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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: True Sportsman on August 26, 2011, 05:29:03 PM

Title: Anyone seen any fresh rubs yet?
Post by: True Sportsman on August 26, 2011, 05:29:03 PM: I saw my first fresh elk rub of the year. It was yesterday right off of a road. A small 4 inch Alder was rubbed about 7ft up. :) Out by Yelm. It made me smile. No pics...

Anybody been seeing anything?
Title: Re: Anyone seen any fresh rubs yet?
Post by: Reid23 on August 26, 2011, 05:37:35 PM: I'm going out tuesday to scout around. Should be pretty good. Going to a place a saw a giant bull a few weeks back. Couldn't get a good look but will hopefully see some fresh sign if not any bulls
Title: Re: Anyone seen any fresh rubs yet?
Post by: buglebuster on August 26, 2011, 06:46:53 PM: I watched a 5x6 for about 45min rubbing on 3 or 4 trees 3 days ago. He really ripped them up :tup:
Title: Re: Anyone seen any fresh rubs yet?
Post by: Archeryoutfitters on August 26, 2011, 06:53:20 PM: Quote from: True Sportsman on August 26, 2011, 05:29:03 PM
I saw my first fresh elk rub of the year. It was yesterday right off of a road. A small 4 inch Alder was rubbed about 7ft up. :) Out by Yelm. It made me smile. No pics...

Anybody been seeing anything?
they have been rubbing a lot in the last week and are in the wallows, staring to get worked up a little here are a few pic's i just check a 3 elk cams last night
Title: Re: Anyone seen any fresh rubs yet?
Post by: True Sportsman on August 26, 2011, 07:33:46 PM: Quote from: Archeryoutfitters on August 26, 2011, 06:53:20 PM

they have been rubbing a lot in the last week and are in the wallows, staring to get worked up a little here are a few pic's i just check a 3 elk cams last night
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Nice. Those are really good pics...
Title: Re: Anyone seen any fresh rubs yet?
Post by: Karl Blanchard on August 26, 2011, 08:17:00 PM: I saw 6 bulls on Sunday and all of them had beautiful untouched velvet. Nothing big though :'(