Do bucks start to bed with the doe, or closer during the breeding season ?
When there receptive and ready you bet they do. They will not leave there side one bit what so ever! Whether she beds with 10 other deer or just by herself he'll be right there bedding along with her and trying his best to keep her up so he can have some fun.
Do you abandoned rub and scrape lines coming from bedding areas during the rut ?
When the rut Is In full swing I don't hunt scrapes very much but In saying that It don't hurt to be close to one being the big guys I believe don't do nearly the chasing that the younger bucks do so I could see a big mature buck keeping a close eye on them from time to time.