Originally Posted by
mrbb
well first off, a scrape is a section of earth a buck clears to more or less mark its territory,(can be for a few other reasons too)
and NOT on trees, there on the ground
a BUCK RUB< is a tree they rub there antlers on ,( for many different reasons)
But the long and short of it, yes a buck, and even doe can and will make scrapes all yr, there just not that common between the months of late Feb, and say early Aug
the main scrapes most hunters talk about are associated with the rut, being the begining of it and the end of it, during the main months of Sept, oct, Nov, and into Dec, maybe jan
in most whitetail areas\as pending location the rut can start sooner or later based just on location
typically warmer places it starts later and colder places it starts sooner, but its not just based on temps
thats just the quick answer
so again, YES a buck can make a scrape any day it wants to, it will just maybe have different meanings
but it can only make rubs on tree's when it has antlers, once they fall off, that stops happening!