JD, I looked very closely at the picture. there sure isn't any licking branch thee. I see the twig you're refering to about 7 feet of the ground. That's not a licking branch..it's just a branch. Too high off the ground. Scent from eye and forehead glands is rub onto the overhanging branch and i doubt very much if the deer you think made that is 6 feet at shoulder. Secondly, an adult buck makes dozens of scrapes and there is absolutely no way of telling which scrape he will visit or when. Thirdly, scrapes aren't the deer magnets hunters think they are. The fact is most scrapes are made after dark and bucks usually visit these scent posts in the dark. Fourthly, bucks (young or old) that visit scrapes tend to circle the scrape before moving in to take a closer look. This behavior is one of the major reasons hunters seldom see bucks while watching a scrape that's obviously being visited frequently. How does a buck circle the scrape in your picture without being spotted standing out in a wide open field? He can't. Fiftly, tyhe shape of the "scrape in your pic is neither round not oval, but more like a trench. Just as though something were shuffling, along pawing at the ground and browsing. So do yourself a favor and don't hunt over scrapes. Especially in mid november when you said you were up there, when the rut is in full swing. Bucks don't need to check scrapes when they're pursuing does that are receptive. Scrape hunting is usually only productive during the pre-rut. Theres too many factors working against you here. Once breeding begins scrape activity grinds to a halt, and most scrapes are abandoned. Sorry JD, but thats the way it is.