Rub line question

[bigquacks]

Found a good looking rub line this evening, trees tore up in a straight line for over a hundred yards. Little trees, big trees you name it. Couple of real nice scrapes too. What would be the best way to hunt this area?

 

[Snake]

Not enough info .You would hunt it as if it was a good trail knowing were the bedding area's are , are the rubs all on one side of the tree or just random ,pretty much in a bee line or kinda scattered ? Were are all the ladies ? Setting up with wind direction in mind is a must also . Experts might be able to tell you were to set up but I'm no expert nor did I stay at a Holiday Exspress :whistle: J/K A lot of hunters on this site could lead you in the right direction but I just don't have enough info . Hope you get a chance at what's making these signs though !

 

[Mike Belt]

A rub line and the rut don't go hand in hand. If the rut in your area is going on that rub line won't mean anything. Rub lines are made by a buck frequently traveling the same general area between point A and point B prior to the distractions of the rut. This may be from bedding to feeding or visa versa. Try to determine where A and B are. I'm under the suspicion that most rub lines are made going away from a bedding area as opposed to heading back towards it. I lean towards this assumption because of where I've found them in the past. When a buck rises from bedding he's usually in a cautious mode and moving slowly. In these frequent stops to observe his surroundings or to browse he often rubs on trees. When he's returning to bed he's generally on more of a mission to return and not stopping as much to rub. If he hasn't been killed or if hunting pressure hasn't moved him away from this area he may return to this same area he previously found secure post rut...but no guarantees.

During the rut I'd be more interested in finding random rubbing and/or scraping on the prevalent downwind side of known feeding areas or doe concentrations.

 

[FakeTree]

A rub line and the rut don't go hand in hand. If the rut in your area is going on that rub line won't mean anything. Rub lines are made by a buck frequently traveling the same general area between point A and point B prior to the distractions of the rut. This may be from bedding to feeding or visa versa. Try to determine where A and B are. I'm under the suspicion that most rub lines are made going away from a bedding area as opposed to heading back towards it. I lean towards this assumption because of where I've found them in the past. When a buck rises from bedding he's usually in a cautious mode and moving slowly. In these frequent stops to observe his surroundings or to browse he often rubs on trees. When he's returning to bed he's generally on more of a mission to return and not stopping as much to rub. If he hasn't been killed or if hunting pressure hasn't moved him away from this area he may return to this same area he previously found secure post rut...but no guarantees.

During the rut I'd be more interested in finding random rubbing and/or scraping on the prevalent downwind side of known feeding areas or doe concentrations.

Good info! Thanks