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Age this rub

Unread postby Huntress13 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:41 am

I'm trying to figure out if this rub is from this year or not. There is a lot of historical rubbing around here its a little area of saplings and small trees on the edge of brush lot.
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I looked for shavings on top of leaves but couldn't see any. But leaves are dropping heavy right now.
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:47 am

It's a least a year old maybe more.
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Unread postby tbunao » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:48 am

That's a few years old
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Huntress13 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:51 am

Okay, good, thank you very much!
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Cchez » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:57 am

Looks like its from at least last year. Scrape the bark off the same type of tree with the back of your knife or something sharp and you'll know what a more fresh rub looks like on the type of tree.
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby beddedbuck » Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:11 am

Probably a couple years old, definitely not this year
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Huntress13 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:14 am

Cchez wrote:Looks like its from at least last year. Scrape the bark off the same type of tree with the back of your knife or something sharp and you'll know what a more fresh rub looks like on the type of tree.


Good idea, thank you.
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:22 am

Here you go. This should help.

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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Huntress13 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:33 am

Dewey wrote:Here you go. This should help.

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Thanks, Dewey, that was good info. I shoulda known there would already be threads on that topic.
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Eddiegomes83 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:43 am

2 years and 159 days old with a slight touch up 1 year 289 days ago... ;)
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby EllieTheChubb » Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:50 am

Thats a great thread!

One thing I always look for is exposed cambium thats still green indicating its a couple days old. If theres no exposed green I'll scratch the bark approaching the top of the rub and if the green goes right up to the very edge then browns I assume it's around a week. This dosent work very well on conifers but 95% of rubs in my area are hardwoods.

I guess I should do my own study to get a better dating system.
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:50 am

Eddiegomes83 wrote:2 years and 159 days old with a slight touch up 1 year 289 days ago... ;)

and it was originally made by a buck 2 years 4 months and 18 days old. ;)
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Re: Age this rub

Unread postby Eddiegomes83 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 9:40 am

Dewey wrote:
Eddiegomes83 wrote:2 years and 159 days old with a slight touch up 1 year 289 days ago... ;)

and it was originally made by a buck 2 years 4 months and 18 days old. ;)

Your probably right.....i was thinking 2yrs 6 months and 19 days but looking at again i think you nailed it
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