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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby dreaming bucks » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:18 am

Here is something that Lee Lakoski does, looks like it would work pretty good also....

http://outdoorchannel.com/article.aspx? ... pe=article


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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:07 am

dreaming bucks wrote:Here is something that Lee Lakoski does, looks like it would work pretty good also....

http://outdoorchannel.com/article.aspx? ... pe=article


I like Lee's approach; however, I had issues with the licking branch breaking at the base if I only used screws to attach. Hence why I went with the ratchet and single anchor screw. Some guys make holders or use battery terminals to hold the licking branch. I haven't tried this yet.


As for the rubbing tree, I've been starting the rub with the saw blade.

Great topic BTW. Nice to see something fresh.
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby Beartown18 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:32 am

8-) I may have to try this next year.
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby sethg » Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:08 am

dreaming bucks wrote:pulled some cards yesterday.... They are getting more and more interested in them, still don't have a pic of the bucks rubbing the post, but they are smelling them and the ropes, I'm hoping the next time I pull the cards in a month, I will have some rubbing, but I'm not holding my breath....Lol

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This is awesome!!! I see a water hole in background. Did you use a back hoe to put that in? Also see plactic tub for them to drink out of in the other pic. Do you just allow rainwater to fill these up?
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby dreaming bucks » Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:26 am

Seth.....

One of the holes, I had a buddy with a cat dozer dig it in for me, about 20 yards down off the ridge. The plastic tubs I got at Menards (120 gal I think)..... I use to use a 55 gal barrel cut in two pieces ( length wise), but the deer would drink all of it up in about 2 weeks here in October, so I now went to more volume, I'm hoping to get over a month out of a fill up.....
Yes, I count on the rain to keep them full during the summer, because the deer don't seem to drink from them much then, but once October comes around, they pound them, so rain water would not be enough...... So I fill them up by hand, I can haul 6 five gal jugs of water on my 4 wheeler, and I usually try to fill them up around late morning or noon time...

The hole dug with the cat though, seems to hold enough water throughout the fall and rut time.... not sure what it holds for gallons, but I have never had to add to that one, as it must be deep enough and gets all the run off the hill from rain.....
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby Terry » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:19 am

Have the bucks shown anymore interest?
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby dreaming bucks » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:25 am

Terry wrote:Have the bucks shown anymore interest?

yes, those are the new pictures I posted yesterday..
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby Terry » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:05 am

Sorry, I didn't know how often you check your cams. I don't use them, so I am completely out of that game.
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby Mike » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:21 am

Its been said before but wanted to post this pic..this needs to be done yearly but as far as rubbing I think a willow of poplar will out do a cedar post. This willow was stuck in the ground thurs and pic was taken sunday. This is a buddys land, he has cams on a few and is checking tomorrow so I may have somthing to post soon.

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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:31 am

Mike wrote:Its been said before but wanted to post this pic..this needs to be done yearly but as far as rubbing I think a willow of poplar will out do a cedar post. This willow was stuck in the ground thurs and pic was taken sunday. This is a buddys land, he has cams on a few and is checking tomorrow so I may have somthing to post soon.

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So softer is better in your opinion? I never did a side by side comparison...

I picked cedar as that is what I typically see rubbed the most...or at least the most big sign post type.

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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby Mike » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:47 am

I prefer them because they get hit faster than the cedar posts (and logs with bark) I have put out. If you don't want to replace them every year or whenever they rip them out of the ground, the cedar post is better. These get hit right away starting when velvet comes off, whereas the cedar stuff on my land only got hit from now thru nov typically.
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:53 am

Interesting. I'll do exactly that this week.

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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby dreaming bucks » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:54 am

BassBoysLLP wrote:Interesting. I'll do exactly that this week.

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can you, or are you going to put a camera on it?
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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby Zap » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:04 am

Good stuff, dreamingbucks!

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Re: My rubbing post & Licking branch project

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:09 am

dreaming bucks wrote:
BassBoysLLP wrote:Interesting. I'll do exactly that this week.

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can you, or are you going to put a camera on it?


Putting a camera on it using a t-post.

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