Understand scrapes, the ‘social media’ of the whitetail world, to up your odds as a hunter

I’ve always been fascinated by the ways in which deer communicate, and there’s no better example of that than scraping behavior. Although whitetails have numerous means of direct communication via grunts, bleats, and more, this is an animal that lives and dies by its nose, so it’s only proper that scraping activity is foremost among the non-verbal communications.
One of the most interesting facts to keep in mind is that all deer, regardless of sex or age, utilize scrapes year-round. What changes is the frequency and type of interaction with the scrape depending on the time of year.