I was taking down all of my stands yesterday and decided pics of these. this is the biggest rub I've ever seen. that is an 11-12" silver maple. this one showed up right after muzzleloader season.
this one showed up about 15 yards from one of my stands about one week after I put it up in the first week of November.
that is a 10" silver maple. I saw the deer that presumably made these rubs twice, and he is the biggest whitetail buck I've ever had in bow range. probably the biggest one I've ever seen while hunting. the second time I saw him I grunted him in to 15 yards but the only shot offered was at his ass. a close call and a big thrill. I have every reason to believe he is not dead. I'll be in better position at the right time next year when he is moving some in the daylight. hopefully, we cross paths again. I'll look hard and often for his sheds, but likely they will be on the adjacent property where he is likely spending most of his time.
this one showed up about 15 yards from one of my stands about one week after I put it up in the first week of November.
that is a 10" silver maple. I saw the deer that presumably made these rubs twice, and he is the biggest whitetail buck I've ever had in bow range. probably the biggest one I've ever seen while hunting. the second time I saw him I grunted him in to 15 yards but the only shot offered was at his ass. a close call and a big thrill. I have every reason to believe he is not dead. I'll be in better position at the right time next year when he is moving some in the daylight. hopefully, we cross paths again. I'll look hard and often for his sheds, but likely they will be on the adjacent property where he is likely spending most of his time.