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Well, I've been to my trail camera every weekend since hunting season was over to keep check on my bucks to see when they loose their antlers. In the past, they have shed them around the second week in Feburary. I am anxious to start looking for sheds so I looked at a couple areas on my hunt I had stayed out of since season was over and I saw something very unusual. I found a lot, and I mean a whole lot of fresh tree rubs and some very big trees and high rubs as well. I have never seen this rubbing this late in the season, not even from when I raised whitetails a few years ago. These big rubs had to be made by a good size buck or bucks. My feelings on these rubs are, they are trying to hurry up the shed process as I don't think any of the young does are in heat now this late. But I could be wrong, but here in North Carolina it's unheard of. Is anyone else seeing any FRESH rubs now and if so, what do you make of them? I tell you guys the truth, It's got me bumfuzzled, and I though I knew a little about whitetails. LOL Don't we wish?!
BBO

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when i think i know a good deal about whitetails....i hear of something like this. hehe. can't halp you bro.....no clue.:eek:

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Maybe it's Big Foot;)

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I found a fresh rub late last week, took my kid out looking for Coyotes and came across it, had him pose with his head against the tree just for a fun photo, when I got there there were fresh shavings on the snow..
In this area there are many rubs, but this was the only one that showed signs of new activity, it is on a trail that leads to a fallen tree the deer have been eating the ends off of.

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Maybe a bear marking ?

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Global warming. In a few years the rut will be in March.:)

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BBO: I'm using extreme caution here, lol, but since my gut feeling is this ones for real, lol down here in Arkansas they have the rut, the late rut, and according to some w/ alot more knowlege than mine, occasionally even a third rut in January/Feb. I'm guessing here, but maybe a hot doe or two is all it takes regardless of time.

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BB,the Deer Rut is different in all parts of the US, according to the Temperature drop. They will come into heat as the Temperature gets colder. No one knowsexactly atwhat temperature they come into Estrous Rut, but it's definitely notwarm weather!:)
Like Awshucks mentioned, they are goingto mate No Matter What, but mostly when the weather gets colder.

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i think the rut is triggered by available sunlight that triggers a glandular response. a doe that is not bred during the primary rut will come into estrus a second or even a third time. deer are on the same lunar cycle as our wives are. i think awshucks is right. one floozie doe could have all the boys in a dither....hehe.[8D]

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Yes I also believe that!

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It's an antlereddoe with PMS

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now that was funny, naw it was jus me , practing doin some rattlin and rub, sorry , i'll pick a differnt tree next time

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Rebel Hog ........... thanks for posting your picture. There is quite a resemblance to your avitar. I can now put a face to your name.

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YOUSE A HOOT!

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THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE.............

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NYUCK, NYUCK, NYUCK

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I shot a doe in early October that had milk. In some place here they breed 2 times a year we've been told by the biologists. That's a lot of deer.

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It's not unusual for doe mothers to have milk in October. They still let their fawns nurse about once a day up until November even. Not all mothers do this though but some so. I've seen deer that look almost as big as their mothers nursing. They about knock their mothers down bumping the bag nursing. Does get tired of this punishment evidentually and wing off the troublesome fawns to feed on their own on regular deer food like everyone else. It's the same everywhere, just as soon as we guys find a good tit, it dries up, falls down, or she runs us off. It's a stinking shame I tell ya. LOL
BBO