ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Honest Question.....
When you see a rub.....(no generalities, here) How do you KNOW which buck (or what class) made that rub? Scrapes?? How do you know which buck(s) is making that scrape??
This is....assuming you don't see him doing it.
Honest answer .....you don't.
But a mature buck has a huge foot when compared to a doe or 1.5 year old buck.
One thing I have found is a bucks bed is usually in multi flora rose or some other impenetrable cover. And every tree within ten to fifteen feet will be rubbed .I think a buck does this out of frustration and boredom while waiting for the cover of darkness before leaving his lair .
If you find his sheds here then you have an idea of what you are hunting.And you can follow this rub lines by what side of the tree they are on leading to the feeding area.
As for who makes rubs from what I have watched. A big buck will rub anything big trees, small trees ,willow or oak. But I have never seen a small buck rub a large diameter tree. If a rub is on a six inchdiameter tree or larger I'm interested.