...... I've killed quite a few by still hunting this area.... The deer are all in heavy timber which makes glassing them almost impossible so I'm trying to go a different route since this particular buck has developed a pattern that makes him tough to intercept......
Just a suggestion.....I wouldn't focus as much on the scrape as his travel route..I'd try setting up in the timber.....way before first light....where wind is favorable related to the trail you think he's using coming to bed in the timber.You may catch him coming to bed after first light.He may still be up on his feet after first light in the security of the timber.
I also wouldn't hesitate to wait until you get some snow/rain for quieter going,and try to still hunt him in there.....sometimes you just have to take the action to nocturnal bucks.If you blow him out without a shot, back off and leave him be(is the season long enough for this?).....sounds like that is his home,and he will come back.
Some big bucks just bed in places where they cannot be glassed up.
