just because u see scrapes and rubs and the scrapes are being freshened that dosent mean that the rut is in what that means is that the bucks are ready but the does arent and that the pre rut is right around the corner. what the bucks are doing is they are marking there teritory and telling all the lesser bucks that that is his breeding ground and what u should do is go in there and try some rattling and gruntin to imotate an intruding buck or bucks but when u grunt try using a young buck grunt not a domonate buck grunt and dont be to agressive with the rattling just yet medium will be fine. now when those scrapes go cold thet means that the bucks are chassing the does and the rut is in full swing because the bucks are staying with the does and they dont have time to go back and freshen every scrape that is the time when u should combin the rattling and grunting with some doe bleats and stay on your stand all day (PRIMOS CAN CALL RECOMENDED) and as u see those scrapes start to be worked again then u should cut back on the doe bleats because the rut is coming to a close and is in its post rut stage