bigbuckdown70 Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 not that i have this problem but just want to learn what everybody else is doing if you had only one choice either hunt rub lines are are scraps which would you hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonLKHunter Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes I dont know if one is better than the other. You just know that the bucks travel that area sometime and you your odds are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes Rubs are just sign posts, scrapes on the otherhand if they are active will be your best bet to see that buck, unless he is nocturnal. I would rather hunt scrapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuckdown70 Posted September 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes [ QUOTE ] Rubs are just sign posts, scrapes on the otherhand if they are active will be your best bet to see that buck, unless he is nocturnal. I would rather hunt scrapes. [/ QUOTE ] but a sign post would mean that it is his travel route and the scrapes could be checked down wind and never see him thats my opion anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes can i hunt both?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billygoat Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes You guys and hunting rubs and scrapes... I'd rather hunt them there big buck! lol, Seriously though, I would rather find a solid rub line early in the year! As season moves on, I tend to look towards the scrapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes [ QUOTE ] You guys and hunting rubs and scrapes... I'd rather hunt them there big buck! lol, Seriously though, I would rather find a solid rub line early in the year! As season moves on, I tend to look towards the scrapes. [/ QUOTE ] Thats true! I wasnt thinking about early season, but in the last two weeks looking for scrapes would be better! (still rubbing the dirt out of my eyes! LOL!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldawg Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes I hunt somewhere's near the primary scrapes during the pre-rut. Hunting near secondary scrapes is just like coming to a complete stop..at a stop ahead sign. Secondary, or boundary scrapes, are just border markers,and are seldom checked. Big community scrapes can be a bear to hunt near too. The ones in the area I hunt are usually visited by the deer after dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes Pick up a copy of "Rub-Line Secrets" by Greg Miller. I think that'll help you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes The trails where they lead up to scrapes is where I would be hunting in the woods. Most often however I find that where there are scrapes, rubs are usually also present nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes Ignore the scrapes. 90% are visited at night. I'd find a group of rubs near a bedding area and concentrate your time there. At best there might be a scrape near the rubs - early season they visit the scrapes at night and then when it gets close to the rut, they ignore them altogether. Find some rubs near bedding you'll find that it is a better use of your time; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes Depends on time of year, but overall, I'd have to say scrapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes Ooh, I forgot one thing: If you are going to hunt the scrapes, the best time is to get in the tree stand an hour before it stops raining. Bucks will usually "reactivate" the scrape after a rain. I went out to do some maintenance on my stand this morning and a buck had just visited the scrape that is near it. It had stopped raining about 30 minutes before. This is really the only time I would be hopeful that a buck would visit it in the daytime. BTW - I did urinate in the scrape right after he did. I hope it ticked him off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes Between the 2 options you mentioned I'd hunt rub lines particularly during the prerut period. Why? Rub lines are buck highways. Obvious trails a buck or bucks are using. The majority of scraping activity is nocturnal. If you question that, set up a trail camera over some and see for yourself. Once the rut starts kicking in, don't expect bucks to be on buck trails. They'll be where the does are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Re: rub lines are scrapes I would chose rub lines,,,,they are the way to staging areas, bedding areas, food sources etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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