Can you tell how big a buck is by a rub? Ex: An 8 inch diameter tree rub, means a certain size buck.
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Can you tell how big a buck is by a rub? Ex: An 8 inch diameter tree rub, means a certain size buck.
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Recently I placed a trailcam by a 4 inch diameter tree that had a fresh rub on it. Then dumped a bushel of apples to sweeten the deal. In 2 nights I got pics of 3 ten point bucks and 2 8 pointers. Killed one of the tens 2 days later with my bow when he came in to a grunt call. I would say the bigger the rub the more likely the bigger the deer. Nothing is certain 'cause more than one deer will hit the same rub especially if it's a big one. No doubt there are also many small rubs that are not touched again. Click on my name and you can see some of those bucks in my pic file.
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The book says that the big rubs are made by mature bucks, but last time I checked, deer dont know how to read. So they do not always follow the book persay. Sometimes a small agressive buck will make a big rub, and a big buck will thrash a small tree, so you cant ever be 100% certain.
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It is not an exact science, but bigger bucks usually leave bigger rubs. There are three thing you should look for. First is tree diameter, bigger tree is a good CLUE of a bigger buck. Second is rub height, rubs that start low to the ground and go about 3-4' up the tree means a big buck made the rub. Lastly, look for tine mark on surround brush. When buck really get to trashing they don't pay attention to what they're all hitting so you can usually spot marks on surround brush from a buck's tines. This will give you the best idea of a buck's size.
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Beagleboy is all over it. Big bucks will often start rubbing earlier and more aggressivly, so if you see a rubline that is every 100 yards or so with scrapes chances are you've to a big one. Go get ya a trail cam and check him out, that's the only way you'll get an accurate guess. short of that like BB said look at the brush around the tree and the the height little bucks rub lower big buck rub higher.
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I would say normally if you have a rub on a tree that size, you would have yourself a shooter. However, I have seen smaller bucks, say a buck with longer spikes work over a tree that size. Check the rub for tine marks, at least that gives you an idea it's a little bit bigger deer. Set up trail cams to confirm.
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