finding/hunting over buck sign is good if other criteria is met. if you have only rubs with no scrapes or other major trails....your probally wasting your time. from my personal experience, bucks are rubbing to mark territory (kinda like fencing off your property). he will frequently check his rub "lines" to see if any trespassers (other bucks) are in the area but he does this most often at night when he feels safe. scrapes on the other hand will be checked day and night for any signs of "hot" doe's that have been in the area. heavy deer trails are often the key to success. these are deer highways that are used by bucks and doe's for easy access between feeding and bedding area's. if you can find buck sign (rubs and scrapes) near heavy deer trails that consistantly have fresh deer tracks in them, set up camp. you will often find these area's i speak of on "transition lines". "transition lines" are where 1 type of terrain meet with a different type of terrain (i.e. where a palmetto flat meets a bay head or oak hammock meets a palmetto flat, etc.). the key to seeing deer is to hunt where the freshest and most consistantdeer sign is and you can't kill a buck if you're not seeing any deer.

i was in my stand yesterday morning and watched 2 doe's and 1 spike feed under my tree stand for over 30 minutes. i was hunting a "transition line" of scrub oaks and a small pond.