Winter Scouting - Public Land - NOW

[G-Patt]

Been out every weekend. I love this time of year. No one is the woods.

[Huntress13]

I guess I should add "measuring tape" to list of things to put in my pocket.

[greenhorndave]

I guess I should add "measuring tape" to list of things to put in my pocket.

Why is that?

[Dewey]

I guess I should add "measuring tape" to list of things to put in my pocket.

Why is that?

Measuring buck beds. Read the Dr Nordberg article above.

Here it is again.

http://www.drnordbergondeerhunting.com/ ... Areas.html

Been carrying a fabric tape with me for years. Comes in handy for measuring tracks, stride length, bed size, rub height among other things.

[greenhorndave]

I guess I should add "measuring tape" to list of things to put in my pocket.

Why is that?

Measuring buck beds. Read the Dr Nordberg article above.

Here it is again.

http://www.drnordbergondeerhunting.com/ ... Areas.html

Been carrying a fabric tape with me for years. Comes in handy for measuring tracks, stride length, bed size, rub height among other things.

Well, I should have gone back a page.

I measure by boot length. Anything that’s 4 of my size 12 winter Alphaburlys long is worth noting.

[Grizzlyadam]

This guy must have some character.

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[greenhorndave]

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Gotta love those ones fueled by pure rut rage.

[mipubbucks24]

Biggest Rub I have found on public, I know guys find stuff bigger then this all the time, but this is not common in the area I am at. For sure done by a mature buck, on the back side he just thrashed it with his brow tines. It’s in such a random spot though nothing I would ever hunt, just tells me there was something mature on this little piece of public this last season, oh found some good turkey sign also.

[Dewey]

Biggest Rub I have found on public, I know guys find stuff bigger then this all the time, but this is not common in the area I am at. For sure done by a mature buck, on the back side he just thrashed it with his brow tines. It’s in such a random spot though nothing I would ever hunt, just tells me there was something mature on this little piece of public this last season, oh found some good turkey sign also.

That’s a good one.

[greenhorndave]

Yeah that's not a dainty tree. That's one burly buck with a bad attitude who made that.

[mipubbucks24]

Yeah that's not a dainty tree. That's one burly buck with a bad attitude who made that.

The spot is so random it’s just a faint trail right off a 2 track, he must have just been really hyped up. But I did find a decent spot where deer will enter the woods from the private corn field, also it looks like it will be a good area to tag team. Just hard to pin point bedding, which is probably on the neighboring private.

[may21581]

Biggest Rub I have found on public, I know guys find stuff bigger then this all the time, but this is not common in the area I am at. For sure done by a mature buck, on the back side he just thrashed it with his brow tines. It’s in such a random spot though nothing I would ever hunt, just tells me there was something mature on this little piece of public this last season, oh found some good turkey sign also.

Sometimes I have to stop and scratch my head. I think to myself what is so special about that one random tree that gets thrashed by a bruiser? That's a dandy for sure!

[may21581]

A few nice rubs found while in season scouting.