how to tell old rubs
09-16-2002, 08:03 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ridgeland MS USA
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RE: how to tell old rubs
Usually, if the previous years rubs were sufficient enough to damage the tree, you will see a dark area on the tree where a rub would normally occur. Also, many times the bark will still be damaged and is normally very dark. This has been my experience.
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09-16-2002, 08:17 PM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Clarendon NC USA
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RE: how to tell old rubs
I agree with Belle Island, Take your knife and scrape the bark off of a tree and you will see exactly what a fresh one looks like...It takes several weeks to turn dark....I saw some fresh rubs already, on 9-10-2002.......
Edited by - W. Dale on 09/16/2002 21:19:47
Edited by - W. Dale on 09/16/2002 21:19:47
09-16-2002, 08:36 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toledo Ohio USA
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RE: how to tell old rubs
I can tell by how dark it is. An old rub will be darker from the dirt getting on the tree. A fresh one will be cleaner 'cause the dirt was rubbed off when the tree was rubbed.
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Brandan
09-16-2002, 11:22 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Southwest Virginia
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RE: how to tell old rubs
a fresh rub will have sap around the damaged part and be much lighter. Most of the time the ground will be stomped down where the buck has been standing when he was rubbing the tree.
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