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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: elkrack on August 16, 2019, 02:55:35 PM

Title: Rubbed off
Post by: elkrack on August 16, 2019, 02:55:35 PM: This nice buck got itchy! He’s got 2 kickers on his right side plus eye guards :tup:
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Post by: boneaddict on August 16, 2019, 04:04:30 PM: sweet, i hadnt seen any yet
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Post by: jjhunter on August 16, 2019, 04:28:17 PM: Seems pretty early?
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Post by: JBar on August 16, 2019, 06:29:42 PM: Seen a young bull Monday that was rubbed clean too. :dunno:
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Post by: elkrack on August 16, 2019, 08:15:18 PM: Here he is in velvet
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Post by: boneaddict on August 19, 2019, 10:21:24 AM: Quote from: JBar on August 16, 2019, 06:29:42 PM
Seen a young bull Monday that was rubbed clean too. :dunno:
A majority of the elk will be rubbing now if not done just this week. Basically if I could draw a curve it went from almost 99% velvet Last Sunday, almost 90% rubbed by yesterday.
The curve for deer isnt nearly as steep. They are obviously starting now, but there will be many in velvet by september 1.
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Post by: BeerBugler on August 19, 2019, 10:46:21 AM: First elk I noticed was on the 9th, really picked up after the 14th, Friday night they really did a number on the trees!
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Post by: Bhunter253 on August 19, 2019, 04:11:43 PM: Local buck from the weekend all clean...
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Post by: DeerSkin on August 20, 2019, 07:24:47 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on August 19, 2019, 10:21:24 AM
Quote from: JBar on August 16, 2019, 06:29:42 PM
Seen a young bull Monday that was rubbed clean too. :dunno:
A majority of the elk will be rubbing now if not done just this week. Basically if I could draw a curve it went from almost 99% velvet Last Sunday, almost 90% rubbed by yesterday.
The curve for deer isnt nearly as steep. They are obviously starting now, but there will be many in velvet by september 1.

The elk are getting all cleaned up or the ladies!
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Post by: Whitenuckles on August 21, 2019, 11:46:21 AM: That's good to see. I wonder if the high mountain mulies are doing it too? Seems every Sept 1 up there it's about 50/50.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on August 21, 2019, 11:46:55 AM: My favorite sign of fall!