ORIGINAL: gregrn43
I have to agree with Todd, I have seen small bucks rub on big trees. I have witnessed this twice, but they didnt tear the tree up just rubbed it a little. I think if you find a large tree rubbed and really torn up that is the work of a nice deer. Oh and yes big bucks will rub a small tree as well.
I witnessed this yesterday while in the stand. A 5-inch spike came in and rubbed a 4-5 in diameter treeright before my own eyes, and i use tothinksmall buckswouldn't rub a larger tree. It was a tree that had been rubbed by a much larger 6 pt that i killed 2 weeks ago, and the rub was originally made by the 6 pt- i would think.Anyway, he rubbed it for 15 minutes straight with his tiny spikes.