Rubs
 

I went out scouting today and found a few rubs. I took a pic of a couple of nice ones. The first one is on the edge of a bedding area in a strip of pines. There are usually a couple like this every year in this spot.

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thats new for me. ive never seen them on pine trees

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This rub is on a phone pole where I sometimes park my truck. I've thought about waiting in the back of my truck, and hiding behind the tail gate![:-]

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Deer really love to rub on pines. If you see a lone pine in a field, especially a smallerone, go check it out it's probably been rubbed.

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Those are some nice rubs.

Bucks love making them on pine trees. Alost all the rubs i see are on pines. I think it is because the bark is softer and easier to spread their scent, or maybe it has something to do with them likey the pine scent. Anyone know?

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Pines are arromatic. Bucks will often rub them. I've found many rubs on pines in PA. Usually they're the larger variety.

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Sorry Greg I'm a slow typer. But does anyone know why they love pines?

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A button Buck rubbed that little sapling, LOL

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looks like you have bear not deer :D

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Wow, a telephone pole...geez, sure it's not an elk?;)

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I like the telepholepole rub. That is a stud of a deer that does that.

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This is only theory, I can't get a buck to give me a straight answer, but I believe it's because it's a soft wood that doesn't break very easily....they can really tear into it...

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Yep, cedars, pines and about any conifer-type trees seem to be their preference.... I've often made analogies about telephone pole-sized trees, but I think that's the first actual telephone pole I've ever seen rubbed!

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Greg those are some dandys, i would say you got some bruisers running around there. In my area the biggest rubs always seen to be on cedars or pines. nice pics
Dan

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I'm not a rub expert, but I know they like pines, maples, willowsand poplar trees. At least in my area they do. It seems to me that as individuals, the bucks have their own preference. Some prefer pines and some prefer maples. Just like some prefer to live in the open fields (white racks) and some prefera dark jungle of pines (dark racks). This can happen on the same piece of ground. Some say it is the aroma, I'm not sure. I think that they like a tree that can hold their scent the best. I think that sign post rubs happen to be the best tree in the area with the most buck activity, what ever that tree happens to be. More than likely, it'll be one of the ones that I mentioned (in my area).

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I like how high thay are off the ground, Cool Pics Greg.

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Well, you know that you've got yerself some nice deer.

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Here is a photo ofa utility pole rub I posted inone of my journal entries.

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OK, I guess that means there's two of y'all that I want to go hunting with.... ;)

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those are some awesome pic's....just some infor for you'll, i have never seen a blacktail rub on a pine...ever...that is weird that the whitetails prefer it...not sure why?

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anybody ever noticed deer rubbing Holly trees??? Ive really started noticing that in the last few years around my area...