Rut signs

[brad dryden]

Has any one found scraps yet? I have found a few small ones but nothing big.

[bigbuckmiddaugh]

i've seen no scrapes yet. But i have seen smaller bucks moving during the day more. I seen a nice 6 pt 12-14 inch wide this morning moving in middle of a field towards the road. The smaller ones are getting a little . Getting closer!

Certain area are seeing nothing yet, different area i am.

[rossman]

I've seen bucks with does and cahsing off smaller bucks. The does are not standing for the bucks yet but the bucks are ready to go. Iv'e seen a ton of scrapes, rubs and heard lots of grunting. It's buiding up and with the full moon tomorrow and a low temp of 30 degrees tomorrow night, it should explode. I Hope!!!!!

[RyanH]

I have not seen any scrapes at the moment! but they are coming soon, very soon!

[Tominator]

yep, been seeing border scrapes for about 3 weeks now.

i've seen one community scrape here in Ohio. we saw a few out in Illinois too.

[c_lou]

I saw 3 scrapes within 50 yards of my stand. Nothing real big but one of them did have a nice size hoof print in the middle of it.

[firefighter]

saw a buck make a scrape last friday here in maryland .....

[FSU_Seminole]

Yes I've found a few & I made a mock scrape last Saturday went to check on it the following Wednesday & an oak tree about 10 yards down from it was all torn up & rubbed pretty hard. Seems like I ticked off one of the big boys in the area.

The best sign for the rut though is watching does in fields at a food source. If they come into fields at dusk & you see immature bucks harrassing them & chasing them then you know things are about to explode.

[buckbuster11]

Not a whole lot yet. Saw a few fresh scrapes and rubs last night but thats about it.

[wtnhunt]

Yep, just found 7 really fresh scrapes along a trail yesterday out in front of where I had one of my stands. That stand has been moved back.