i'd agree the rut is on, but the part about the rubs, welll...tell that to the deer around my area! i hunt south of albany ny and i just saw 4 new rubs from my stand this morning... where i hunt i will certainly see close to a hundred more NEW rubs before the season is out, does it differ that much from area to area? what part of NY do you hunt MD?

99% of these rubs will be made during the night, so i don't put much faith in hunting over them. however, at least you KNOW theres a buck runnin around!