Bedding/ no rubs

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Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby EthanHogan1 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:13 am

So I found this bed put scouting after 6 in of snow and heavy winds. It made it difficult to see entry and exit. My curiosity is, there where no rubs in the bed. I don't know if the tree was to large or something. Also after the snow it made it hard to see hair and droppings. I will def be going back to check but could this just be a spot bare spot the snow did not drift? Usually, beds are pretty obvious once I find them but this one just appears small and sign is lacking any help appreciated...

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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby dan » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:42 am

Looks like a spot that a buck would bed at if the wind blew from behind the tree... Was the grass flattened in front of the tree?
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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby EthanHogan1 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:52 am

Yes in front of that large tree all the grass was flattened. It is the largest tree for 100-200yds. If blowing from behind the tree I could access with a cross wind and have a great tree picked out. It is just not as big as some beds. It is very specific spot it looks like he lays. Like I said it just seems more subtle then some beds I have found. The snow may be covering up some sign??

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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby EthanHogan1 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:53 am

I may be scouting a little early but I have few days off, so I have to scout when I can snow or no snow.

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Unread postby mheichelbech » Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:17 pm

That's a cool looking tree! Looks like something from a movie.

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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby Hawthorne » Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:19 pm

Looks like a black willow. We have them all over the swamps in my area. I find beds by them often

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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby EthanHogan1 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:39 pm

It's a big tree haha... The one thing Dan talks about is big willows. I just got lucky and found one

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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby dan » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:54 pm

Im sure its a bed... How often and when it gets used are what you need to determine.
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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby purebowhunting » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:17 pm

Looks like a bed to me also, use is the question. The grass at the bed doesn't look that matted down, but it could be hidden by snow. A look in the spring will answer a lot of your questions.

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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby EthanHogan1 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:13 am

Yeah a lot of sign is hard to see with the snow. What I'm hoping to do is get about 20-30 bedding locations found this winter and during March and April after snow melt check them without wasting time I know exactly where to check and what to look at and what areas

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Re: Bedding/ no rubs

Unread postby venisonassassin » Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:06 am

Could there be coons living in that tree? They breed this time of year, around my neck of the woods anyway. Hard to say, I dont see tracks there.


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