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Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:33 pm
by Denisboyko22
Found this in over looked spot along a interstate and many more rubs on smaller trees , I know to look at rub height but seeing this on a 10 inch tree is hard to walk by :lol: just wondering if this would be a mature buck or not cause the height was below my waist

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:36 pm
by Tennhunter3
3 plus for sure.

It had to have taken alot of force to do that which shows strong neck muscles.

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:27 pm
by Denisboyko22
Tennhunter3 wrote:3 plus for sure.

It had to have taken alot of force to do that which shows strong neck muscles.

Do you think height on this rub matters?

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:45 pm
by VaBowKill5
My guess is a 4 year old! :lol:
Just kidding I’m sure he’s a mature buck. I’ve killed some old ones that weren’t rubbing anything that big. Probably a stud

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:56 pm
by Tennhunter3
Denisboyko22 wrote:
Tennhunter3 wrote:3 plus for sure.

It had to have taken alot of force to do that which shows strong neck muscles.

Do you think height on this rub matters?


In my opinion no.
I think it was made by a buck that would interest me.

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 6:21 pm
by Dewey
Big bucks don’t always rub high. I watched one of the biggest bucks I ever saw make a knee high rub.

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:24 pm
by Denisboyko22
Tennhunter3 wrote:
Denisboyko22 wrote:
Tennhunter3 wrote:3 plus for sure.

It had to have taken alot of force to do that which shows strong neck muscles.

Do you think height on this rub matters?


In my opinion no.
I think it was made by a buck that would interest me.

Going to have to figure out what this buck looks like now , I doubt he got shot seeing where he was but next season hopefully he'll get an arrow ! :lol:

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:26 pm
by Denisboyko22
Dewey wrote:Big bucks don’t always rub high. I watched one of the biggest bucks I ever saw make a knee high rub.

When a rub isn't high do you then look at the diameter of the tree or that doesn't matter too much? I found a good amount of rubs higher then my waist and all on trees usually 4 to 6 inches of diameter and the lower the rub seems like the smaller the tree they will rub

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:52 pm
by Dewey
Denisboyko22 wrote:
Dewey wrote:Big bucks don’t always rub high. I watched one of the biggest bucks I ever saw make a knee high rub.

When a rub isn't high do you then look at the diameter of the tree or that doesn't matter too much? I found a good amount of rubs higher then my waist and all on trees usually 4 to 6 inches of diameter and the lower the rub seems like the smaller the tree they will rub

Can’t say I have ever seen a small buck rub a tree that size. Takes some power with a lot of weight behind it to tear up a large diameter tree.

Best way to know for sure is to set up some trail cams. If that rub is in the bucks core area and he’s still alive sooner or later you will get a pic of him.

Re: Crazy rub, need help with aging the buck

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:06 am
by Mgaspari
Looks like some tine marks well above the rub. That spot would get my attention for sure