Rubs already?

[bobjones223]

So saw three fresh rubs last week...seems early to me this year. Or am I just getting old?

 

[yetti462]

They've been rubbing here since middle week of September. Few big trees are started to get hit now. Found a ton of fresh scrapes today. All in time for a good Indian summer next week.

 

[bocefus78]

Early for my area, but so is everything else this year. Corns cut, acorns are done dropping, etc...

 

[easy]

You're just getting old....

 

[42769vette]

Its defintally time for rubs to be on tree's. I watched a buck making scrapes last night. The peak of the rut is only 2-3 weeks away.

 

[DWS]

This little guy was clearly rubbing and sparring and got himself into a predicament. After I was able to close the distance and grab his antlers it took me 10 minutes to cut him loose. Trying to keep him stable and cut him loose wore me right out - but he lives another day and will perhaps supply someone with a thrill this season.

Deer caught in hammock near Monon Center - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[bobjones223]

You're just getting old....

Well thanks for reminding me.

 

[johntheplinker]

They've been rubbing here since middle week of September. Few big trees are started to get hit now. Found a ton of fresh scrapes today. All in time for a good Indian summer next week.

Same here. Couldn't believe it when I saw the buck we've had in the yard all summer had strips of velvet hanging off his antlers the weekend of Sept 10-11. He was even showing some interest in the does 2 weeks ago.

 

[Small's]

Ive been finding rubs and scrapes for the last few weeks. Opening morning i had a small 7pt make a scrape about 35 yards from me. alast year the rut was early in my area. I seen two little bucks sparring the first weekend. Most of the big bucks i have taken have been in October. I have never shot a big buck past the first weekend of guns season. The new moon is October 30.. Thats should be a really good week for hunting..

 

[yetti462]

Ive been finding rubs and scrapes for the last few weeks. Opening morning i had a small 7pt make a scrape about 35 yards from me. alast year the rut was early in my area. I seen two little bucks sparring the first weekend. Most of the big bucks i have taken have been in October. I have never shot a big buck past the first weekend of guns season. The new moon is October 30.. Thats should be a really good week for hunting..

I love hunting the day after the new moon. Something about that day puts deer on their feet. Looking forward to Halloween!!

 

[warthog]

it's colder then usual so they are getting back to when I was younger. When I wa a kid, this would already be into warm coat weather and there would be rubs all aover the place. I must be getting old too but this seems more like a normal season to me. MAYBE I will finally see a White Christmas! again.

 

[Chase515]

I set up a stand in parke county today on three rubs. A buck was seen in the corner of the field when the beans were harvested. Took a thorn to the eye ducking a branch on my way in. Pretty good scratch on my eye and it was a eye opener for my kids at urgent care. The doc checking my eye then putting all kinds of crap in my eye. He gave me a tetanus shot and a flu shot. Photo bucket sucks and ingo needs a better way to upload photos. I've got several pics of the rubs and new deer highway I am set up on.

 

[Small's]

agree with that. I cant even post pics on here anymore. Something has changed. Tapatalk would make it really easy to upload pics.

 

[Mark 1911]

I've seen several scrapes in my area, no rubs just yet.

 

[avboiler11]

I started seeing rubs mid-September, and they have really accelerated in the last couple weeks. I have no fewer than fifty rubs on my <30 acre property, and have seen 2, maybe 3 small scrapes (though none were fresh when I checked them).

 

[two70]

Older bucks start making rubs right after shedding their velvet and they tend to shed first, usually in early September. Younger bucks start rubbing later and are starting to get cranked up now. Scrapes are also starting to appear now but based on trail cam activity most are 1.5 year old bucks with a few 2.5 and 3.5 year olds showing up from time to time but no old bucks yet.

 

[whiteoak]

Bucks are really ready in Southern Indiana. Just pulled trail cameras (10/16) and had photos of one following. Rubs and scrapes are everywhere.

 

[yetti462]

Had a big 10 chase a doe through my yard yesterday on our way to church. Pulled one camera and have 11 different bucks on one scrape. All in time for some nice 85degree heat the next 3 days.

 

[bobjones223]

Finally got him on cam. Cute little seven point not scraping hard though because he has let the fresh ones start to dry out and brown over.

 

[bobjones223]

So this is my first year for a deer cam and let me just say that I am ABSOLUTELY amazed by how awair the deer are about their surroundings. I have had three out of the four deer that I camed actually come up and sniff it and check it out. One looked at it, passed by it, came back in and walked up to it to get a better look.

I would have never guessed that with all the woods they walk through during the day that a small little box would draw so much attention?