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Offline blacktailcrzy

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elk rubs ......
« on: March 15, 2011, 07:51:32 PM »
i found a hole hell of alot of elk rubs and i was just wondering what time of year they rub :dunno:  and if they rub for the same reasons deer rub

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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 08:11:48 PM »
Are they old or fresh? I imagin them being older when they are shedding the velvate n markin territory. They usually rub august/sept time, i dont see y they would be rubbing this time of the year unless someone else knows y.

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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 08:16:12 PM »
i found them during modern rifle season on the west side an they where really fresh looking :bash:

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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 08:38:05 PM »
Elk will rub from when they are sheding velvet untill they are sheding their antlers, but if you found "a hole hell of a lot" of rubs in a small area they are more than likely from the rut when the bulls are really going nuts......
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 08:40:12 PM »
I dont know ? give me GPS coords and I'll look at it and tell you what I think........
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2011, 06:04:40 AM »
I dont know ? give me GPS coords and I'll look at it and tell you what I think........


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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2011, 06:31:39 AM »
Its another hunter out there doing a mock rub. Just ignore them and chaulk it up to a lesson learned.
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2011, 06:52:29 AM »
I've seen fresh rubs this time of year a lot of times, my theory is maby they sense the antler getting ready to fall off or maby it itches and they rub to get them off their head??? Just a thought I've always had.
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2011, 06:58:40 AM »
i found them during modern rifle season on the west side an they where really fresh looking :bash:

If you want to Elk hunt buy a bow and be there in Sept!  ;)

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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2011, 11:46:44 AM »
Here's one of the biggest and coolest I've run across. As you can see by my Rem 700, it's a good one.
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2011, 12:02:38 PM »
we found one last year that was over nine feet up a tree...we have a pic somewhere but cant remember where its at

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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2011, 12:03:37 PM »
Mock rub
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2011, 12:04:02 PM »
Don't believe was greenhead_killer says. He makes up stories left and right.  :chuckle:
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2011, 12:05:55 PM »
I heard the same thing about him
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Re: elk rubs ......
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2011, 04:53:40 PM »























i found them during modern rifle season on the west side an they where really fresh looking :bash:

If you want to Elk hunt buy a bow and be there in Sept!  ;)


ya i just bought a new hoyt maxxis 31 this year and hopping for the muti season tag  :drool:

 


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