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.

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 whom ...

Whitetail buck have begun to establish their territory in anticipation of the upcoming rut. Deer can communicate with their glands and scents when using scrapes. An active scrape is a where deer use ...

Annual visits to outdoors shows reveal scores of new products each year — a testament to the hunting industry’s penchant for innovation. However, some of these products are hot for only a little while ...

The ability to spot rubs and scrapes is an acquired skill. They may be invisible to rookie hunters, but with a little bit of practice, spotting them becomes routine. Whitetails don’t have to work ...