As we move from mid- to late-October, bucks are primed to go on a sign-making frenzy, which means that the number of fresh scrapes dotting your hunting grounds is about to explode. Depending on who ...

Let’s clear up one thing right away: Deer scrapes are more than just a buck’s request for a hot date. Scrapes are the whitetail version of a social media network in the woods. What humans see as a ...

Along with buck rubs, the ubiquitous and mysterious woodland scrape signals to hunters that a whitetail buck has recently passed by. But that pawed up patch of woodland dirt means a lot more to deer.