#2144596 - 11/03/10 08:14 AM
Re: Big rub
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In the Cross Hairs
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Yes hunt right there and i can guarantee you wont see squat. LOL
LOL My Son missed a big wide racked 8 pointer there saturday. But , you're right ...... I usually don't hunt rubs or scrapes. I just have a good feeling about this area. Who knows .... I might get lucky !!!! LOL
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#2146056 - 11/03/10 08:12 PM
Re: Big rub
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I know you can't tell the size of a deer by the size of the rub.
To some extent you can, at least age (not antler size). Small rubs mean nothing--old and young bucks make rubs on small-diameter trees. However, only older bucks initiate rubs on that size tree. Now once started, all bucks--young and old--will rework it (if it becomes a signpost).
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#2146244 - 11/03/10 09:20 PM
Re: Big rub
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that will be a big deer!
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#2146258 - 11/03/10 09:26 PM
Re: Big rub
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utfan1
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nice
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#2146278 - 11/03/10 09:37 PM
Re: Big rub
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Rubs like that tear me up!
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#2146283 - 11/03/10 09:40 PM
Re: Big rub
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knightrider
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spike rub
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#2146300 - 11/03/10 09:48 PM
Re: Big rub
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Its always tempting to sit on a rubs, but probably time better spent figuring out where that rubs line comes from and where its going. A isolated rub (not part of a line) is a sure bet at fruitless hours in the stand.
Rub lines are where Midwesterners and those further North have advantages during the early season since rub line there are often in place before the season opens. You have a window of the first 2-3 days of the season to catch bucks using these rub lines during daylight.
Since we don't get active rub lines this far South until sometime in October, they tend to be used nocturnally. If you are near the destination, say the bedding area, you might catch a late returner in the very early morning.
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#2146305 - 11/03/10 09:49 PM
Re: Big rub
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RKenney
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I'm not a biologist, but I'm going to say that rub was made by
your better than average buck. Two years ago, I found a cedar
tree with a diameter of about 10" that was rubbed from knee high
to to eye level, with nicks in the bark even higher.
Results......160" 12 point with 2 drop tines. By the way, there
was a 2" sapling about 8' away from the big rub, that was
nearly demolished.
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#2146380 - 11/03/10 10:38 PM
Re: Big rub
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dcsoldier44
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I saw a rub just a little bit bigger than that a couple years ago at LBL when my dad and I were scouting out by Gatlin Point. It was half way up the trunk of a cedar. Ive gone back the last couple yeaers to the exact same tree and no rub. Thats a nice rub yall found.
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#2146413 - 11/03/10 11:05 PM
Re: Big rub
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easy45
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good one
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