It could be from either Hoyt. It could be from one buck or several.. you'll have to make that seperation based on the knowledge of where the rubs are and a relationship to bedding.

I've found that just rubs along a trail can usually mean 2 or more bucks hitting the trees. But when the rub-line is very near a buck bedroom its usually just that buck.

I had a situation a couple years ago (saw this for 2 consecutive years) where I was seeing alot of rubs being made while a buck was entering and exiting a bedding area. I knew based on the info. it was just one animal.. and by the rubs I knew he had really good antler width to him. I finally caught up to him the following year and on November 25th caught him walking his rub-line headed towards a preferred food source. He ended up sporting a 23" inside spread!

Rubs.. if read correctly can be great pieces of info. But I think they're often misunderstood too.

Inspect the rubs you are seeing thoroughly. You'll start to tell individual things about the buck who made them. Certain bucks will usually only rub certain tree species.. as the case with my 23" wide buck.. everytime he rubbed he would break all the little branches that were within a good 12+" of the tree he was rubbing. I knew he would have the spread and I knew which rubs were his.

I'm currently kinda hunting a buck where each time he rubs he brakes good sized branches on his left side.. everytime. I can spot his rubs a mile away.. and I'd really like to know why his antlers do this. I have a feeling their could be a droptine involved.

Pay attention to the details. A rub will tell you what you want to know.. if you look.