Rubs and scrapes

[jklingenstein]

Anyone seeing any rubs or scrapes ?

Still too early?

[rckt40]

Seeing a few rubs in my area (Central Ohio), have a nice rub line on the one property I hunt. As far as scrapes I haven't seen any. A lot of smaller bucks on my properties so i'm guessing they will start showing up here before too long.

[strutndoe]

I haven't seen any scrapes yet. Have seen rub lines, but now the bucks that were making them have changed from their summer pattern and don't use those anymore. Last night I did see a new rub line though and it's on a path by one of my favorite stands. Will have to put a trail cam out there to see who's rubbing.

[hortontoter]

Haven't seen any buck activity at my place. Hoping to hang a scrape dripper one day this week. Just curious to see if it has any merit.

[mrbb]

I have been both finding and seeing bucks make both since mid sept here, opening da I watched several bucks make fresh scrapes in front of me,
so there out there, but don't think there the same meaning as scrapes you find in late oct. these to me are just younger deer learning what there doing and doing and not really knowing why there making scrapes but feel the need to so they do!

[ManOfTheFall]

I've been seeing rubs since late August. I saw my first fresh scrape yesterday evening.

[bds9]

Saturday evening I watched three bucks come out of the woods together, (all three were shooters, two were giants, the other still a shooter) and they all came down to a small ditch and headed out into the clover. I set up in the ditch sunday evening and noticed 2 big scrapes that those bucks made. Along with a rub line all the way down as well.

[BIGHUNTOH]

I've been seeing rubs since late August. I saw my first fresh scrape yesterday evening.

I have also seen my first scrape yesterday evening on the edge of a bean field. I hunted this location saterday morning and sprayed straight buck urine in this spot and sure enough a scrape shows up a few days later. I'm very pumped to hunt this spot again in the coming days, But I may hunt the staging area to this spot, as I believe this is just a territorial scrape and may only be viseted at night.

[deerguy10]

been seeing a good number of rubs... no scrapes yet in my neck of the woods... i haven't really been covering alot of ground looking for them though...

[Lord ToneKing]

Saw my first scrape tonight

[Newbowhunter32]

seeing lots and lots of rubs in Marion County and have watched at least one mature buck making a new rub line. Haven't noticed any scrapes

[PlayTheWindMike]

No scrapes yet as of last night but I heard some rubbing going on in the thicket Saturday, here is one that just appeared in the last 24 hours.9221

[OHBooner]

I've seen a few scrapes. Not that many runs ironically.

[OHBooner]

*rubs that is

[BIGHUNTOH]

I went on a walk last night back in the bean field were I found a scrape a few days ago and saw a small 6 point near the scrape feeding in the beans. I watched him for about ten minutes, he worked the scrape and stood on his hind legs to get as far up into the licking branch as possible. I brought my grunt tube and bow so I grunted to see what hed do. He stopped and looked and headed straight my way. I was crouched down in the beans, but he was to young to shoot. So i let him pass me at about 10 yards!!! What an incredible feeling. I think the pre ruts getting close!

[PlayTheWindMike]

I went on a walk last night back in the bean field were I found a scrape a few days ago and saw a small 6 point near the scrape feeding in the beans. I watched him for about ten minutes, he worked the scrape and stood on his hind legs to get as far up into the licking branch as possible. I brought my grunt tube and bow so I grunted to see what hed do. He stopped and looked and headed straight my way. I was crouched down in the beans, but he was to young to shoot. So i let him pass me at about 10 yards!!! What an incredible feeling. I think the pre ruts getting close!

I agree, I think pre rut is close. I found my first scrape last night and the rubs are popping up all over the place. The end

[Wildlife]

A few rubs at one of my locations. The 1st pic you can see my treestand.

[scoutinlife]

Found rub and scrapes starting about two weeks ago in Ohio and KY

[ibppmd]

Quite a few rubs (both in the deep woods and around bedding areas). No significant scrapes to date. KB (Northeast OH)

[jklingenstein]

Finally found a rub yesterday on a scouting trip.

No scrapes yet.

I'm seeing deer every time in the stand

[mrbb]

here is a couple rubs anda scrape
got to love the Oak trees when they get rubbed, one buck had some extra energy

a scrape
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/045_zpsb199d656.jpg

rubs
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/046_zps1a791671.jpg

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/048_zpsc7dfbb40.jpg

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/051_zps39049cb1.jpg

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/049_zps4399e993.jpg

[SSpengSS]

Below are some rubs from this weekend. They are really starting to tear up the trees here. Also had some very fresh scrapes open up this weekend.


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