Community scrapes are a good way to know when the rut is getting close. I run cameras on a few C scrapes during late October an would get 7 or 8 bucks hitting the scrape. They might even spare some at the scrapes. But, one note is that all the activity was at night. Just a little during the day time. I never hunt them I just back track an try to put the puzzle together. They will hit them any time of the year. Check them out after a little temp drop during the middle of the summer.