I did a little late season scouting today. I was just thinking I hadn't seen any rubs when I noticed this one. I had been looking at the wrong size trees.
Any speculation on what age/size buck would rub on a tree this large?
What were the species?Back when I did my decade-long rub research program, I found it interesting that as the size of the rubbed tree increased, the list of species bucks used decreased. Rubs on finger sized trees were pretty representative of the species available, but once rubbed trees increased to a couple of inches in diameter, the list of species used dropped to six. For 9+ inch trees, the list was down to just 3 species.
All deer will use it i have seen spikes rubbing on trees bigger than tbey were lolView attachment 63870
I did a little late season scouting today. I was just thinking I hadn't seen any rubs when I noticed this one. I had been looking at the wrong size trees.
Any speculation on what age/size buck would rub on a tree this large?
I would say the original guy was pretty big .but its impossible to know for sureAll deer will use it i have seen spikes rubbing on trees bigger than tbey were lol
Back when I did my decade-long rub research program, I found it interesting that as the size of the rubbed tree increased, the list of species bucks used decreased. Rubs on finger sized trees were pretty representative of the species available, but once rubbed trees increased to a couple of inches in diameter, the list of species used dropped to six. For 9+ inch trees, the list was down to just 3 species.
For 3+ inch trees: maple, poplar, cedar, pine, beech, red oak. For 9+ inch diameter trees: cedar, pine, beech.What were the species?
i know cedar, maybe maple?