jclaws

[kenn1320]

So you say you hunt a lot of areas with big rubs, do you normally do that on rut hunts or early season/late season? Reason I ask is I have been reading Greg Millers books and he has some pretty good success over rubs and a lot are big woods [glow=red]public bucks[/glow] early season (pre-rut). I think I am going to start paying a lot more attention to rubs from now on!

Interesting as every show I have watched of him and his boy is all outfitter hunts. I have a friend who does better then average and he says if your not around big rubs your not in the right area. On the other hand I have a friend that knocks down the bruisers out of state and he claims he cant hardly find a rub on the ground he hunts. The first guy hunts all season, the second guy is a rut hunter.

[jclaws]

So you say you hunt a lot of areas with big rubs, do you normally do that on rut hunts or early season/late season? Reason I ask is I have been reading Greg Millers books and he has some pretty good success over rubs and a lot are big woods public bucks early season (pre-rut). I think I am going to start paying a lot more attention to rubs from now on!

I am talking about early season rubs.During the rut i dont think you can pattern a deer.But during early season if i find an area in the timber concentrated with big rubs.Im hunting it.

[Stanley]

So you say you hunt a lot of areas with big rubs, do you normally do that on rut hunts or early season/late season? Reason I ask is I have been reading Greg Millers books and he has some pretty good success over rubs and a lot are big woods public bucks early season (pre-rut). I think I am going to start paying a lot more attention to rubs from now on!

I am talking about early season rubs.During the rut i dont think you can pattern a deer.But during early season if i find an area in the timber concentrated with big rubs.Im hunting it.

If you are hunting November and have an area that overnight, rubs and scrapes show up it's a good place to set up. Means a doe is in heat in the area. There will be a lot of residual scent left from the doe and bucks will cruise through sniffing. You can often get a couple days out of this type situation.

[Brad]

Interesting as every show I have watched of him and his boy is all outfitter hunts. I have a friend who does better then average and he says if your not around big rubs your not in the right area. On the other hand I have a friend that knocks down the bruisers out of state and he claims he cant hardly find a rub on the ground he hunts. The first guy hunts all season, the second guy is a rut hunter.[/quote]

I agree all of his "newer hunts" are all outfitted or premium land with super limited access, but a lot of his earlier year hunts were the big woods in northwest/north central Wi. He can be cocky, but I think he is one of the very few hunters that are "professional" that can hold their own away from the guided hunts if need be. I have read proven whitetail tactics, rub line secrets, and aggressive whitetail hunting, and now I am reading his most memorable hunts book or whatever its called. I recommend every serious hunter reading these books, I have honestly learned a ton from his books in the past month and a lot is "beast" style. I think he is very knowledgeable and his career could really take off if they dropped the guided hunts and went back to the public hunting.