When do Bucks start Rubbing in your area?
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: When do Bucks start Rubbing in your area?
Some people will argue, but in my area, we don't notice much rubbing until mid-october usually. There are exceptions from year to year. Last year you would be hard pressed to find a rub before the third week in October. I think it depends on the buck/doe ratio of your area.
#4
RE: When do Bucks start Rubbing in your area?
Mid October here in Minnesota. First week is about as early as I've seen. Just remember....deer do not rub their velvet off. Its off in late Aug/early Sept when it dries and falls off.
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#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Warren PA USA
Posts: 1,512
RE: When do Bucks start Rubbing in your area?
I usually see my first rubs the begininning of September. I see bucks sheding velvet every year about the last week of August. Heavy rubbing activity usually starts around the begining of October here.
#6
RE: When do Bucks start Rubbing in your area?
Well i normally dont start seeing rubs until late october and the beggining of the rut, but i found a small sappling that had blood on it by my stand location, i bet it was done by an old buck that didnt want to make to much sign just yet, i can wish anyway,lol
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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RE: When do Bucks start Rubbing in your area?
The most active rubbing times here in the Southern Mnts. is Oct-Nov. but it begins in Sept. I have found rubs in Mid-Oct. that were several weeks old and had to have been made in Sept.
I also think early cold snaps help speed up the rubbing in Sept.
However, I have also noticed a lot of very early Sept. rubs don't get re-visited later in the season for some reason, and others get visited all season long.
Kinda puzzling?
I also think early cold snaps help speed up the rubbing in Sept.
However, I have also noticed a lot of very early Sept. rubs don't get re-visited later in the season for some reason, and others get visited all season long.
Kinda puzzling?
#10
RE: When do Bucks start Rubbing in your area?
Sept as part of the velvet removal, by mid sept it is pretty rare to see bucks with moss still on their heads. However the rubs that we all attribute to the rut really start showing around our thanksgiving (2nd week of October) and by the end of Oct through Nov the country gets trashed.