Buck tree species rub preference
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Buck tree species rub preference
Every rub I've ever found has been made on either an Alder, or a Black (Water) Birch. They both seem to have smooth, thin bark. Perhaps it's that it's easier to get through that bark with small antlers, and I've only ever found rubs from immature bucks?
I live in the foothills of NY's Adirondack mountains and it's the only place I've ever hunted, or looked for deer sign. Has anyone else noticed preferences for a certain tree species when it comes to buck rubs?
I live in the foothills of NY's Adirondack mountains and it's the only place I've ever hunted, or looked for deer sign. Has anyone else noticed preferences for a certain tree species when it comes to buck rubs?
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Re: Buck tree species rub preference
Staghorn sumac. Everywhere it seems a patch is there's rubs. Even along roads. Basswood is another favorite.
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Interesting, Hawthorne. Did a quick google image search on those two trees. Those both look like they have bark similar to Alders and Black Birch. So I really wonder then if this is just a favorite rubbing post for bucks with smaller antlers?
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Poplars, white pine, sumac n cedars get hammered around here..
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They love the fast growing and smooth barked trees. I've seen them walk by hundreds of yards of rubbable trees/thickets without leaving anything. Then when you run into a popple stand it's ripped to shreds.
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Here in pa if there is striped maple.... there are rubs.
Where I hunt in Ohio it seems to be all about Cedar.
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Where I hunt in Ohio it seems to be all about Cedar.
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I think it's striped maple.
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NY here as well, hill country and a little bit of beaver swamp. Hills I find a lot on cedar, poplars, alders and sumac. Two of the largest rub lines I've ever seen here (telephone pole and thigh diameter) were all on cedar or pine
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I hunt hardwoods but some cedar on the property. I've noticed the bucks like rubbing on them. Some of those rubs are year after year.
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csoult wrote:I think it's striped maple.
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X2.....yes it is striped maple. Cedar trees are rare around here but I have seen many that are sign post rubs.
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Re: Buck tree species rub preference
Checking out all these species, they all look pretty similar in the fast growing thin bark like others have said above. The only one that seems like it doesn't belong is Cedar. That bark looks very rough. Or is it thinner and smoother on younger specimens?
Here's one I found last year on a Black Birch on the edge of a swamp. At the time I thought Black Birches were just diseased Alders, until I looked at the leaves. I guess my initial impression was that this was probably a 3 year old buck or so? It starts down very low, but does come up close to waist level. The shotgun for scale had an 18" barrel on it.
Thanks for all the feedback.
Here's one I found last year on a Black Birch on the edge of a swamp. At the time I thought Black Birches were just diseased Alders, until I looked at the leaves. I guess my initial impression was that this was probably a 3 year old buck or so? It starts down very low, but does come up close to waist level. The shotgun for scale had an 18" barrel on it.
Thanks for all the feedback.
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In the north east, I usually find them on striped maple, black birch, cedar and hemlock - the cedar and hemlocks trees are less abundant but tend to get the bigger rubs.
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I think, and I could be wrong, that it's more about visibility.
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I think they'll rub any of the perferred browse species. Really seem to like the sumac around me.
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Re: Buck tree species rub preference
Like Zona and csoult with Striped Maple. Hemlock, pines and a certain kind of Bush that I don't know the name of is the majority.
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