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From what I've read in the past, doesn't a dominant buck make his scrape closer to his core area? This being an area away from the main trails, and community scrapes,that the bulk of the lesser bucks use? Maybe I'm mistaken.
You are likely right but i wouldn't put all my eforts into hunting just that bucks scrapes they most likely have been made and not returned to. I setup on primary scrapes only and have had many mature deer come through not onregular basis but enough to know they are in the area. The primary scrape will see more day time use where as a scrape line may be only checked at night or early morning.