jeff in the area that you hunt the deer will make a primary scrapes as well there may be more of them because of deer density but still huntable look for sevral trails with scrape lines on them and start following eventually they will lead you to the primary scrape.